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I am wondering how many of you owners of this fine English car will abide by the manufacturers recommendation of premium gas? As far as I know any modern Jag has always based their (gas) engines hungering for premium fuel, as do most all manufacturers who make "performance"engines.
But, I know a bunch of guys who even with owning performance engines will put regular in their cars - ugh..
. Call it frugal, call it whatever, but I can't do it. I always ran premium in my Jags. If an engine is designed for premium, usually this means that the compression ratio is higher, and it needs that enhanced explosion to correctly operate the engine. By not giving it the power it needs, the engine is subjected to stress and makes for a shorter life engine.
What's more, they also are telling you they want you to run premium fuel because top tier gas includes the cleaners, lubricants and special additives that make your engine stay clean and deliver the performance it's supposed to have.
I had an automotive buddy that was really into cars. I remember him saying that if you really want to save a few dimes, you can fill with premium, and wait until it gets down to half and then refill with "Plus", and then when it comes down to half then refill with premium again. By doing this the engine sees more of the premium than it does the "plus" for whatever reason, and there's still the additives in there that you get with the top tier premium fuel. I'm pretty sure he wasn't talking about Arco gas though...
Anyway, going to attempt a poll environment here... let's see if I'm successful or need to redo my Mensa membership.
But, I know a bunch of guys who even with owning performance engines will put regular in their cars - ugh..
What's more, they also are telling you they want you to run premium fuel because top tier gas includes the cleaners, lubricants and special additives that make your engine stay clean and deliver the performance it's supposed to have.
I had an automotive buddy that was really into cars. I remember him saying that if you really want to save a few dimes, you can fill with premium, and wait until it gets down to half and then refill with "Plus", and then when it comes down to half then refill with premium again. By doing this the engine sees more of the premium than it does the "plus" for whatever reason, and there's still the additives in there that you get with the top tier premium fuel. I'm pretty sure he wasn't talking about Arco gas though...
Anyway, going to attempt a poll environment here... let's see if I'm successful or need to redo my Mensa membership.