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Old 12-16-2008, 11:50 AM   #1
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Keep reading http://www.baileycar.com/gasoline_html.html

Bit long but the jist is=
Our tests confirm that for most cars there is no compelling reason to buy more expensive fuel than the
factory recommends, as any performance gain realized will surely be far less than the percentage hike in
price.
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Old 12-16-2008, 12:05 PM   #2
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Keep reading http://www.baileycar.com/gasoline_html.html

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Our tests confirm that for most cars there is no compelling reason to buy more expensive fuel than the
factory recommends, as any performance gain realized will surely be far less than the percentage hike in
price.
right now percentage hike is what 5 cents.........
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Old 12-16-2008, 06:04 PM   #3
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right now percentage hike is what 5 cents.........
Still not worth it
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Old 12-17-2008, 05:59 AM   #4
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10 cents a liter difference here in Montreal,but even if it was the same price i'd use the octane rating my owners manual recommends.
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Old 12-17-2008, 03:48 PM   #5
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Our tests confirm that for most cars there is no compelling reason to buy more expensive fuel than the
factory recommends, as any performance gain realized will surely be far less than the percentage hike in
price.
There are more reasons to run higher octane fuels other than just for performance gains (which I agree that unless the engine is tuned for, are insignificant), such as smoother revving, better economy, increased knock suppression and better cleaning properties in some brands of higher than normal octane fuel.
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Old 12-17-2008, 03:55 PM   #6
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There are more reasons to run higher octane fuels other than just for performance gains (which I agree that unless the engine is tuned for, are insignificant), such as smoother revving, better economy, increased knock suppression and better cleaning properties in some brands of higher than normal octane fuel.
Agreed, but those reasons dont apply to the Yaris as its designed to run on regular gas.
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Old 12-17-2008, 04:01 PM   #7
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Agreed, but those reasons dont apply to the Yaris as its designed to run on regular gas.
Your Yaris may be tuned to run on regular gas (mass produced engines aren't designed for a specific fuel octane rating, they are tuned for it) but the Yaris will still benefit from the same advantages of higher octane fuel that I mentioned previously.

Does the dealer over there recommend you pay an additional cost to put injector cleaner through the car at service time?
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Does the dealer over there recommend you pay an additional cost to put injector cleaner through the car at service time?
My dealer hasnt mentioned it yet,a service i would decline due to the fact that injector cleaner is already formulated into the gas and my 2001 Echo has never had injector cleaner and is running fine at over 200k so i dont see the need for it in the Yaris.
Our higher octane gas is usually 10 cents a liter more than regular,that would equate to a 40 cent a gallon extra for higher octane fuel,kinda defeats the purpose of buying an economy car if you have to pay an extra 40 cents per gallon when you dont have to.
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I take it you have not yet tried using a higher than normal octane fuel in your car and not noticed the better than normal fuel economy from it?
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I take it you have not yet tried using a higher than normal octane fuel in your car and not noticed the better than normal fuel economy from it?
Some one on here a while back tested regular and super in their Yaris and the Regular always showed 2 mpg better than the super.
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