Originally Posted by bbhero
First off Kestas ... don't take anything I put in there personal. I certainly don't mean for it to be that way.
Now, it is also quite possible and I do believe there are cases where are vehicle recommending 91-93 that can and do run very well on 87. I don't think that's outside the realm of possibility. In fact I believe it does happen for a number of different applications.
Do I like "getting my money's worth or value"?? Of course. But it depends upon circumstance. Some areas it really matters about getting maximum value and in others it really is not a big deal. Me buying a nasty tasting Smithfield spiral ham that I smoked on the grill for 3 hrs and that cost $30-40... I'm am seeing red. Me buying a spiral ham for $18 from Harris Teeter that is really tasty after being smoked for 3 hrs and I'm happy as all get out. In this instance... that kind of value matters. A LOT.
Do I think that Shell 93 or Valero gives me my money's worth?? Ahh yeah. Do I have a team of researchers, computer models, lab tests to prove that?? Ahh, no. I'm not worth millions and millions of dollars to be able to afford that. But hey, it's not a big deal to me. Never has been. I used to run Amoco ultimate 93 in all my cars for years. Why?? Well, my step father worked at the local Yorktown refinery where it was made. Support the home team so to speak. Did my hooptyfied Dodge Omni need it?? Negative ghostrider. Did my Mercury Tracer need it?? No way. Did my Ford Probe need it?? No there as well. But, did I care?? No. These 3 cars were the ones I had while in high school. I PAID for my own gas. I had a job. I understand the value of a dollar hard earned and worked hard for. I worked in a grocery store stocking shelves and taking customer's groceries out to their cars. What little extra the Amoco ultimate cost me was not a big deal. It was 20 cent more per gallon than 87. Gas was $1.30-$1.50 per gallon then for 93. That extra bit of money I paid was not worth straining over. If it wasn't a big deal then... it sure isn't one now either.
I still think about my brother in law who runs 87 in his cars that should get 93. Mind you him and my sister make very, very good money. House paid now for a couple of years in a very nice neighborhood, paid CASH for my niece to go to Va Tech all 4 yrs equals 80k dollars, bought her a quality Honda for $12,000 with CASH, paid CASH for my nephew to go to a private school 30k.. which he failed at. So, we are talking about someone who is doing quite well at the end of the day.. and he is too cheap to put 93 in his car. Crazy in my mind. Like $10 per filling up is going to be that big of a deal to him?? Ha!! It's just odd to me about his thinking on that. I'm not knocking him on it. It just is a head scratcher to me given his circumstances. But hey, se la vie.
At the end of it all Kestas value can depend upon one's value placed upon the situation. Yeah I know someone can crunch statistical numbers all over here there and everywhere. And... that's wonderful. I don't knock anyone who thinks about it that way. Hey, if it makes you happier then go for it. In some cases I do that myself. As mentioned with my spiral ham reference a bit ago. Smithfield ham= terrible value and taste. Harris Teeter ham= great value and great taste. Win-win there. When it comes to food I do take value into strong consideration. USDA grade A Top Choice beef steaks on sale like ribeyes for $7.99 a pound is a great deal. Do you really NEED Prime graded ($24 a pound by the way) steaks to have a great steak?? No. I have cooked many USDA grade A top choice steaks that were just as well marbled and tasted as good as a Prime graded steak. In this... value matters to me. In your situation Kestas your value matters in terms of cost per filling up with gas. Nothing wrong with that at all. I hope that it works out good for you in that. I apologize if I seemed to be writing down to you in my previous post. It wasn't my intent. But, it may well have seemed that way. I am sorry if what I typed came across as such. Heck, if we were hanging out and talking about this it would've been much easier to see what was really going on. Sure hard to type stuff and it be taken in the right fashion. But, I just need to do a better job about that huh
This entire post only states you like to spend more money on premium fuel. Just spending money.