Originally Posted by +fireamx
We have a high compression engine, you can "retard" the timing all you want, it doesn't change the compression ratio. There have been lots of threads about running low octane gas in the Crossfire. I've seen the damage that running "cheap" gasoline can do to a piston over time.
I simply stated it would be nice to know the serial # of your car when you turn it back in, in case another forum member may be concerned about you choosing to use cheap gas in your engine.
I don't owe you an apology for simply commenting that "some" people wouldn't want a car that was run on Low octane fuel. I know I wouldn't, and I'm sure I'm not alone.
By the way, I never said you didn't do other required maintenance to your car, I simply related a story of someone I knew who cut corners to save a buck. If that offended you, it must be because I hit a nerve. Remember, you're the one who said you used cheaper gas.
If you review the thread from three years back, I didn't even think to use REgular, until I read that Chrysler said in a Washington POst article that you can do so for an SRT X-Fire without any real difference to your car in any degree. I'm using the gas that my car needs, not UNNECESSSARY AND SNOBBISH gasoline. You probably also insist on only using bottled Avian water, even though studies show that tap water is in fact safer and cleaner, and besides that, a lot of the bottled water that goes for $1 a bottle, in fact is REALLY TAP WATER.
Guess you and I just have philosophical differences in life.