I am the new owner of a 2008 Mercury Milan Premier, 3.0L V6 Duratech engine, Automatic. 38,000 miles.
Habbits:
I don't drive far. My job is 1.6 miles from my house. Everything is close, so there is not a reason to drive far. The town I live in has a grocery store, Walmart, and US high 22 runs through it, so almost every type of chain store is around, like advance auto parts, pep boys, the ford dealer where I got the car. Everything is very close. I drive about 30 miles a week.
From the oil thread I posted last week, I am going to take a recommendation and I will be taking the car for a 15-20 highway driving trip once a week.
My question is about gas.
There are many gas stations close by. I was wondering if there really is any difference in gas, (quality or additives) and a better octane to run.
The owners manual says to run at least 87 octane.
Every gas station below starts at 87 , 89, and 93 octane. One or two also have 91.
Gulf
Sunoco Ultra
BP (with invigorate)
Exxon (V power available)
Chevron (with techron, similar to Texaco)
Getty
Shell (v power)
I found a independent report
The chemical tests conducted by Paragon Laboratories show widely different levels in gas samples collected
BP 87 Octane ... 17.2 milligrams per 100 milliliters
BP 93 Octane ... 26.4 milligrams per 100 milliliters
Citgo 87 Octane ... 6.0 milligrams per 100 milliliters
Citgo 93 Octane ... 9.4 milligrams per 100 milliliters
Exxon 87 Octane ... 20.0 milligrams per 100 milliliters
Exxon 93 Octane ... 21.2 milligrams per 100 milliliters
Pilot 87 Octane ... 5.8 milligrams per 100 milliliters
Pilot 92 Octane ... 8.8 milligrams per 100 milliliters
Shell 87 Octane ... 16.2 milligrams per 100 milliliters
Shell 93 Octane... 31.0 milligrams per 100 milliliters
source
http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/local_news/investigations/I-Team%3A-Test-of-different-popular-brands-of-gasoline-shows-big-differences-in-emissions-mileage
Habbits:
I don't drive far. My job is 1.6 miles from my house. Everything is close, so there is not a reason to drive far. The town I live in has a grocery store, Walmart, and US high 22 runs through it, so almost every type of chain store is around, like advance auto parts, pep boys, the ford dealer where I got the car. Everything is very close. I drive about 30 miles a week.
From the oil thread I posted last week, I am going to take a recommendation and I will be taking the car for a 15-20 highway driving trip once a week.
My question is about gas.
There are many gas stations close by. I was wondering if there really is any difference in gas, (quality or additives) and a better octane to run.
The owners manual says to run at least 87 octane.
Every gas station below starts at 87 , 89, and 93 octane. One or two also have 91.
Gulf
Sunoco Ultra
BP (with invigorate)
Exxon (V power available)
Chevron (with techron, similar to Texaco)
Getty
Shell (v power)
I found a independent report
The chemical tests conducted by Paragon Laboratories show widely different levels in gas samples collected
BP 87 Octane ... 17.2 milligrams per 100 milliliters
BP 93 Octane ... 26.4 milligrams per 100 milliliters
Citgo 87 Octane ... 6.0 milligrams per 100 milliliters
Citgo 93 Octane ... 9.4 milligrams per 100 milliliters
Exxon 87 Octane ... 20.0 milligrams per 100 milliliters
Exxon 93 Octane ... 21.2 milligrams per 100 milliliters
Pilot 87 Octane ... 5.8 milligrams per 100 milliliters
Pilot 92 Octane ... 8.8 milligrams per 100 milliliters
Shell 87 Octane ... 16.2 milligrams per 100 milliliters
Shell 93 Octane... 31.0 milligrams per 100 milliliters
source
http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/local_news/investigations/I-Team%3A-Test-of-different-popular-brands-of-gasoline-shows-big-differences-in-emissions-mileage