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11-29-2008, 11:45 PM
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#1761
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Rivet Master
1975 Argosy 24
Collierville
, Tennessee
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 727
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buck42 for reglur here in Cooterville, TN., USA.
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Different strokes for different folks!
I never learned from a man who agreed with me.
Heinlein
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11-30-2008, 09:46 AM
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#1762
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1 Rivet Short
1989 25' Excella
By The Bay
, Rhode Island
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 1,620
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ROBERTSUNRUS
We chose our vehicles for what we wanted and the grade of fuel required was never a consideration. At $0.20 per gallon more
If the premium price of Premium fuel was that bad, I wouldn't have bought an Airstream travel trailer.
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??? Does this mean you are towing with a BMW X3?
I didn't think you could tow a trailer your size with such a vehicle?
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*Good people drink good beer-Hunter S Thompson*
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11-30-2008, 10:31 AM
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#1763
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1 Rivet Short
1989 25' Excella
By The Bay
, Rhode Island
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 1,620
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ROBERTSUNRUS
We chose our vehicles for what we wanted and the grade of fuel required was never a consideration. At $0.20 per gallon more..
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Yeah, my point exactly!
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11-30-2008, 09:39 PM
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#1764
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Rivet Master
2005 25' Safari
Salem
, Oregon
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 8,378
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BillTex
??? Does this mean you are towing with a BMW X3?
I didn't think you could tow a trailer your size with such a vehicle?
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Hi, BillTex. If I lived in Canada I could tow my trailer with the BMW X-3. Heck no; I wouldn't tow anything with my wife's BMW. This car was just mentioned because we were talking about lower gas prices and I just filled that car up that day. And I stated that all my vehicles require Premium fuel as listed:
2000 Lincoln Navigator..............Tow Vehicle..................Premium fuel
2005 BMW X-3.........................wife's car.....................Premium fuel
2004 Aprilia Mojito Custom 150....Motor scooter...............Premuim fuel
1959 Ford Galaxie.....................hopped up 292..............Premium fuel
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Bob 2005 Safari 25-B
"Le Petit Chateau Argent" Small Silver Castle
2000 Navigator / 2014 F-150 Eco-Boost / Equal-i-zer / P-3
YAMAHA 2400 / AIR #12144
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12-01-2008, 03:59 AM
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#1765
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Rivet Master
1974 27' Overlander
1954 26' Romany Cruiser
1960 26' Overlander
Rockingham County
, New Hampshire
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 4,410
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Regular $1.71
Diesel $ 2.71
Towed home from the mountains yesterday - 16.2 MPG in the Diesel
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'74 Overlander (T-O-Bee)
'46 Spartan Manor (Rosie)
'54 Cruiser (Bogart)
'60 Overlander (Hoagy)
2007 GMC Sierra 2500 HD Duramax
WBCCI 1754 - AIR # 6281
www.balrgn.com
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12-01-2008, 06:55 AM
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2 Rivet Member
2007 19' Bambi
Delton
, Michigan
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 71
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Phantom & Bunny - Mich to FL
Hi All Fuelish Airstreamers...
Gas is what it is.
We were all committed when we bought our trailers and decided to travel!
We left MI on 11/12... are now in Savannah.
2007 19' Bambi Safari and 2005 Toyota 4-Runner V-8
Averaging 14.4 mph on regular.
Gas (regular) has been around $1.70 most of the trip.
Low was $1.65... high was $1.85.
I'm just thrilled that its not still $4.50 like last summer!
I never would have imagined it would be this low
for our first 6-month-long winter trip. Bonus!
I am very happy and thankful.
I did predict to a friend that I thought oil would return
to below $50 a barrel after it spiked to $1.47.
So glad that it has.... probably won't stay there for long...
We budgeted for gas at $3.30 x about 300 miles per week for the trip.
We've traveled a lot more than that thus far...
needing to be in Orlando by 12/5.
2400 miles so far.... the miles will taper off after Christmas
as we slow the pact of our travels.
If the prices stay where they are,
we'll be well under budget as the weeks go by.
Happy trails to everyone...
