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Old 06-07-2008, 02:28 PM   #4 (permalink)
SuperTrooper
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Auburn, NH
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Wicked Wanda - '99 VW Beetle GLS
90 day: 29.59 mpg (US)

Green Monster - '99 Ford Explorer Sport
90 day: 16.73 mpg (US)

Dad's Taxi - '99 Honda Odyssey EX
90 day: 24.23 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by MasterAlex View Post
1) Has anybody gotten any good results while using unleaded plus instead of regular unleaded?
It only works if higher octane gas is recommended for the vehicle. Honda recommends Premium for my '99 Odyssey. I used it for a while but decided that the 2-3 MPG loss of running Regular was okay since the van didn't seem to mind and the increased cost ($0.20/gal) didn't make economic sense. That when gas was under $2/gal. Now that gas is $4/gal, and Premium is still only 0.20 more, the economic value has shifted back to Premium since I stand to make a 10% gain in fuel economy with only a 5% increase in cost. My van is on it's last tank of Regular. I can't wait to see the results when I start using Premium again.
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