'05 RX 330 and octane
#46
Please, not that garbage, again.
Nothing but marketing. I use nothing but BP in my RX. Here is a recent thread where we already rehashed this topic:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...-question.html
One can drive from along I-80 in Northern PA to South FL and use nothing but BP gas if one chooses. Which I do.
Nothing but marketing. I use nothing but BP in my RX. Here is a recent thread where we already rehashed this topic:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...-question.html
One can drive from along I-80 in Northern PA to South FL and use nothing but BP gas if one chooses. Which I do.
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#50
I'm in CA and I mostly use mid-grade gasoline and once in a while premium. I haven't noticed much of a difference between mid-grade and premium for me. Saving 10 cents per gallon is a lot for me now that the prices are climbing. Once or twice a month I use Chevron with Techron.
I do mostly city driving so I only get around 17-19mpg (on monitor). I did notice that when I took my RX to Reno (4hr trip) all highway, I was able to get 33 mpg (on monitor) and this is driving at an avg 70-75mph. On the trip back, the highest it ever got was 38 mpg and that's probably due to mostly downhill slopes and just cruising; as soon as I got closer to the city, it dropped dramatically to 32 mpg and for the rest of the tank (I always fill up at just under 1/4 tank) I think the avg went down to around 24 mpg with mostly city.
I do mostly city driving so I only get around 17-19mpg (on monitor). I did notice that when I took my RX to Reno (4hr trip) all highway, I was able to get 33 mpg (on monitor) and this is driving at an avg 70-75mph. On the trip back, the highest it ever got was 38 mpg and that's probably due to mostly downhill slopes and just cruising; as soon as I got closer to the city, it dropped dramatically to 32 mpg and for the rest of the tank (I always fill up at just under 1/4 tank) I think the avg went down to around 24 mpg with mostly city.
Last edited by jmonkie76; 03-31-11 at 02:30 PM.
#54
There are no publications which tell you what additives each brand is using and in what quantities. Those are trade secrets.
#55
It wasn't for the whole stretch of the trip. When we started out it was at 24 AVG MPG and as we got an hour and half into the trip non-stop, it slowly climbed to 33 MPG, with the highest at 38. Remember, I was cruising (hovering over the brakes half the time) downhill most the time on the way back after the mountain range. So, YES, I believe that it was not as accurate of a reading as I hoped. Guess I should have also mentioned after the mountains we were traveling mostly straight/flat road and it dropped down to a constant 28-29 MPG.
#56
I am averaging around 24 miles per gallon now. I have a k&n drop in filter, flowmaster exhaust and torque master spark plugs. I always use 91 octane. My car has over 124,000 miles on her; 60% is highway and 40% is city driving.
#58
It does seem to start off that way. When I experimented it did the same thing. But after a while it seemed to drop in millage,power, the exhaust smell (rotten egg`s) came around. I have too many hills to pull here where I live. So for me any way, I`m better off with the premium. And the premium is much better for the cat converters.
Last edited by lexus114; 04-08-11 at 08:05 AM.
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