Hope to meet some of you on the road some day.
Phantom
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12-01-2008, 07:31 AM
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3 Rivet Member
1957 22' Flying Cloud
Lone Jack
, Missouri
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 180
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ROBERTSUNRUS
. And I stated that all my vehicles require Premium fuel as listed:
2000 Lincoln Navigator..............Tow Vehicle..................Premium fuel
2005 BMW X-3.........................wife's car.....................Premium fuel
2004 Aprilia Mojito Custom 150....Motor scooter...............Premuim fuel
1959 Ford Galaxie.....................hopped up 292..............Premium fuel
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I bought a 2006 Nissan Maxima a couple of years ago. The salesman (who seemed more honest than most) made sure I understood that the vehicle used premium gas. He went on to say that the car would perform the best on premium but regular would work fine unless the car was pushed really hard. Ok, I thought, a car salesman at work.
A couple of days later I spoke w/ a GM tech whom I've known for years and I truly trust his ability. He said the same thing--regular (87 octane around here) is just fine for the newer computer operated "premium" vehicles. He related that some consideration must be given for towing heavy loads, racing, and other performance activities but, as a rule, 87 is fine and will not hurt the engine. The computers retard the timing slightly to adjust for the lower octane so no knocking or pinging. His opinion is "slightly less mileage but not enough to buy premium".
Your mileage may vary. Any modern day computer mechanics with an opinion?
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Larry
"Turleen", the '57 Flying Cloud
Lone Jack, MO
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"You better learn it fast; you better learn it young"-John Fogerty
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12-01-2008, 08:00 AM
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"Cloudsplitter"
2003 25' Classic
Houstatlantavegas
, Malebolgia
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 20,000
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Larry
I have never heard of a GM PCM that can determine what grade of gas you are using. If the OM recommends 87 then that is what you should use and visa versa. Using premium when regular is recommended can actually degrade performance due to the difference in burn rates.
There are aftermarket programmers that allow you to change the parameters for increased performance etc. Some settings do require using 97 octane.
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12-01-2008, 10:09 AM
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Rivet Master
1984 29' Sovereign
Savannah
, Missouri
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 3,478
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02-23-2003, 07:07 pm
http://www.airforums.com/forums/show...6&postcount=45
Over 5 yrs ago and, I reported that diesel was 1.77$ then..
Yesterday, it was sighted at 2.85$
Last I heard the price of crude oil was at the level it was 5 yrs ago~!
Something is fishy here..
Robert Cross, I agree..
Quote:
Reg today 2.39 News reports that WNY is the highest in the Country. NY att general "looking into" the problem. We are within two cents on the wholesale cost, sump'n don't add up
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12-02-2008, 08:01 PM
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Rivet Master
1975 Argosy 24
Collierville
, Tennessee
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 727
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 53flyingcloud
http://www.airforums.com/forums/show...6&postcount=45
Over 5 yrs ago and, I reported that diesel was 1.77$ then..
Yesterday, it was sighted at 2.85$
Last I heard the price of crude oil was at the level it was 5 yrs ago~!
Something is fishy here..
Robert Cross, I agree..
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That's an easy one. The demand has increased by more than the supply.
THanks, I'll be here all night.
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Different strokes for different folks!
I never learned from a man who agreed with me.
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12-03-2008, 12:18 AM
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#1771
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2 Rivet Member
1981 27' Excella II
Lynnwood
, Washington
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 66
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I'm not a mechanic but I did sleep at a ........... never mind
A couple of days later I spoke w/ a GM tech whom I've known for years and I truly trust his ability. He said the same thing--regular (87 octane around here) is just fine for the newer computer operated "premium" vehicles. He related that some consideration must be given for towing heavy loads, racing, and other performance activities but, as a rule, 87 is fine and will not hurt the engine. The computers retard the timing slightly to adjust for the lower octane so no knocking or pinging. His opinion is "slightly less mileage but not enough to buy premium".
