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2k5_tC · 09-14-2006, 05:45 PM

i got gas today at the Gulf at the intersection of Bristol Road and Neshaminy Boulevard in Bensalem and they were only charging $2.52 for premium gas...same as regular!

so..if you need gas, i suggest you jump on this deal!

igo4bmx · 09-14-2006, 05:54 PM

wtf?

scions need premium gas?

BlackBulletTSi · 09-14-2006, 05:55 PM

w0rd that is what I am talkin about, now just to get my premium needing gas car to run

den9 · 09-14-2006, 06:54 PM

ill pick some up, i cant believe gas is 252

jspek · 09-14-2006, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by igo4bmx

wtf?

scions need premium gas?

they run a lot better on it. and when you get 360 to the tank its worth it.

dougiefresheq · 09-14-2006, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by jspek

they run a lot better on it. and when you get 360 to the tank its worth it.

i tought the higher octain of the fuel = less fuel burned = more wasted gas?

(on cars recomended for 87 octain like your toyota celica... correct me if i am wrong)

dougiefresheq · 09-14-2006, 07:30 PM

Using high-octane gas in a car designed for regular accomplishes little except more rapid combustion of your money. Some refuse to believe this, claiming, for example, that premium gives the family Toyota better mileage or more power. These people are in dreamland. Others say premium is purer or contains detergents that will cleanse your engine of uncouth deposits. Likewise misguided thinking--government regulations require detergents in all grades of gasoline. (BP Amoco, I notice, asserts that its premium gasoline contains more detergents than legally required; if you think that's worth 20 extra cents a gallon, be my guest.) Some automotive types claim that using premium in a car designed for regular will make the engine dirtier--something about deposits on the back side of the intake valves. I've also heard that slower-burning high-octane gas produces less power when used in ordinary cars. Believe what you like; the point is, don't assume "premium" means "better."

toyota (scion same thing) owners are in DREAMLAND! not trying to be an ass but just FYI

lagos · 09-14-2006, 07:36 PM

i have a toyota celica, and it definetly needs 93 octain or better

dougiefresheq · 09-14-2006, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lagos

i have a toyota celica, and it definetly needs 93 octain or better

because your car has FI

SmokeyBandit · 09-14-2006, 07:46 PM

Actually, since about 1992, the family Toyota, if it has a V6, requires premium for best performance. Thanks to knock sensors, if regular is used, after the intial knocking, the ECU will retard the timing to compensate, resulting in less power and poorer fuel economy.

4 bangers, other than the 2ZZ-GE & 3S-GTE motors, require 87 octane. The ECM can't detect premium fuel, thus cannot advance the timing to take advantage of it.

joe tom · 09-14-2006, 08:25 PM

alright, it's offically over... back to regular prices, bend back over.

lagos · 09-14-2006, 08:53 PM

i think there was never any oil shortage. the oil companies just wanted to cash in during the summer.

WhiteXFire · 09-14-2006, 08:57 PM

Regular is down to $2.27 in Kansas City.

den9 · 09-15-2006, 12:32 AM

i just went to the sunoco to get gas for the quad and truck and they didnt have a deal on premium

Chair-Force · 09-15-2006, 03:22 AM

Gas was 28 cents a gallon in Kirkuk, Iraq.
The Hajiis actually protested in the city square saying the gas prices were too high at 28 cents.
So you could always move to Kirkuk...

Buster · 09-15-2006, 03:31 AM

I saw premium for 2.71 on my way home tonight

Scapegoat · 09-15-2006, 08:39 AM

2.85 down the street, for premium. Going to see the g/f, gas out there should be in the 60's-70's now, sweet

den9 · 09-15-2006, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jspek

they run a lot better on it. and when you get 360 to the tank its worth it.

what mileage do u get without premium, because my mileage never got better with premium

DoubleOughtCel · 09-15-2006, 07:15 PM

My Celica sputters like a son of a bitch if I don't put at least 91 in it. But 93 costs the same mostly everywhere so I just go for that.

09-14-2006, 05:45 PM	#1
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09-14-2006, 05:54 PM	#2
igo4bmx Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Under the bar... Member #592 My Ride: 2009 Audi A3 Quattro, 2008 BMW X5, 2003 WW Evo8, 2000 Turbo SOHC Civic iTrader: (1)	wtf? scions need premium gas? __________________ BOOST doesn't get you laid. Roofies and some creativity does however Tuned by some white dude @ a shopwithbigtrucks.com "You get what you pay for" - thanks captain obvious, unless you bought rotas and received volks.

