Good Friday evening all, (why am I home? :give ) :L
I have been following this type thread on another Mark site but decided to post my opinions here....This may draw a bunch of flak from the 93+ church but I currently own a 1998 Collector's Edition w/61K......... http://www.geocities.com/jcatelotti/classic_blue.html and always run my car on 87 regular gasoline.
Now don't shun me from the group for saying that but I have yet to see any vehicle in my 37 years of life that crapped the bed because the owner didn't want to pay top dollar for the top grade of gas.
Of course I have tried the different octanes and I actually do see a little bit of a difference in performance and a little bit of difference in
gas mileage but not nearly enough of either to prompt me to wanna throw an extra 6-8 bucks in the tank for every fill up.
My last 3 cars are as follows: 1989 Buick Regal Gran Sport (3.1): 1993 Buick Regal Gran Sport (3.8); 2001 Chevy Malibu LS (3.8).
The '89 went 264K before Mr.6-point buck met Ms. Grille....the '93 went 241K and was a trade-in on the Malibu and the Malibu (which my wife is currently driving) has 109K. This is 614K miles total running on 87..... ALL WITH NO PROBLEMS RELATED TO WHAT FREAKIN' GAS I WAS RUNNING......
Am I lucky?....maybe.......am I roughly $17,000 wealthier in the last 10 years?.....absolutely.
Look, my Mark will never be spotted at the track and with 87 octane has more than enough juice to spook the young ricers so I guess all I am asking is why???....... If your Mark VIII is just your daily driver with no salt flats expectations what are you all really getting from spending your extra hard earned cash??.......someone please throw me a great reason or 2 to start using premium and I will buy stock in Ultra94 tomorrow.
Thanks for letting me vent guys!
Enjoy your Marks and your weekend!
Greg
:give
I have been following this type thread on another Mark site but decided to post my opinions here....This may draw a bunch of flak from the 93+ church but I currently own a 1998 Collector's Edition w/61K......... http://www.geocities.com/jcatelotti/classic_blue.html and always run my car on 87 regular gasoline.
Now don't shun me from the group for saying that but I have yet to see any vehicle in my 37 years of life that crapped the bed because the owner didn't want to pay top dollar for the top grade of gas.
Of course I have tried the different octanes and I actually do see a little bit of a difference in performance and a little bit of difference in
gas mileage but not nearly enough of either to prompt me to wanna throw an extra 6-8 bucks in the tank for every fill up.
My last 3 cars are as follows: 1989 Buick Regal Gran Sport (3.1): 1993 Buick Regal Gran Sport (3.8); 2001 Chevy Malibu LS (3.8).
The '89 went 264K before Mr.6-point buck met Ms. Grille....the '93 went 241K and was a trade-in on the Malibu and the Malibu (which my wife is currently driving) has 109K. This is 614K miles total running on 87..... ALL WITH NO PROBLEMS RELATED TO WHAT FREAKIN' GAS I WAS RUNNING......
Am I lucky?....maybe.......am I roughly $17,000 wealthier in the last 10 years?.....absolutely.
Look, my Mark will never be spotted at the track and with 87 octane has more than enough juice to spook the young ricers so I guess all I am asking is why???....... If your Mark VIII is just your daily driver with no salt flats expectations what are you all really getting from spending your extra hard earned cash??.......someone please throw me a great reason or 2 to start using premium and I will buy stock in Ultra94 tomorrow.
Thanks for letting me vent guys!
Enjoy your Marks and your weekend!
Greg
:give