We managed a fine test loop of 24 miles-per-gallon on regular gas.
With regular gas now at $1.83 per gallon here, this attitude seems both arrogant and dumb.
At the time of his accident, you could buy regular gas for thirty or thirty-two cents a gallon.
A gallon of regular gas now averages $2.33, after rising above $3 in August.
Recently, regular gas was selling for $2.19 a gallon.
I have used regular 87-octane gas for years in many engines with no ill effects.
As a result, some companies are selling gasoline with ethanol for 7 to 10 cents less per gallon than regular gas.
All told, perhaps 20 percent of the cars on the American road truly need higher octane than regular gas provides.
The 383 would now run on regular gas.
Usually, the higher-octane gas costs more than the regular gas.