"astro" <atkron95 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

Well around my crime infested cowtown getting away from you'r Auto or Truck
just to pump gas puts you in harms way. Going inside the store really lays
you open to attack. I don't wish to have to draw my XD-45 and waste some
attacking jerk. But I sure would do it in a heartbeat if I felt threatened.
I just get some injecter cleaner from a local Wally World and keep looking
over my shoulder and hope for the best with what ever gas I can find.

Then it should say in the manual, "Use Premium Gas"but it does NOT!


"Rich" <rich (AT) nospam (DOT) com> wrote

"Whatchamacallit" <whatever (AT) what (DOT) ca> wrote

If your tires are bald at 30k, but the treadwear designation says 40k, are
you going to put yourself/family at risk and drive it that last 10k because
"that's what the manual says", or swap them out? Use some common sense,
man. The reason his/yours/whoever's engine pings on regular gas is because
you're driving the car with a lead foot (which is why you presumably chose a
Maxima). If you drive it like an old lady, I'm sure 87 octane is fine.

This whole discussion reminds me of the people who complain because their
gas mileage doesn't match what's on the sticker. These same people use
entrance ramps like they're qualifying for NASCAR and then set the cruise at
85(mph).

The premium gas/Maxima discussion is a pet peeve of mine. It's like someone
buying a BMW and complaining about the harsh ride. The gas complainers and
the ride complainers need to be driving Buicks, and staying the hell away
from sport sedans.

Rich wrote:
Never had a problem. I did try 89 once to see if it made any gas
mileage or performance difference, it did not. So if it runs on 87
without pinging, use 87.

more than often,,,the reg you buy is actually premium,,,

it only cost a few cents a gallon to make the reg stock feed into
premium,,at the tank farm.

often, its not worth the cost to send 2 shipments, or use a divided
truck, to the station, or they have extra premium that they didnt
sell.

That said,,the octane rating is a guaranteed "minimum"....

and if you blow up your maximas engine, due to pre ignition, because
your to dam cheap, after paying 30 grand for a car, to use
premium,,,then you deserve what idiots deserved.

Carroll Boardway <mcboard (AT) sbcglobal (DOT) net> wrote:

you are very hard of hearing,,,,

No One <noone (AT) home (DOT) now> wrote:

Carroll Boardway wrote:
You probably never pushed it hard enough to tell the difference. Running
on 87 will cause the timing to retard, especially in hot weather.

"No One" <noone (AT) home (DOT) now> wrote

adjust the ignition timing. I've used both premium and regular in my Max
and I can't tell the difference. Maybe it makes a few tenths of a second
difference in 0-60 or 1/4 mile times, but who gives a rats ass. With all
the traffic on the roads today, you very seldom get a chance to open it up,
anyway. Check out your average speed on the trip computer and see how slow
you are really travelling.

"No One" <noone (AT) home (DOT) now> wrote


If you always put 87 octane in a Maxima, you're going to have problems. The
only other explanation is that the 87 octane you're putting in.. isn't
really 87 octane. It happens, and is more common than you'd think. I used
to live by a Mobil who used to run premium for 87, 89, and 91 all the time.
Not sure why they did it.

Premium is made at the local Tank Farm, and only costs a few cents a
gallon to make - all they do is add additional antiknock additives to
the reg stock fuel.

Often its not worth the expense to send out a divided truck, or
seperate trucks, so they just get all Premium. Sometimes they have
excess premium and are low on reg, so they transfer the premium to the
reg tank.

Thing is you never know - people claiming there maxima runs fine on
Reg gas, are most likely not actually buying regular gas.

However it only take a few occurances of severe pre ignition to damage
the engine, so for maybe extre 100 bucks a year for Premium its not
worth the risk.


"Rich" <rich (AT) nospam (DOT) com> wrote: