http://www.rocketfinance.net/2008/07/22/should-you-fill-up-with-regular-or-mid-grade-gasoline/ Finance is not rocket science, unless it is government finance. Sat, 05 Jun 2010 22:48:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.rocketfinance.net/2008/07/22/should-you-fill-up-with-regular-or-mid-grade-gasoline/comment-page-1/#comment-6279 The Friday Gathering - Life change edition Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:40:10 +0000 http://www.rocketfinance.net/?p=407#comment-6279 [...] Should you fill up with regular or mid-grade gasoline? [...] [...] Should you fill up with regular or mid-grade gasoline? [...]

]]> http://www.rocketfinance.net/2008/07/22/should-you-fill-up-with-regular-or-mid-grade-gasoline/comment-page-1/#comment-6190 Lynda Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:14:46 +0000 http://www.rocketfinance.net/?p=407#comment-6190 The price of mid-grade gas in Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska is subsidize by use of up to 10% ethanol, which can lower the actually energy produced. I should by unleaded but actully buy mid-grade because it is cheaper.. The price of mid-grade gas in Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska is subsidize by use of up to 10% ethanol, which can lower the actually energy produced. I should by unleaded but actully buy mid-grade because it is cheaper..

]]> http://www.rocketfinance.net/2008/07/22/should-you-fill-up-with-regular-or-mid-grade-gasoline/comment-page-1/#comment-6142 rocketc Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:01:43 +0000 http://www.rocketfinance.net/?p=407#comment-6142 I wish I knew for sure. I'm sure there is a price at which it makes sense to buy the higher grade stuff. I wish I knew for sure. I’m sure there is a price at which it makes sense to buy the higher grade stuff.

]]> http://www.rocketfinance.net/2008/07/22/should-you-fill-up-with-regular-or-mid-grade-gasoline/comment-page-1/#comment-6121 Chris Eaker Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:47:00 +0000 http://www.rocketfinance.net/?p=407#comment-6121 You are right that there were too many variables and varied conditions to really make an accurate conclusion. There was one time when I put premium in my car for some reason I can't remember and my mileage was quite a bit higher. I can't remember the actual numbers, but it was almost enough to make me change for good. Overall, it's probably a wash with the extra price for the higher grade fuel. But I also wanted to point out that the different brands of gas don't make much difference. The gas you buy at a Chevron station could very well have been refined at an Exxon refinery and the gas you buy at Exxon could have been refined at a Shell refinery. It all goes into one pipeline and is delivered to various places around the country. However, the different companies do add their own special additives to the gas when it arrives at the final destination, but I don't think they are much different. You are right that there were too many variables and varied conditions to really make an accurate conclusion. There was one time when I put premium in my car for some reason I can’t remember and my mileage was quite a bit higher. I can’t remember the actual numbers, but it was almost enough to make me change for good. Overall, it’s probably a wash with the extra price for the higher grade fuel. But I also wanted to point out that the different brands of gas don’t make much difference. The gas you buy at a Chevron station could very well have been refined at an Exxon refinery and the gas you buy at Exxon could have been refined at a Shell refinery. It all goes into one pipeline and is delivered to various places around the country. However, the different companies do add their own special additives to the gas when it arrives at the final destination, but I don’t think they are much different.

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