Economy Gas???

[Gibson486]

I was driving and this gas station claimed to have "ecomomy gas". What is this? It is a grade below 87.....is this just watered down gas?

 

[Cristatus]

Whoa! You guys get 87? We only get 95 and 97.

 

[keeleysam]

Originally posted by: logic1485
Whoa! You guys get 87? We only get 95 and 97.

In Illinois we get 87, 89, and 93.

 

[Eli]

We have 87, 89 and 92 here in Oregon.

Interesting. And no, it's not just "watered down" since water and gasoline will not mix. It's just a lower octane grade; cheaper to make.

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: logic1485
Whoa! You guys get 87? We only get 95 and 97.

Europe and the US use different rating systems. The numbers aren't equivelent.

 

[JDrake]

Originally posted by: logic1485
Whoa! You guys get 87? We only get 95 and 97.

lol Belgium
we get 87 89 93

 

[imported_Scourge]

Originally posted by: logic1485
Whoa! You guys get 87? We only get 95 and 97.

Where do you live?

Most places, the lowest is 87. Though in Wyoming, Montana, and other places... I'm not sure where exactly, the minimum is 85.

FYI- 87 Octane in the US = 91-92 Octane in Europe. In europe, the number is.... Hey. Just go read the Wikipedia article, I'm sure it'll explain it.

 

[Cristatus]

Originally posted by: JDrake

Originally posted by: logic1485
Whoa! You guys get 87? We only get 95 and 97.

lol Belgium
we get 87 89 93

And? What's wrong with it? Your beers are from Belgium. And they're better than those stupid Budweisers

How is the grading different?

edit 1: IIRC, we do have better stuff here anyways, because on the first episode of Top Gear this season, when JC was showing off the Koenigsegg, he said that we would get better performance out of the same engine because we have better fuel here.

edit 2: according to Wikipedia, 87 octane in the US is 91 octane in Europe. So there you have it...ours is better

 

[mwtgg]

logic1485, don't even try to rub your "superior gasoline" in our face when you have to pay $6.47/gal for it. It's quite laughable.

 

[JDrake]

wow that is laughable

 

[Eli]

Higher octane does NOT mean that the fuel is better. Octane rating has absolutely nothing to do with fuel quality.

 

[Cristatus]

Originally posted by: mwtgg
logic1485, don't even try to rub your "superior gasoline" in our face when you have to pay $6.47/gal for it. It's quite laughable.

Well, considering that we don't have to travel the large distances that you NA people have to, it's a decent price.

BTW: that's works out to be ~ 1.42 USD/liter which is ~ 1.11 EUR which seems around right. But still, we don't have to travel the distances that you guys do.

 

[boomerang]

Originally posted by: JDrake
wow that is laughable

Laugh it up for now. Our day is coming.

 

[Apex]

Originally posted by: logic1485
Whoa! You guys get 87? We only get 95 and 97.

Which is equivalent to our 91 and 93.

http://www.btinternet.com/~madmole/Reference/RONMONPON.html

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: keeleysam

Originally posted by: logic1485
Whoa! You guys get 87? We only get 95 and 97.

In Illinois we get 87, 89, and 93.

Same here in NC.

 

[Strk]

Originally posted by: logic1485

Originally posted by: mwtgg
logic1485, don't even try to rub your "superior gasoline" in our face when you have to pay $6.47/gal for it. It's quite laughable.

Well, considering that we don't have to travel the large distances that you NA people have to, it's a decent price.

BTW: that's works out to be ~ 1.42 USD/liter which is ~ 1.11 EUR which seems around right. But still, we don't have to travel the distances that you guys do.

And our average is around .75 USD/liter

As for the distances, it's not nearly as much as you think. Most of us don't live in areas where it's hundreds of miles away from anything.

 

[JDrake]

Originally posted by: boomerang

Originally posted by: JDrake
wow that is laughable

Laugh it up for now. Our day is coming.

you guys building a new horse?

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: logic1485

Originally posted by: mwtgg
logic1485, don't even try to rub your "superior gasoline" in our face when you have to pay $6.47/gal for it. It's quite laughable.

Well, considering that we don't have to travel the large distances that you NA people have to, it's a decent price.

BTW: that's works out to be ~ 1.42 USD/liter which is ~ 1.11 EUR which seems around right. But still, we don't have to travel the distances that you guys do.

Well, I travel ~300mi every 4-5 days. That's my doing, so I can't really complain too much about prices, but if I were you, I would complain. There's no reason for those level of taxes to be levied, but whatever works for you guys.

Originally posted by: boomerang
Laugh it up for now. Our day is coming.

If our gas reaches $6.00/gal, theirs will be double that, just like it is now.

 

[Bassyhead]

Originally posted by: Eli
Higher octane does NOT mean that the fuel is better. Octane rating has absolutely nothing to do with fuel quality.

Exactly. The octane rating is simply the anti-knock factor, a higher numbered grade has more resistance. A gallon of 93 octane gas has the same amount of energy as a gallon of 87 octane.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Bassyhead

Originally posted by: Eli
Higher octane does NOT mean that the fuel is better. Octane rating has absolutely nothing to do with fuel quality.

Exactly. The octane rating is simply the anti-knock factor, a higher numbered grade has more resistance. A gallon of 93 octane gas has the same amount of energy as a gallon of 87 octane.

Well, the 2nd part is a little iffy. Fortunately, all the grades in the US are formulated so that they are within 2% energy of eachother.

But normally, the higher the octane rating, the lower the energy content of the fuel.