What octane gas are you putting in your Solara?

by **technole** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 1:42 pm

Was rather curious, is it because of gas prices or if you did/did not notice and "enhanced performance" with 91+.

by **bassthrive** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 1:52 pm

My last fillup was 87. I usually put at least 89 but the prices are getting kinda high. I notice no decrease in performance :fadein:

- Paul

by **got sport** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 1:57 pm

I've been putting 87 ever since Bushy screwed us over. I heard that the 87, 89, 91 are all marketing schemes anyway.

by **michaels artic frost** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 2:00 pm

I've been putting 89 and 91. My car gets thirsty and it needs to drink the good stuff (Heineken) :drinking:

by **bassthrive** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 2:50 pm

Bush is such a fukstick. If he gets re-elected I'm moving to Jamaica.

- Paul

by **Jon11582** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 2:55 pm

Premium 93 since inception.

Id change, but its been damn near 4 years already, and ill be damned if my 2.2L gets any slower than it already is. My dads also big on the premium gas belief, and blames my moms previa's 2.4L breaking down after 12 years to subpremium gas. He got me the car, the least I could do is keep it on premium.

by **slingshot** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 3:26 pm

Been using mostly 87. A few times I put in 91 when it was 6 cents off Tuesdays. I saw no performance or more miles per gallon so sticking with 87.

by **Gyaf** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 4:31 pm

as far as i was told, toyota engines are built for 87.... and i'm glad w/ gas as pricey as it is right now....

by **TW85** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 5:08 pm

Use what the engine was designed for.

I use 87, have tried 89 and 93 and have not noticed any increase in performance.

by **snce1980** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 8:16 pm

where do you guys get 93 from...the highest thing in cali is 91...kinda confused

by **geminimouse** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 8:24 pm

94 is the highest over here (Sunoco)
but i use mobil 93 everytime.

by **invdrgir** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 9:31 pm

i've used both 87 and 89 and have not noticed any performance difference either so i usually stick to 87.. works fine for me

by **TW85** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 9:39 pm

Most of the gas stations here have 91. The one I go to though has 93 and I have no idea what "brand" it is. I always identify it as the station across from the boat dealer, LOL. Shell maybe??? :fadein:

by **Mole** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 11:57 pm

snce1980 wrote:where do you guys get 93 from...the highest thing in cali is 91...kinda confused

everyone is not from "cali." in oregon, nevada etc still pump out 92oct, while is it NJ ? sells 91 too?

every handful of 76's sell 100oct, but for a super premium price.

i saw in lake havasu, az highest pump gas was 110oct. (mainly for high performing boats)

by **Jewls** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 3:52 am

With the prices of gas nowadays???????????? 87!! I remember when it was less than a dollar................... :-?