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Poor mileage S90-V90 1998

posted by  DanR on  Sat Dec 1 03:07 CST 2007
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I did a study on which fuel to use over a 4 month period, the end result was the cars increased fuel mileage came to within pennies of paying for the higher octane. Low octane fuel decreased mileage, high octane increased it, they were nearly identical in total costs for miles driven. My driving consists of mostly urban, suburban driving, much bumper to bumper, lots of idling.

The only thing that might come into play with some people is that in extreme cold weather, the lower octane might be the better fuel for cold starts.

DanR '94 964 333,000 miles (99,000 on the new engine)
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DanR






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