Re: Gas prices

Honestly. There have been all kinds of experts on our local news here lately
trying to tell people this and then when we bought my new Durango in March
and I read the manual from cover to cover it did specifically say to use 87
or 89 octane as engines in the last 15-20 years have been made to run on
this lower octane specifically, and it is doing no good to your engine to
use the higher octane. I didn't research it any further than that, being in
the owner's manual was enough for me, but I'm sure it would be easy to find
the info on the 'net.

Dani

"Liz" <lizhug1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "DJGordon" <danigordon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> What's funny is that people still think they HAVE to have premium or
>> anything higher than 87 or 89 octane. There is no proof that it helps
>> your engine or is better for your engine than 87 and in fact my brand new
>> Durango's owner's manual says use 87 as there is no reason to use
>> anything higher and engines are made to run more efficiently using a
>> lower octane. So save yourselves a little money and buy the cheap stuff,
>> it's just as good.
>>
>> Dani
>
> Is that a fact? If so, my daughter and SIL are throwing good money away
> 'cause he claims he must use 89 in their Lexus. We just bought a new car
> and DH really wanted a preowned Lexus until I reminded him that he'd have
> to spend extra on premium gas.
>
> Liz
>


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