Gasoline:name brand or generic and why????
#48
I used Shell v-power nitro. If not I always use another good grade. Just a habit for all the luxury vehicles I've owned.
#49
Lexus Test Driver
I'll keep my pregular gas @ 5c off per gallon, 2% rebate from SC and 5% cash back on top of that from Barclaycard. 🐊
#51
Pole Position
Regardless of brand names, premium blends are probably 99% identical. Are you going to drive a few miles out of your way ($$) to choose a specific brand or just fill up at your neighborhood discount gas station? I say fill'er up wherever you want, and use the cheapest premium gas that you can find.
You say "my car runs smoother on specific brand gasoline over another"? I say it's all in your head!
You say "my car runs smoother on specific brand gasoline over another"? I say it's all in your head!
http://www.consumerreports.org/car-m...ginMethod=auto
#52
Instructor
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I read that article yesterday as well. I said the same exact thing in another posting:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...ml#post9083240
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...ml#post9083290
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...ml#post9083730
Well, we all love to own 80k+ cars but wanted to save 8c / g at the gas station ........
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...ml#post9083240
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...ml#post9083290
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...ml#post9083730
Well, we all love to own 80k+ cars but wanted to save 8c / g at the gas station ........
#53
Pole Position
I read that article yesterday as well. I said the same exact thing in another posting:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...ml#post9083240
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...ml#post9083290
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...ml#post9083730
Well, we all love to own 80k+ cars but wanted to save 8c / g at the gas station ........
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...ml#post9083240
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...ml#post9083290
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...ml#post9083730
Well, we all love to own 80k+ cars but wanted to save 8c / g at the gas station ........
The list of gas stations selling Top Tier gasoline is actually quite long (http://www.toptiergas.com/retailers/), and it includes the places where I usually fill up (Breaktime, QuikTrip, Phillips66). They are just not some of the famous names. Still, from now on, I will probably pay more attention to where I fill up.
On another note, although a 10% ethanol blend is approved by Lexus for the LS, I am wondering if I should try to use gas without ethanol. That might be more challenging in the midwest, especially Missouri and Iowa, my predominant travel region.
Last edited by comotiger; 07-09-16 at 04:44 AM.
#54
Lexus Test Driver
Chevron is the best imo. Techron works really well. And while you can buy the additive, using Chevron has it in every tank, meaning there's a constant stream of the stuff on your valves and anywhere else carbon might build up.
One important aspect is that it's much easier to keep carbon at bay then to try and get rid of it. That's why I always use it, all the time. Once there's a lot of build up, no amount of additives will do much.
One important aspect is that it's much easier to keep carbon at bay then to try and get rid of it. That's why I always use it, all the time. Once there's a lot of build up, no amount of additives will do much.
#55
Lexus Test Driver
I read that article yesterday as well. I said the same exact thing in another posting:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...ml#post9083240
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...ml#post9083290
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...ml#post9083730
Well, we all love to own 80k+ cars but wanted to save 8c / g at the gas station ........
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...ml#post9083240
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...ml#post9083290
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...ml#post9083730
Well, we all love to own 80k+ cars but wanted to save 8c / g at the gas station ........
#56
Pole Position
#58
Lexus Champion
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Originally Posted by comotiger
The list of gas stations selling Top Tier gasoline is actually quite long (http://www.toptiergas.com/retailers/)
#59
Lexus Fanatic
I didn't get to own $80,000 car by paying 8c/gallon extra.
#60
I'm considered cheap too. Especially by my wife. I'll come into the house, and on the way to the bedroom I'll turn off 18 lights (not 18 switches, but maybe 5 or 6 switches, most with multiple bulbs, but I count the bulbs), I'll turn off a TV and X-Box and a bathroom fan that nobody is near, noone is using. There's a (cartoon) commercial with a bunch of hogs running rampant in a house and every light in the house is on. The hogs are called "Power Hogs." That's my family. But I've compared my power bill to my M5 buddy ... I don't even compare to his energy bills.
My wife could leave the house at night on a 2 week vacation, look back and see the house glowing like the sun from every light being on, and not give it a 2nd thought. Drives me nuts. Her mother and grandmother leave lights on everywhere ... including in closets when the closet doors are closed! It's too much of a hassle for them to flip a switch. So I guess that kind of *^#* is ingrained.
But I do have 5 cars, a motorcycle, golf cart and ATV ... so yes, I do like my toys.
My wife could leave the house at night on a 2 week vacation, look back and see the house glowing like the sun from every light being on, and not give it a 2nd thought. Drives me nuts. Her mother and grandmother leave lights on everywhere ... including in closets when the closet doors are closed! It's too much of a hassle for them to flip a switch. So I guess that kind of *^#* is ingrained.
But I do have 5 cars, a motorcycle, golf cart and ATV ... so yes, I do like my toys.