Agreed, that's nuts. Here in DC, I pay $4.60 for diesel (B20 blend) and $4.20 for Premium gas. (I don't have any cars that take regular unleaded)Rob_from_Elkmont said:
I suspect this is due to Valero. Ie that prices in CA are sooo high for ULSD. Or such a large spread compared to other places. You know they have been having legal issues and had to shut down some plants there for unplanned maintenance...RobbieTDI said:
Yep this is true... All depends on the area. Just paid $4.25 for B100 in Houston as I said above prices here for ULSD are quite a bit more.Bob_Fout said:
I almost laughed, but stoped myself, as not to rub it in, and then told her I only paid $4.25 and she knows I get good milage too, no need to tell her and rub it in more.Well if you can then do stay a 1 car family. Much cheaper anyway you slice it.FL2AK-tdi said:
My mom gets about thirty-five out of her early nineties Civic wagon. I'd be ashamed if I got less than thirty out of any Civic.McBrew said:
From a few replies back above
And most of them can pass off the increase in cost to customers (shipping recipients, bus riders, cost of producing food, etc.). No one is really happy about that, but they'll pay it because it's incremental for them. As passenger-vehicle drivers, we're at the end of that chain.FL2AK-tdi said:
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Seems like it's quite the opposite. Most Mk5's dont have any problems at all. Mine has never given me any trouble. Seems the mk4's had electrical problems, and once a car starts to have problems, it doesnt seem to stop. It seems this is no more an issue with the Mk5's. Maybe you should get a new one with a warranty and not worry about it.FL2AK-tdi said:
Dude, I cant even believe they make 86/87 anymore! It is such crap gas. I put shell v-power (93) in every vehicle I've owned, whether it required it or not. It prevents detonation while keeping valves clean. And most premium cars require 93, along with sports cars. The most interesting cars on the road run 93... you're right, we should get rid of them.FL2AK-tdi said:
i haven't heard anything myselfSootFoot said:
I can't see how you can even consider a MK5, or even a MK4, for 1/2 million mile durability, they've been around for what, 3 years (MK5) or 10 years (MK4)? Come talk about those 15 years from now if and when there are any left on the road. At the average of 15k miles per year, it will take 33 years to amass 500,000 miles; so history will prove this point sometime about 2030, or sooner the way these things break.velociT said:
Never happen.velociT said:
Agreed! =) lolvelociT said:you're right, we should get rid of them.
I agree, it's ridiculous. There are some guys here that childishly reject anything that introduces doubt as to the soundness of their personal TDI decisions. Emotion and passion take over. It's tantamount to being brainwashed and frankly, shows a weakness of reasoning ability.NFSTDI said:
Yeah, what he said. Except that there are others here who have much newer Jetta's and have the same experiences/feeling as I do.Bob_Fout said:
Interesting, my gilfriends total pos 1985 Acura with God knows how many miles on it got 30-32 mpg in the city on 83 octane-and for $0.50 a gallon less too!Bob_Fout said:
What year is your TDI and how many miles do you have on it so far?2slowtdi said:
Higher altitudes mean less octane is required . An example of this is @ 5,000-7,000 in the thiner lower O2 air 85 oct is equal to 87 oct . The less O2 in the air the lower the octane rating needs to be .wjdell said:
This is a good time to buy a used TDI.redtdi966 said:
tdibigd said:
FL2AK,FL2AK-tdi said:
FL2AK-tdi said:
Agreed, well said. I don't understand why some people here will fight to the grave that the TDI is the absolute uber car for everyone. It's everyones personal choice that needs to be made. Fact of the matter is that for a lot of people that just want to get from point A to point B, a TDI is not the best option when you consider total costs. In fact, I find myself thinking along the same lines. I plan to keep mine since it's paid for, but we're driving the wifes Focus a lot more these days since it is basically cheaper to run and maintain at this point (with diesel costing ~ $0.80 cents more than RUG).tdibigd said:
That explains why it was always referred to as "80/87." I always refer to RUG, both in here and in general, as 80/87. It suprising how many TDI owners are aviation people.rydogg said:FL2AK,
There's a little bit of a misnomer there between aviation and automotive octane ratings. Although they use the same word (octane), the numbers are calculated differently between the two. In reality, 80 octane AVgas is the exact same as 87 octane car gas.
I was looking into getting an STC for my plane a while back and found out the info. After everything was said and done I decided against it because of the whole ethanol scare.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octane_rating
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avgas
