Gas - regular, mid or premium?
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No one's gonna pull my leg but me.
But with all the penny pinching - especially at the mid level auto dealerships, that's getting worse, I'm not surprised at all to hear him say that. So yeah, I believe him. And I'll bet many higher end dealerships fill the cars up with regular, when premium is called for.
I asked for a Mazda key chain from my sales guy and he handed me 2 - unfortunately they are so cheap and ridiculous looking they are going in the trash. I mean I key ring attached with a 2" blue square plastic piece with MAZDA on it. I'd rather use a paper clip before carrying around this pos.
But with all the penny pinching - especially at the mid level auto dealerships, that's getting worse, I'm not surprised at all to hear him say that. So yeah, I believe him. And I'll bet many higher end dealerships fill the cars up with regular, when premium is called for.
I asked for a Mazda key chain from my sales guy and he handed me 2 - unfortunately they are so cheap and ridiculous looking they are going in the trash. I mean I key ring attached with a 2" blue square plastic piece with MAZDA on it. I'd rather use a paper clip before carrying around this pos.
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No one's gonna pull my leg but me.
But with all the penny pinching - especially at the mid level auto dealerships, that's getting worse, I'm not surprised at all to hear him say that. So yeah, I believe him. And I'll bet many higher end dealerships fill the cars up with regular, when premium is called for.
I asked for a Mazda key chain from my sales guy and he handed me 2 - unfortunately they are so cheap and ridiculous looking they are going in the trash. I mean I key ring attached with a 2" blue square plastic piece with MAZDA on it. I'd rather use a paper clip before carrying around this pos.
But with all the penny pinching - especially at the mid level auto dealerships, that's getting worse, I'm not surprised at all to hear him say that. So yeah, I believe him. And I'll bet many higher end dealerships fill the cars up with regular, when premium is called for.
I asked for a Mazda key chain from my sales guy and he handed me 2 - unfortunately they are so cheap and ridiculous looking they are going in the trash. I mean I key ring attached with a 2" blue square plastic piece with MAZDA on it. I'd rather use a paper clip before carrying around this pos.
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Thank you!
Yes, I have the turbo engine. Am I to assume you do also?
Of course no one is making me use a particular grade of gas. I always follow the recommended grade on all my cars I ever had. Again, on my 3 Audi's - premium was recommended - on my wife's 2006 Outback it was regular. So, looks like if someone wants more power/higher performance use premium, if not save the coin and use regular. Is switching between the 2 grades something that in any way negatively affects the overall longevity - if that's' the correct word of the engine?
Yes, I have the turbo engine. Am I to assume you do also?
Of course no one is making me use a particular grade of gas. I always follow the recommended grade on all my cars I ever had. Again, on my 3 Audi's - premium was recommended - on my wife's 2006 Outback it was regular. So, looks like if someone wants more power/higher performance use premium, if not save the coin and use regular. Is switching between the 2 grades something that in any way negatively affects the overall longevity - if that's' the correct word of the engine?
"So, looks like if someone wants more power/higher performance use premium, if not save the coin and use regular." Bingo! Exactly right.
'Is switching between the 2 grades something that in any way negatively affects the overall longevity - if that's' the correct word of the engine?" Nope, it won't hurt the engine at all as these motors are designed to use any octane. That's not true for all cars but for this one it is.
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Nope, no turbo for me. As you can see from my signature I have a 2016.5 GT, the turbo wasn't available for that model year.
"So, looks like if someone wants more power/higher performance use premium, if not save the coin and use regular." Bingo! Exactly right.
'Is switching between the 2 grades something that in any way negatively affects the overall longevity - if that's' the correct word of the engine?" Nope, it won't hurt the engine at all as these motors are designed to use any octane. That's not true for all cars but for this one it is.
"So, looks like if someone wants more power/higher performance use premium, if not save the coin and use regular." Bingo! Exactly right.
'Is switching between the 2 grades something that in any way negatively affects the overall longevity - if that's' the correct word of the engine?" Nope, it won't hurt the engine at all as these motors are designed to use any octane. That's not true for all cars but for this one it is.
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