09-14-2006, 05:55 PM	#3
BlackBulletTSi Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: L~Town Member #224 My Ride: 99 Eclipse GSX iTrader: (3)	w0rd that is what I am talkin about, now just to get my premium needing gas car to run __________________ Check my music out at To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. Recently joined record label Strike Division, new tracks to come soon. New DJ community being built, To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. COMING SOON!!

09-14-2006, 07:30 PM	#7
dougiefresheq Tri-State Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: trash can Member #1602 My Ride: 88 civic iTrader: (0)	Using high-octane gas in a car designed for regular accomplishes little except more rapid combustion of your money. Some refuse to believe this, claiming, for example, that premium gives the family Toyota better mileage or more power. These people are in dreamland. Others say premium is purer or contains detergents that will cleanse your engine of uncouth deposits. Likewise misguided thinking--government regulations require detergents in all grades of gasoline. (BP Amoco, I notice, asserts that its premium gasoline contains more detergents than legally required; if you think that's worth 20 extra cents a gallon, be my guest.) Some automotive types claim that using premium in a car designed for regular will make the engine dirtier--something about deposits on the back side of the intake valves. I've also heard that slower-burning high-octane gas produces less power when used in ordinary cars. Believe what you like; the point is, don't assume "premium" means "better." toyota (scion same thing) owners are in DREAMLAND! not trying to be an ass but just FYI __________________ think out of the hood......

09-14-2006, 07:36 PM	#8
lagos Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Philadelphia, PA Member #989 My Ride: Toyota Celica GT-Two iTrader: (0)	i have a toyota celica, and it definetly needs 93 octain or better __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. The accelerator on my toyota has always been stuck to the floor.. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

09-14-2006, 06:54 PM	#4
den9 Tri-State Post Whore Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: doylestown Member #1198 My Ride: turbo diesel iTrader: (0)	ill pick some up, i cant believe gas is 252

09-14-2006, 07:46 PM	#10
SmokeyBandit Tri-State Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lake Hiawatha, NJ Member #194 iTrader: (0)	Actually, since about 1992, the family Toyota, if it has a V6, requires premium for best performance. Thanks to knock sensors, if regular is used, after the intial knocking, the ECU will retard the timing to compensate, resulting in less power and poorer fuel economy. 4 bangers, other than the 2ZZ-GE & 3S-GTE motors, require 87 octane. The ECM can't detect premium fuel, thus cannot advance the timing to take advantage of it. __________________ my FAST is grown up and drives a family station wagon

09-14-2006, 08:25 PM	#11
joe tom Tri-State Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Newtown Member #287 My Ride: 2010 Acura TSX iTrader: (1)	alright, it's offically over... back to regular prices, bend back over.

09-14-2006, 08:53 PM	#12
lagos Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Philadelphia, PA Member #989 My Ride: Toyota Celica GT-Two iTrader: (0)	i think there was never any oil shortage. the oil companies just wanted to cash in during the summer. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. The accelerator on my toyota has always been stuck to the floor.. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

09-14-2006, 08:57 PM	#13
WhiteXFire Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Langhorne, PA Member #305 My Ride: 2007 Infiniti G35x, 2008 MB SLK55 AMG iTrader: (0)	Regular is down to $2.27 in Kansas City.

09-15-2006, 12:32 AM	#14
den9 Tri-State Post Whore Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: doylestown Member #1198 My Ride: turbo diesel iTrader: (0)	i just went to the sunoco to get gas for the quad and truck and they didnt have a deal on premium

09-15-2006, 03:22 AM	#15
Chair-Force Tri-State Addict Banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Member #278 My Ride: yo st8 driftin, b. iTrader: (0)	Gas was 28 cents a gallon in Kirkuk, Iraq. The Hajiis actually protested in the city square saying the gas prices were too high at 28 cents. So you could always move to Kirkuk...

09-15-2006, 03:31 AM	#16
Buster TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Holland Pa Member #449 My Ride: 2008 Mustang GT/CS iTrader: (3)	I saw premium for 2.71 on my way home tonight __________________ III To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

09-15-2006, 08:39 AM	#17
Scapegoat TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: stop looking at my gold Member #1208 iTrader: (1)	2.85 down the street, for premium. Going to see the g/f, gas out there should be in the 60's-70's now, sweet

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