Regular Or Premium??
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 6,715
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From: Santa Teresa New Mexico
I buy from a Shell station by the University where all the BMW and Volvo professors buy their premium at.
I know the gas is turned over and we have ethanol in all the gas.
It gets old quick and ethanol attracts water so use sta bul if it's getting put up for the winter months.
You should use at least plus all the time for better performance and better mileage.
You should see the looks I get when I pull in there in my 95 w/383 fully forged LT 4 450 HP beast that idles like a Top Fuel Car.
I even wear a TCU tee shirt when I go there.
I quit filling up unless I am going some distance.
I have been burned with gas going bad in both my vettes 3 times now. Not from Shell though.
I know the gas is turned over and we have ethanol in all the gas.
It gets old quick and ethanol attracts water so use sta bul if it's getting put up for the winter months.
You should use at least plus all the time for better performance and better mileage.
You should see the looks I get when I pull in there in my 95 w/383 fully forged LT 4 450 HP beast that idles like a Top Fuel Car.
I even wear a TCU tee shirt when I go there.
I quit filling up unless I am going some distance.
I have been burned with gas going bad in both my vettes 3 times now. Not from Shell though.
Instructor
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 102
Likes: 0
From: Methuen MA
Got my 85 in April. Owner's manual came with it stating that 87 was Ok to use. After talking with several mechanics and other owners they recommended using 89 (mid-grade-can't get 91 here) from a name brand (I use Irving) and avoid no-names station, where you don't know what the gas is or where it came from. Every third or 4th tankful I use the premium (93).
Tom Hargreaves
Tom Hargreaves
