Are You Starting to Put Regular Gas In Your Tank Rather Than Premium?

With fuel prices on the rise, some drivers are pumping less-expensive regular-grade gasoline into cars for which premium fuel is recommended.

Although that might save money initially, auto experts are divided on the wisdom of such a strategy, which some say could end up costing you more.

What you save at the pump can be lost on the road as the electronics in the engine ratchet down performance to deal with the lower-grade fuel, experts say. Using the cheaper gas might also damage the vehicle over a long period.



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AgentOrange - 3/30/2012 5:04:42 PM

+3 Boost

NFW

Patronus - 3/30/2012 7:04:00 PM

+2 Boost

The % increase for Premium over Regular is actually shrinking as prices rise!

Yup, NFW.

SteedPub - 3/31/2012 12:11:31 AM

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I only ever put premium in one car I owned that REALLY needed it because of its supercharger and tune. I could never run it on regular even if I wanted to because of detonation.

MorePower - 3/31/2012 3:35:27 PM

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Switching to regular is not worth the cost in performance right now. Besides, as stated earlier, it's only a couple of dollars difference per tank.

chewy - 4/1/2012 6:43:35 PM

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Performance and fuel economy loses wipe out any savings especially on an older car that requires premium.

iamdabest1 - 4/1/2012 8:16:16 PM

+1 Boost

93 octane only....

ThierryHenry14 - 4/2/2012 11:07:52 AM

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even @.30 difference, a 25gal tank (whih is decent size, the difference between is the difference of only $7.50, or a pint of beer at a bar, not even a pack of ciggs, or half a movie ticket...

The price difference is not significant...