If an engine was designed to run on 92 octane then it would make since to use it. The higher the octane the harder it is to ignite, higher performance engines generally have higher compression requiring the higher octane. He is technically correct the computer will sence the knock of lower octane and retard the timing but probably not enough to eliminate it during acceleration or climbing hills. If there is pre-ignition over a prolong period it could harm the engine.
As long as were at it the same holds true for an engine that is designed to run on 89 octane, switching to a higher octane has little to no benifit except to the oil companies That's my take on it, anyone else?
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Ron
81 Excella II
I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it.
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12-03-2008, 01:44 AM
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Rivet Master
2005 25' Safari
Salem
, Oregon
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 8,378
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Wrong grade of fuel.
Hi, [short version] Using a lower octane fuel will cause spark knock [pre-ignition] and this breaks pistons. The knock sensor will retard the timeing some, but will only get you by in a pinch. [not recommended] Using a higher octane in a modern car [versus a points/condensor/carbureted old car] does nothing for it because higher octane burns slower and with my personal experience my car lost 4 miles per gallon while burning 92 octane in a 87 octane car. When all else fails, read owner's manual.
Back on topic, no new, or lower fuel prices to report today.
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"Le Petit Chateau Argent" Small Silver Castle
2000 Navigator / 2014 F-150 Eco-Boost / Equal-i-zer / P-3
YAMAHA 2400 / AIR #12144
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12-03-2008, 03:43 AM
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#1773
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Rivet Master
1974 27' Overlander
1954 26' Romany Cruiser
1960 26' Overlander
Rockingham County
, New Hampshire
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 4,410
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Diesel $2.69
Regular $1.73
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'74 Overlander (T-O-Bee)
'46 Spartan Manor (Rosie)
'54 Cruiser (Bogart)
'60 Overlander (Hoagy)
2007 GMC Sierra 2500 HD Duramax
WBCCI 1754 - AIR # 6281
www.balrgn.com
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12-03-2008, 09:22 AM
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#1774
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Rivet Master
1968 28' Ambassador
Cedaredge
, Colorado
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 2,542
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$1.69 in Cory Colorado
I paid $1.58 at safeway in Delta with my discount... YEAH
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May you have at least one sunny day, and a soft chair to sit in..
2008 5.7 L V8 Sequoia
AIR # 31243
WBCCI # 6987
FOUR CORNERS UNIT
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12-03-2008, 01:19 PM
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#1775
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2 Rivet Member
1965 26' Overlander
1972 21' Globetrotter
Arlington
, Tennessee
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 64
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Bout time
Kroger gives a $.10 discount with qualifying purchase Paid $1.399 today.
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12-03-2008, 01:22 PM
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USN/LAPD Retired
2005 25' Safari
North Las Vegas
, United States
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 850
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Diesel: $2.43 a gal.
Unleaded: $1.83 - Mobile Oil Co.
Long Beach/Lakewood CA......
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2007 Dodge Ram Quadcab 6.7L Diesel w/jakebrake
"Better to have more then you need, then need more then you have because you don't have enough!"
AIR #: 8129
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12-03-2008, 01:46 PM
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#1777
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1 Rivet Member
Currently Looking...
Banff
, Scotland
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 7
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Here in Scotland our diesel is the equivalent of USD 6.54 and our prices have dropped!!!
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12-04-2008, 09:35 PM
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#1778
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Rivet Master
1975 Argosy 24
Collierville
, Tennessee
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 727
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Cottonbol beat me to it, just down the street here in Cooterville, TN., USA reglur was a buck39 and falling. I'm still looking for 98 cent.
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I never learned from a man who agreed with me.
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12-05-2008, 09:03 AM
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#1779
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Tramp Streamer
Commercial Member
1995 28' Excella
Artist
, at Large
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 2,002
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Ehernburg, AZ Diesel $2.12
Now we just need to find a job to drive to.
Michael
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12-05-2008, 09:24 AM
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Master of Universe
2008 25' Safari FB SE
Grand Junction
, Colorado
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 12,711
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$1.45 with double discount (20¢) at Safeway in Delta, Colo. You have to spend $200 on groceries to get the 20¢ discount, so I won't be seeing that again for a while.
Gene
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