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"Khalbali" (khalbali) 05/18/2016 at 00:46 • Filed to: None

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DrJohannVegas > Khalbali 05/18/2016 at 00:53

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“91”

“Premium”

Ok, I guess.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > Khalbali 05/18/2016 at 00:53

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91 is v power for you?

What gives?

CRider > Khalbali 05/18/2016 at 00:54

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In unrelated news, the price of gas went up today by $.30/gallon.

Khalbali > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/18/2016 at 01:07

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CO, our regular is 85 octane.

Khalbali > DrJohannVegas 05/18/2016 at 01:07

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In CO, regular is 85 octane.

DrJohannVegas > Khalbali 05/18/2016 at 01:08

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Ah. Elevation. Very well. Carry on!

Spasoje > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/18/2016 at 01:15

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Where is it not?

Spasoje > DrJohannVegas 05/18/2016 at 01:16

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It’s the same along the entire west coast...

DrJohannVegas > Spasoje 05/18/2016 at 01:19

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Sorry, I can’t hear you from my bathtub full of preignition-resistant hydrocarbons.

DrJohannVegas > Spasoje 05/18/2016 at 01:21

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Growing up in NJ, I could get 93 everywhere, and 94 at Sunoco stations. Couldn’t pump it myself, but so it goes...

If I really wanted the good stuff, many Sunoco stations in my area also sold unleaded race fuels, so I could get 100 octane without too much hassle, but not out of a standard pump.

Sam > Spasoje 05/18/2016 at 01:36

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There are some stations with 93-95 as their premium. I think BP has it.

Spasoje > DrJohannVegas 05/18/2016 at 01:44

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Interesting. Here in BC, Shell 91 is as good as it gets, unless you go to Chevron, where they also have 94. Only Shell 91 and Chevron 94 are ethanol-free, while the rest have the usual “up to 10%”.

Cross the border, and 91 is the absolute highest-octane anywhere in WA, OR, and CA (it’s labeled as “92" in WA, for some reason), all ethanol’d regardless of brand or grade.

Also, I could only find something like four pumps total that offer 100 across all three of those states!

Spasoje > Sam 05/18/2016 at 01:45

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Interesting. The only place on the west coast that has anything above 91 at normal pumps is Canada...and even then, it’s just Chevron.

Cherry_man1 > Khalbali 05/18/2016 at 01:49

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91 is standard here in MO as Premium but a handful o stations carry 93 but not many.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > Khalbali 05/18/2016 at 05:44

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I just recently found out that “mid-grade” doesn't really exist; the stations buy regular, and buy premium, and mix to make mid. Blew my mind.

Wobbles the Mind > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 05/18/2016 at 06:14

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I had no idea! Right now Regular is $1.959, Mid is $2.209 and Premium is $2.459. If I alternate between Regular and Premium every 10 gallons, my cost would be $19.59 and $24.59. That would be $44.18 for 20 gallons. If I got 20 gallons of Mid it would be $44.18. That’s great!

(Let me check the “water down” argument) Since my 15ish gallon tank would be 5 gallons from empty it would alternate between being 2/3 Premium-Regular Mix and 2/3 Regular-Premium Mix in this example. If the octane rating is halfway between the Regular and the Premium Octane, then the perfect split may signify the station is doing a 50/50 mix of the fuels. That means my local station is actually dead on fair on pricing! No money grab by making Midgrade $2.25 a gallon! Badass!!

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > Wobbles the Mind 05/18/2016 at 08:26

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That’s a lot of math for early in the am. Also i effin miss NM / west / any other state gas prices, we’re up to $2.40ish in PA already.

Dusty Ventures > Spasoje 05/18/2016 at 08:27

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Eastern U.S. 91 doesn't even exist. Premium = 93 everywhere over here

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Khalbali 05/18/2016 at 09:53

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Meanwhile I am sitting here looking at my 115HP Mini that takes 93.

Spasoje > Dusty Ventures 05/18/2016 at 12:28

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Never would’ve guessed. Premium = 91 all along the west coast, except in WA, where it’s labeled 92 instead... For anything higher (i.e. 94), you have to cross into Canada, and even there only Chevron carries it.

Dusty Ventures > Spasoje 05/18/2016 at 13:22

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Yeah, I drove out to the PNW and back last year. 91 became the standard when I crossed into Minnesota. The only times I saw anything higher was 92 in Washington like you said and a single station carrying 93 near Portland. Finally started seeing 93 again in Missouri on the return.

Jayvincent > Dusty Ventures 05/18/2016 at 21:26

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Preach on it! 93 is pure, 93 is goood! Power!