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Nov 21, 2002

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So I went to the gas station yesterday and I swear to God there were 5 grades of gas.
regular-87,special-88,mid-grade-89,premium-91,and superpremium-93

I was wondering has anybody else seen this many grades of gas or do you think it was just this station?
By the way it was at a citgo in Irving, Tx

Nov 21, 2002

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most ive seen is 3. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG]

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Never heard of 88 octane....but 93 is only offered in a few gas stations. I only put 87 in my car.

Nov 21, 2002

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Never heard of 88 octane....but 93 is only offered in a few gas stations. I only put 87 in my car.[hr]

Same here.

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I've only seen 3 before, but i put in the cheap stuff.. even though it keeps gettin' more expensive, avg price is like $1.50 a gallon for 87. I'm damn glad i don't drive an suv [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]

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Racing Fuel at some stations...

OCTANE 100

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I was really surprised to see that gas was only 1.12 next door to my apartment building this week!

It went up today to 1.23, but thats still cheap as hell compared to 1.50 like it usually is.

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I was out in southeast Ohio at Miami of Ohio and at one station they had 85 Octane, I almost accidently filled up with it, lol. It was on old station, but I guess alot of older cars (i.e. pickup trucks out there) use it... I about had died laughing when I seen it....

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I have seen a couple places with like 4 and 5 selections of grades. They were all in the DFW area.

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out of curosity master, do you know what the names of the stations were ie Exxon, Mobil, Shell exc.

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sunoco racing fuel... 114 octane... 5 bucks a gallon

Nov 21, 2002

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Sunoco stations around here have 4 options...87, 89, 92, and 94. I push 87.

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the most ive seen is 5 gasoline options 86,87,89,92,94 and 2 Diesel choices.

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most ive seen is 3. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG][hr]

same here and only 93 goes in my tank

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91 for me

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I get 93 from Esso (or Exxon in USA).. just because I get triple Esso points. I redeem it for car washes.. and it pretty much pays for the higher grade fuel itself. It works out to a free car wash every 2 fill ups..