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Old 09-02-2008, 10:51 PM   #3 (permalink)
wagonman76
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I have not really noticed any difference. I think the station has to do more with gas quality than the brand. Like there are a few stations around here that sell gas that is either watered down or old or something, me and many people I know have problems with the same ones. Then there was this one time for a couple months or so in 1998 or so when me and all my friends noticed that gas from Holiday station gave us noticeably more power. Maybe they had some sort of mixup.

One thing to check is if the gas you are getting has 10% ethanol or not. Ethanol will generally reduce your power and mpg a bit. Dont know about there, but Michigan used to have to post at every station whether or not you were getting 10% ethanol. Then awhile back they passed a law where they no longer have to disclose what they sell, so Im sure they all use 10% or more now.
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