Re: Gas prices

Here's a good lay person explanation of the differences:

http://www.bajajusa.com/Who%20Needs%20High%20Octane%20Fuel.htm

Dani

"Bob" <nottooslow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In article <6b2dnZ2dnZ2rExDKnZ2dnShRat-dnZ2dRVn-z52dnZ0@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
> lizhug1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
> <snip>
>> 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
>>
>
> Liz,
>
> Use whatever your owner's manual specifies. Many performance-oriented
> cars specify higher octane. Others say to use the higher octane to get
> the full rated performance, but that a lower octane is acceptable if
> you don't mind the performance decrease.
>
> Bob/Texas


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