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Old 02-09-2019, 06:58 PM
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$1.939 for regular, but I am running mid grade currently - for science. So that was almost $0.40/gallon more.
LOL that is all my van will run on. Pings on regular.
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Old 02-11-2019, 09:29 PM
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LOL that is all my van will run on. Pings on regular.
The Tahoe would sometimes ping under load on 87. I tried 3 tanks of 89, no incease in mileage. The Internet racers were wrong again.
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Old 02-22-2019, 05:33 AM
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$2.299 - jumped $0.10 overnight. Wonder what triggered that? I have a few theories...
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The Tahoe would sometimes ping under load on 87. I tried 3 tanks of 89, no incease in mileage. The Internet racers were wrong again.
If your engine doesn't require the higher octane the only thing it will do for you is empty wallet faster.
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Old 03-13-2019, 12:07 PM
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Prices shot up $0.20 a gallon overnight, glad I filled up yesterday.
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Old 03-28-2019, 06:34 AM
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$2.759 - literally jumped $0.30 per gallon... wtf is going on?
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