OT: Oil companies

[desinor at sympatico.ca (Jean-Claude Desinor)]

   I thought the recommended minimum was 91 RON?

	Jean-Claude
	84 8v (87 octane? Bleeh!)

Craig Steiner a ?crit :
> I've run just about every grade/brand of gas in my '88 16V and the only 
> thing I ever noticed was the mileage I got.  No noises, acceleration 
> problems etc.  I actually tested this out about 2 years ago and I could 
> get 360 miles on a tank of 93 octane Shell gasoline during highway 
> driving.  87 octane BP was the worst at 270 miles.  BP was also the 
> worst of the Premium gasolines.  310 miles if I remember correctly.  
> Shell was the best for city driving too, averaging about 330 miles per 
> tank.  Now, my tests weren't exactly scientific. I'd try to fill up at 
> the same indicator level every time and would, on average, take about 
> 10.5 gallons, give or take about .3.  I think I sampled the different 
> stations enough that most errors probably averaged themselves out.
> 
> Craig
> '88 Alpine White 16V