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johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Fri May 09, 2008 1:58 am

Bert, you get 97 octane? Mine was a type - actually 87.

And Steve, as a reaction to the over-taxation we are living under - "It's my money and I need it now!!!"

berth · Post by **berth** » Fri May 09, 2008 4:41 am

johnallg wrote:Bert, you get 97 octane? Mine was a type - actually 87.

Yes, it wasn't a typo. The car runs more KM per Liter with 97 than with 95 octane. 87 isnt even available over here.

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Fri May 09, 2008 7:25 am

87 octane? We call that paraffin (kerosene) here in the UK, and use it to run our greenhouse heaters!

berth · Post by **berth** » Fri May 09, 2008 12:33 pm

berth wrote:
johnallg wrote:Bert, you get 97 octane? Mine was a type - actually 87.
Yes, it wasn't a typo. The car runs more KM per Liter with 97 than with 95 octane. 87 isnt even available over here.

I stand corrected. It's 98 these days.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Fri May 09, 2008 9:59 pm

johnallg wrote:Bert, you get 97 octane? Mine was a type - actually 87.

Hilarious! A typo correcting a typo!!

Here is an explanation of our octane vs the world - we are about 5 points below what Europe reports.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octane_rat ... nt_methods

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sat May 10, 2008 7:14 pm

I have modified Corvette 350's (5.7L) in my cars and they run fine on 87, no pinging or knocking at all.

berth · Post by **berth** » Sun May 11, 2008 9:29 pm

rictified wrote:I have modified Corvette 350's (5.7L) in my cars and they run fine on 87, no pinging or knocking at all.

I dont notice any in my '94 24v 525i when run on 95 (the lowest we can get in europe) also. But the car just runs faster and with better fuel economy when run on 98.

deaconblues · Post by **deaconblues** » Sun May 11, 2008 11:42 pm

European and American octane ratings use different scales: 87 in the U.S. translates to about 91-92 in Europe.

scotty · Post by **scotty** » Mon May 12, 2008 5:30 pm

The price of oil is so high that even the containers are being reused

paologregorio · Post by **paologregorio** » Mon May 12, 2008 5:44 pm

I like it better than the Carroll Shelby guitar...

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Mon May 12, 2008 6:41 pm

It would work for some well-oiled licks, no?!

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Mon May 12, 2008 6:44 pm

paologregorio wrote:I like it better than the Carroll Shelby guitar...

Everybody's on the Shelby bandwagon, it seems...here's Fender's Strat version. It fails to appeal.

antipodean · Post by **antipodean** » Mon May 12, 2008 7:26 pm

jingle_jangle wrote:
paologregorio wrote:I like it better than the Carroll Shelby guitar...
Everybody's on the Shelby bandwagon, it seems...here's Fender's Strat version. It fails to appeal.

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The obvious question is: why didn't Fender do a Shelby Mustang, rather than a Strat?

deaconblues · Post by **deaconblues** » Tue May 13, 2008 1:23 pm

Old gas pumps can't handle ever-rising prices:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080512/ap_ ... _gas_pumps

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Tue May 13, 2008 3:58 pm

Interesting tie in with the pic of the guy adjusting the mechanical diesel pump - we just hit $3.999 today.

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