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Jazz_Azz <shkarst@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Feb 17, 9:55 am, socamb <soc...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> I am considering purchasing a 2008 miata. O have a 1997 and love it. I
>> noticed the 2008 miata required premium gas. Is this true. The dealer
>> said it does not really require it.
>>
>> I will have a hard time purchasing a car that required premium gas
>> these days.
>>
>> any thoughts the group has would be appreciated.
>
> I often listen to Bill Wattenburg (berg>>LOL) on KGO radio, here in
> the San Francisco Bay area, 810AM, and I believe that you can get it
> online kgo.com (the radio, not TV side). Anyway, he is on weekends, at
> 10PM. He is a well known scientist, nuclear physicist (I believe).
> Anyway, he has often said that using Premium gasoline is a complete
> RIP OFF. Unless maybe your car is such a high performance vehicle and
> will definitely ping badly using regular unleaded. But nearly most of
> the time is unneeded.
I can vouch for the fact that it isn't true for my motorcycle.
Performance
on lower octane fuel is noticably worse and running it on the highway with
regular is downright dangerous.
bill
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