Another Reason to Come On Down... (Knoxville: how much, buying, price)

[daniellefort]

Originally Posted by hoosier07

Just more money on their pocket....they know that cars which require premium gas are more expensive, therefore, who buys those cars have more money....by the way, in some vehicles you can use regular gas instead of premium without any engine damage.....the difference is that you will not get the same performance....it's the case with some GM cars (I have a '99 Buick Regal GSE that is running for the past 18 months on regular, it's a GSE with supercharger that would require premium gas in case I want the full power of the engine.....I don't need it.....and it's running smooth and nice with regular gas....it will take a few miles to the engine computer adjust its operation to the new grade of gas but no big deal.

Now, some imports DO require premium because that's the only type of gas they have on their country of origin....so be careful and talk to your dealer.

well i have a 98 Grand Prix GTP supercharged which is paid for and no i didn't buy it because i had a lot of money. it was an even trade for my camero. I just like the power of it so i can fly past those little punks who think they have something bad. My husband recently put in a switch that changes the way the engine functions or does something to the motor (i'm not sure of the specifics) but i can use just regular unleaded if i want but since i work at home anyways, i don't need much gas to begin with so i stay with the super. I used to take it to the drag strip here before i retired it as it just rolled to 101,000 miles. It was fun but it sure can burn up a lot of gas in no time. I used to buy cars based on looks and could care less of the speed but now I got spoiled and want looks and speed of course it wasn't really an issue until the gas hit $3 a gallon. It's up to $3.19 for regular now and $3.49 for super.

[hiknapster]

Originally Posted by daniellefort

well i have a 98 Grand Prix GTP supercharged which is paid for and no i didn't buy it because i had a lot of money. it was an even trade for my camero.

Oh, I love your taste in cars!!!!!!!!!!!

Price is holding steady at 2.97.

[mbmouse]

Just a note about something I found out about gas and cars recently.
My 03 PT Cruiser can NOT handle gas with ethanol in it. It sputters and runs like crud and actually get 6 miles less per gallon of gas with ethanol. It even says it in the hand book to not use gas with the additive. I know this makes the gas cheaper, but I now have to watch the signs on the pumps and look for the ethanol. Luckily I can use regular unleaded and it runs great. So if you have a car that hasn't run well on regular and you feel you need to go to the super unleaded, check to see if it might be the ethanol with you model too? I do know some cars you just HAVE to use super, if we put regular in the cobra, the darn thing won't run.
$2.97 here for regular today too. Hubby is in KA this week, he said $3.46 for regular!!!! I am SOOO happy I live in East TN.

[ALML]

Hi........gas out this way is $3.20. First time we have been lower than where my nieces are in Indiana. I plan on robbing a bank soon as I have to fill up to drive to Vegas today

[hoosier07]

You should be fine and get enough get up and go with regular gas on your 98 Grand Prix GTP......it's the 3.8 liter GM that I also have on my Buick. The difference in power is insignificant if you're not racing.

You may notice a small difference in the first tank but it will get back to normal as soon as you continue to use regular.

Why pay more ? ;-)

[daniellefort]

Originally Posted by hoosier07

You should be fine and get enough get up and go with regular gas on your 98 Grand Prix GTP......it's the 3.8 liter GM that I also have on my Buick. The difference in power is insignificant if you're not racing.

You may notice a small difference in the first tank but it will get back to normal as soon as you continue to use regular.

Why pay more ? ;-)

It does have a get up and go on regular but my husband also added a few "parts" to increase the performance of it as well as smaller belts. It's just a fun car to drive. I'm lucky if i drive 20 miles a week anyways. I live right on the edge of town so everything i need is within a 5 mile drive.

[Songbird42]

Here on the West Coast of Fl. at Hess it was $2.98 today...a real bargain
heard on the local news where Gov. Crist is thinking of taking the state tax OFF of gas for the summer, especially with Hurricane season starting June 1st
that would save the citizens approx. $.10 cents a gallon.

Still even as the prices keep going up, I don't see that people are staying home, there are still many cars on the road.

[Ridgerunner]

While out and about this weekend in East Tennessee I've noticed that outlets within sight of the interstate highways are gouging consumers for 5 to 10 cents more per gallon.

[daniellefort]

Originally Posted by Songbird42

Still even as the prices keep going up, I don't see that people are staying home, there are still many cars on the road.

We all just work a little more if we can so we can still have our fun. No sense in being stuck home if we can help it. I know i've been busting my butt lately just to keep up with our own outings. We're always on the go doing something fun.

[Shenandoah]

Originally Posted by Songbird42

heard on the local news where Gov. Crist is thinking of taking the state tax OFF of gas for the summer, especially with Hurricane season starting June 1st
that would save the citizens approx. $.10 cents a gallon.

Now, if Governor Rendell would do that here in PA, but he won't, as it's been brought up before when people were complaining about the price of gas.
Here in PA, there's 43c added onto the price of each gallon for PA tax. And we STILL have horrible roads.

'Welcome to Pennsylvania. The Pothole State!'

blessings, Shen