Whither Octane in the GenIII ?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Fuel Economy' started by inverness, Aug 17, 2009.

  1. inverness

    inverness New Member

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    Any observations/recommendations re using one Octane over another? Not just fuel economy, but performance as well.

    I tend to baby a new car and have thus far been using premium.
     
    #1 inverness, Aug 17, 2009
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    Several threads on this already, and the consensus is that the car's designed to run or regular, so use regular. Some owner's have reported lower mileage running premium. Me, I just use Shell regular and get my 5% rebate in free gas with my Shell Visa card.
     
    #2 jay_man2, Aug 17, 2009
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    There are other threads already discussing this whole topic in depth, please use the search and continue the discussion in one of those threads.
     
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    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    Quick Note: There is a typo in some owners manuals, it is supposed to read 87 Octane, not 88.
     
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