Anonymous poll - gasoline grades

[warpspeedr]

93 only! My APR tune requires it. Major brands only including Shell, Mobil or Chevron.

 

[KevinC]

Shell 91 for me. Unfortunately Arizona gets crappy California-formulated gas and that means 91 max. But I'm at 5000 ft so 91 is effectively higher than it would be at sea level. And it's 75c-$1 cheaper here than over there, so I've got that going for me, which is nice.

 

[Mowe]

Why pony up the cash for a performance car and not put premium gas in it ? Makes no sense. Buy a regular Golf IMO then ...

 

[chiefhiawatha]

93 shell with few gallons E85 if it’s there

 

[Charlotte.:R]

Nothing but 93.


Every car I've had for the last decade 'required' premium fuel. I don't even give it a second thought.

 

[Cliff p.]

91+E70 here in the high desert. E40 tuned so that’s what I run. Circle K gas. Only three E85 pumps in the entire city.


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[The Fed]

In my immediate area, most every gas station has only 87, 89, and 93 octanes. A couple of private brands have 92 as their highest. It's rare I get stuck with 92.

Has anyone logged their timing to see if there's a real advantage using 93 or 92 or 91 over 89 and 87? It would take a considerable amount of time and you would really need your own octane test equipment so you know what you're using. There was a test done many years ago by one of the magazines where they tested gas and found that many times 89 octane was closer to 91. Perhaps the distillation process isn't that repeatable.

 

[tigeo]

Delete

 

[The Fed]

Why pony up the cash for a performance car and not put premium gas in it ? Makes no sense. Buy a regular Golf IMO then ...

Or better yet, buy the regular golf and put these on, in the XL size: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Type-R-Dec...1a4ce431e:m:miTRKNe2AFOU2MPAx-3BWoA:rk:1:pf:0

 

[elwood1]

Why pony up the cash for a performance car and not put premium gas in it ? Makes no sense. Buy a regular Golf IMO then ...

What he said.

 

[Luckyarmpit]

Nothing but 93 here. Due to the size of the tank, it's not a financial hardship at every fill-up.

 

[njfgray]

93 all the time

 

[Mike-E]

93 normally Shell or Exxon. I miss the V101 in Germany.

 

[KASPER1]

93 normally Shell or Exxon. I miss the V101 in Germany.

That only translates to 95 octane in the states.

 

[PLF8593]

I drive 30K miles a year and the difference in price between 87 and 93 where i live (Philly suburbs in NJ) comes out to about ~$8 a tank, which when you drive as much as me adds up. I'm on stock tune. I've told myself a zillion times I'm just gonna roll with regular.

But I just can't do it. I feel compelled to run Shell 93 exclusively.