Canadian gas mileage?
12-19-2004, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by RXcitez
I went to mazda dealership to ask about prices and did a testdrive.. the salesperson said that the 8 can be filled up with 87 octane gas.. i know it's better if u fill it with higher octane gas.. but anyone tried 87 before?
I've tried 87 and it runs fine. Just don't expect as good performance (or something).
12-20-2004, 12:57 PM
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The only performance decrease you see in using 87 octane is if the engine starts pinging.
Generally in winter, it's okay to use a lower octane rating because of the colder temperatures. In the summer, you want to prevent pinging with a higher octane fuel.
Generally in winter, it's okay to use a lower octane rating because of the colder temperatures. In the summer, you want to prevent pinging with a higher octane fuel.
12-30-2004, 08:09 PM
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I have had my GT Standard for about a month now driving under 4k rpm with 80% city. I have filled it up twice with octane 92 chevron and I'm only getting about 300km per 50 L. The total mileage on the car is only around 800km.
Hopefully it'll improve later as the mileage increases, I'd be happy with 350.
Hopefully it'll improve later as the mileage increases, I'd be happy with 350.
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