Hello Everyone

[gmickey2001]

Hi, my name is Greg and I was driving my Chevy Silverado 2500HD Diesel to work about 40 miles round trip each day. Needless to say this is not a good commuter vehicle.

So I bought myself an inexpensive commuter car with about twice the gas mileage of my truck. It paid for itself in gas savings in the first 9 months.

But now I have gotten the bug for trying to squeeze more mpg out of it. I read up some here on driving techniques for fuel savings and have already improved my average mileage by 5 mpg! I purchased a vacuum gauge as well but have not had a chance to install it yet.

I have one question. My car says to use 92 octane or higher gas on the fuel door. I have only been using 87. The 92 octane is about $.20 a gallon higher. Will I get better mileage using the correct octane fuel and will this increase be enough to offset the extra cost?

Thanks for all your knowledge, this is a great site! If you are interested in my car I put it in the garage and have logged my recent mpg increase in the fuel log.

Greg

[Sporty Modder]

This might help in filling out your info in the garage Gas Mileage of 1992 Volkswagen Jetta
I have noticed a fuel economy differance in some of my cars, as much as 10%, in other cars I have had, nothing. The only way to know for sure is test it your self. Hope to see more.

[gmickey2001]

Thanks for the EPA info. I think I will wait to get a steady baseline on my mpg from eco-driving, then I will try the 92 octane for one tank and see if I notice a difference.

[vrmilionzx]

Welcome!
Love your quote, btw.

[cfg83]

gmickey2001 -

Originally Posted by gmickey2001

Thanks for the EPA info. I think I will wait to get a steady baseline on my mpg from eco-driving, then I will try the 92 octane for one tank and see if I notice a difference.

Welcome to EM! Establishing your baseline is a great idea. At 40 miles a day you will build up plenty of "data" over time.

CarloSW2