gas type on the 6s ~ 87 or 89?
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Yeah I don't know why American are obsessed with that. Damn SUVs and Hummers all over the place now...
I'm still trying to figure out why most Americans choose Automatic Transmissions. In Europe they'll throw you in jail if you don't know how to drive stick.
I'm still trying to figure out why most Americans choose Automatic Transmissions. In Europe they'll throw you in jail if you don't know how to drive stick.
crossbow said:
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- 96 Miata M-Edition, 2015 Mazda 3 Hatch
my 6 is my first mtx car, and I'm never buying another car that isn't stick.
Same here, but I love at least once a week, driving the Mazda 3 that we have, it's a GT tiptronic. And I am telling you it is fun slapping that thing around a corner. But ever since I got my Mazda 6, I dont think I can ever go back to Auto trannies. MTX's rock (rockon)seanmcsean said:
I'm still getting used to mine as it is my first stick car as well and I havne't driven it much. Today's the first day i drove it to work. I'm still stalling at hills, turns and in rolling stop n' go. I think it's mainly cuz I'm getting nervous about hitting the car behind me. I often will just peel out instead of stalling (drive)seanmcsean said:
Just a heads up, I switched to 89 octane just a week and a half ago, and I am noticing better fuel consumption, I have not changed the style of my driving. For the 3 pennies extra per liter, it's worth it, end up saving a few bux per tank and poluting the enviroment a lil less.
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- 96 Miata M-Edition, 2015 Mazda 3 Hatch
I'm still averaging only 20mpg because I do mostly uphill city driving, but its even worse when I put 87 in.
Here's an excellent article (posted on 6club in the EXACT same thread) by USA today which details the myth's, falacies, and general misconceptions of the american public on octane, and their utter obscession with thinking higher = better/faster/cleaner/better mileage.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2003-0...remiumgas_x.htm
In an 87 octane car, if you throw in a higher octane (and its stock), your ADDING to the deposits, not subtracting them.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2003-0...remiumgas_x.htm
In an 87 octane car, if you throw in a higher octane (and its stock), your ADDING to the deposits, not subtracting them.
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- 96 Miata M-Edition, 2015 Mazda 3 Hatch
your link is busted crossbow.. here's the real link
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2003-07-30-premiumgas_x.htm
this is also useful
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/autos/octane.htm
long story short, I'm filling up with 87 next time.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2003-07-30-premiumgas_x.htm
this is also useful
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/autos/octane.htm
long story short, I'm filling up with 87 next time.
I do a combination of city (20-35mph) and fast city (40-50mph) driving and I'm not even at 900 miles on the odo and I'm getting around 27mpg. As we all know cars do not get good mileage until they are broken in around 5-10k miles. Given that, I think the above is pretty good. I use regular gasoline and would only use higher octane fuel is the owner's manual required or recommended it.
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- 96 Miata M-Edition, 2015 Mazda 3 Hatch
yeah, I've got 6k miles on mine and I'm still getting garbage mileage.. I do a lot of uphill stop and go though, which probably has something to do with it. I'm gonna see what happens when I switch back to 87 though.. that article crossbow found scared the bejesus out of me.
edit: crossbow, where is silver springs MD? how far is that from the philly area?
edit: crossbow, where is silver springs MD? how far is that from the philly area?
