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Old 06-29-2008, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by tpduke112
What are you guys calling "good" 93? Shell, BP, etc. all use 10% ethanol around here and all make my car run like crap. Kroger is the only place that doesn't use ethanol and my gas mileage is better with it.
This is 100% spot on as well... It took me a LONG time to find 'Good' 91+ Octane around here...there is a privately only station that has 92 octane and it's the only stuff in the area my car doesn't ping on....
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Originally Posted by tpduke112
What are you guys calling "good" 93? Shell, BP, etc. all use 10% ethanol around here and all make my car run like crap. Kroger is the only place that doesn't use ethanol and my gas mileage is better with it.

Every single station here is 10% ethanol. Been that was since I've had the car.
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when you dont have low octane fuel tables anymore only two sets of high octane tables you are stuck buying 93. i dont mind bc i was buying it before.
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