Do you use premium fuel?
I agree but a gallon of 91 is almost $4 where I roll. I hear that in the ghetto (New Jersey) a gallon of 91 is about $1.
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Sounds like an urban myth. No way anyone's selling gas for $1 a gallon these days ghetto or not.
Insurance is ridiculous.. I don't have full coverage. Only liability. I live with it. Just drive carefully lol. It's either I pay $900 a year for that or I pay like $1800-$2000 for full. Screw that, my car isn't worth it.
Haha and oh yeah.. the insurance isn't even in MY name.. it's under my mom's name. If it were in my name it'd be a couple hundred more.
Anyways. I only use premium.
Haha and oh yeah.. the insurance isn't even in MY name.. it's under my mom's name. If it were in my name it'd be a couple hundred more.
Anyways. I only use premium.
Also, yes OP, premium should be used in these cars.
I searched for this for a long time and couldn't find any info. I purchased a 04 G35 with an auto trans last week and have been fueling with premium fuel as recommended. My question is how many of you use only premium fuel and will using midgrade or 87 damage the car in anyway? I'm not new to performance vehicles as I also own a sportbike and a Grandprix but every vehicle is different.
Gary
I remember paying 1200 a year for my s2k.
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Every car I have had, which is only two, I used premium. I always liked how the car feels and performs when I use premium. But check this out, I am currently stationed in South Korea and the octane level for regular fuel is 93 and the premium octane is 98. And I am paying the same prices here as I would in the states but at a high octane level. Which makes you wonder, why cant the US offer a high octane?
What was this thread about....LOLGary
I run 89 most of the time. I feel it's a decent cost/performance compromise. It's not a matter of not being able to afford it, I just don't need 100% of the car's performance potential 99% of the time, so running premium is just a waste. Premium fuel isn't 'better', it just helps your car resist knock -- something the ECU can do anyway. Running a lower octane will not hurt your car, nor is running premium somehow treating it any better.
Every car I have had, which is only two, I used premium. I always liked how the car feels and performs when I use premium. But check this out, I am currently stationed in South Korea and the octane level for regular fuel is 93 and the premium octane is 98. And I am paying the same prices here as I would in the states but at a high octane level. Which makes you wonder, why cant the US offer a high octane?
What is the altitude where you're stationed? You will usually find higher octane as you get closer to sea level. Although I think the highest sold at regular pumps in the US is 93.
Yeah.. it depends on where you live too. If full coverage were only $700 for me then I'd definitely get full coverage haha.
He lives in Oklahoma haha. We live in SoCal. HUGE difference. My mom doesn't have that clean of a driving record, but it should be better by now. She got in a pretty big accident like 4 years ago which is probably why I get to pay $900 for liability only hah. It'd be even more if it were under my name, but it's always been under her's. We have State Farm.
When your current insurance policy is about due, shop around. My son switched from Farmers to Auto Club and saved $800 a year with exactly the same coverage. Being over 25 will lighten the load too but you need to shop the insurance companys.... What was this thread about....LOL
Gary
What was this thread about....LOLGary
That was probably my fault haha
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