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Re: $4.67 A Gallon
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 1:58 am
by johnallg
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!!!"
Re: $4.67 A Gallon
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 4:41 am
by berth
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.
Re: $4.67 A Gallon
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 7:25 am
by leftyguitars
87 octane? We call that paraffin (kerosene) here in the UK, and use it to run our greenhouse heaters!
Re: $4.67 A Gallon
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 12:33 pm
by berth
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.
Re: $4.67 A Gallon
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 9:59 pm
by johnallg
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
Re: $4.67 A Gallon
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 7:14 pm
by rictified
I have modified Corvette 350's (5.7L) in my cars and they run fine on 87, no pinging or knocking at all.
Re: $4.67 A Gallon
Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 9:29 pm
by berth
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.
Re: $4.67 A Gallon
Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 11:42 pm
by deaconblues
European and American octane ratings use different scales: 87 in the U.S. translates to about 91-92 in Europe.
Re: $4.67 A Gallon
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 5:30 pm
by scotty
The price of oil is so high that even the containers are being reused
Re: $4.67 A Gallon
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 5:44 pm
by paologregorio
I like it better than the Carroll Shelby guitar...
Re: $4.67 A Gallon
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 6:41 pm
by johnallg
It would work for some well-oiled licks, no?!
Re: $4.67 A Gallon
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 6:44 pm
by jingle_jangle
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.
Re: $4.67 A Gallon
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 7:26 pm
by antipodean
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.
ohno.jpg
The obvious question is: why didn't Fender do a Shelby Mustang, rather than a Strat?
Re: $4.67 A Gallon
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 1:23 pm
by deaconblues
Re: $4.67 A Gallon
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 3:58 pm
by johnallg
Interesting tie in with the pic of the guy adjusting the mechanical diesel pump - we just hit $3.999 today.
