You know it's a good day when you put 89 octane in an 87 recommended car and you don't care at all.

"TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy" (thebimmerguy)
05/30/2017 at 18:21 • Filed to: None

Yes the cruze is recommended 87, and yes I filled it with 89. That is all.

DISCUSSION (15)

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy
05/30/2017 at 18:33

If I accidentally put 89 in my car it runs like shit.

TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
05/30/2017 at 18:37

Is it recommended 91+?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy
05/30/2017 at 18:58

My car recommends 91 but nobody in new england seems to sell it. My options are 89 or 93.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy
05/30/2017 at 19:21

Yup. Runs even better on 93 though.

TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
05/30/2017 at 19:36

Here in cali, we have no clue what anything above 91 is, hell just finding 92 is like spotting bigfoot. Glad I don’t run premium right now

TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
05/30/2017 at 19:39

California only has 87 89 and 91, legend says if you chant to satan you might find 92. At least you guys get 93

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy
05/30/2017 at 19:43

MA is 87, 89 & 93

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy
05/30/2017 at 19:59

93 is pretty common here in New England.

wiffleballtony > TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy
05/30/2017 at 20:09

I love the sound of money flushing

TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy > wiffleballtony
05/30/2017 at 21:09

It only cost me an extra dollar in total, I ain’t mad

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy
05/30/2017 at 21:26

My dad spent just under 13 years filling up his 2004 Ranger Edge SuperCab 3.0 with 93 from Costco since he got it in April 2004 until he sold it in January 2017.

A Vulcan V6 Ranger Edge. With 93.

Hell, I would’ve done the same though. He loved that thing.

wiffleballtony > TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy
05/30/2017 at 22:07

You one percenters

ateamfan42 > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
06/01/2017 at 10:55

93 is pretty common here in New England.

Speak for yourself. 93 was ONCE common here in Maine, but when E10 rolled out in 2009, EVERYWHERE switched to 91 at the same time. Wasn’t I thrilled I had purchased a car that recommended 93 only a couple years prior.

Now, 93 is starting to show up again at a few select gas stations, but it is still a challenge to find. In certain locales, finding anything but regular 87 isn’t simple.

ateamfan42 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
06/01/2017 at 10:57

My car recommends 91 but nobody in new england seems to sell it. My options are 89 or 93.

Come to Maine, we have 91 everywhere!

Running 93 won’t hurt anything, and depending on your car’s tuning, the ECU might even adapt to the higher AKI and run a bit more timing and give slightly better power and economy.

If you really really want 91 in the tank, you can blend equal parts 89 and 93. The cost savings probably isn’t worth the hassle, though.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > ateamfan42
06/01/2017 at 11:57

It’s a high mileage high compression motor so I just suck it up and pay for the 93