With gas prices starting to rise, I was wondering if anyone has information on using 89 octane fuel instead of Premium 91 octane? Can our cars run on regular gasoline or middle grade?

 

They will run on it but it isn't the best thing for them.

 

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Been running 89 octane without a problem for a while. No missing, stumbling, hesitation, nothing out of the ordinary and I still get the rush when I drive her.


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I have a limited engine in my C320 and have been running reg, for the last two years. and just like the crossfire it requires 93 octane,. for the first tank or two the ecu is changing it's self to accept the lesser octane after that it runs great gets 26 mpg ,,weighs about 300 lbs than a limited crossfire,,, so to answer your question,,yes you can run reg 87 octane or 89 octane
don't forget for the first two tank fulls drive easy,,,not like i do . jim

 

The sticker and notes in the owner's manual telling you to use premium fuel are meaningless. The price at the pump is what should determine the fuel you use, not some dumbass engineer who probably doesn't even know what gas costs these days.

Same goes for this B.S. about using some "special" coolant; you will save money by running just distilled water, just do the -10C mod so the engine fan comes on at 188F instead of the 206F it does now, you've got to keep the coolant from getting anywhere near boiling, the -10C mod will keep the engine from going over 195F, ever. (The thermostat opens at 195F.)

You can save even more by running 10W detergent oil from Walmart instead of "synthetic" oils that can cost up to $9 a quart. In fact, lower octane fuels pollute less and therefore contaminate the oil less as well - if you run 85 octane, I bet you could go 15,000 miles on an oil change - now there are some big savings.