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Originally Posted by 2000cs
Two questions on the premium gas stations charge for premium gas:
1. What are you seeing?
2. What is reasonable?
Been doing a lot of driving lately. TN to CA and back, just got back from Cincy, etc. We usually prefer Shell premium (car requires 91, Shell here is 87, 89, 93) because it has been consistently good and we have their rewards ($0.10 off all grades, occasionally $0.20 off).
I’ve pulled in to a number of stations with a competitive price on the sign only to find midgrade and premium to be much more. Last night mid was $1.00 more than regular and premium was another $1.00 on top of that. Today I filled up and the premium from regular to 93 was $0.80, which I still think is high. Regular price here is around $2.79 +/- now for reference.
I feel like $0.40-0.60 is a reasonable spread from regular to 93 and I find that at my usual stations. But I’m seeing these super-premia more and more.
Doesn’t sound like much but one fill up at more than a $2.00 premium meant over $30 for the tank in just extra pricing.
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Around here, it's between $.20 & $.40, depending on the station and when the tanks were filled. At Costco I've seen between $.20 & $.30; it's usually $.20, which to me is pretty reasonable. When we take road trips, it appalls me to see $.75+ (usually a full dollar) more for premium (91 octane).
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Originally Posted by iminhell1
Car asks for premium. Just like kids will ask for every toy they see on TV. Don't mean you buy them everything.
You'll get the same MPG out of poverty fuel as you will the top shelf stuff. Long distance stuff, always go cheap.
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So not true. Before Costco went Top Tier I started to get gas there on my 91 Octane (required/recommended) NA V8 when the major Top Tier stations were quite a bit higher than the Chevron station I was using. After a while, I noticed a slightly rough idle and harder starting. Nothing earth- shattering, but noticeable. I also saw a drop of about 75 miles of around-town driving per tank. I switched back to Chevron or Shell (Top Tier stations) and the idle smoothed out (couldn't tell the engine was running!) and I got the extra miles per tank back. Once Costco went Top Tier I returned. The quality of gas is very important to the cleanliness of the intake system and the fuel-burn.