Different Gas, Car feels different??

[bigislandboxster]

Can't speak for Sunoco (no stations out here), but Chevron 92 octane w/ Techron seems to work the best for me...at $2.94 a gallon it better!

[YellowJacket]

Yeah, any car I've owned, I've started to notice subtle differences depending on what type of gas I use, how close I am to an oil change, the air temperature outside, whether the a/c is running, etc.

And yup -- Chevron or Amoco 93 octane is the only way to go! Although it's a little less than $2.94/gal here -- I paid $2.27 at my last fill.

[MLegere]

Yeah I like the Chevron 93 oct paid 2.23.

[kskimtahoe]

I heard that in CA there is such a strict control over what is allowed that all brands are more or less the same. Also, one of my associate who seriously looked into owning a gas station told me that as long as you buy certain amount of gas from the "parent" company (I think it was less than 50%), you can fill the rest with whatever gas you can buy. Maybe he was pulling my leg.

What type of difference do you notice between different brand of gas?

[bigislandboxster]

I can only dream of prices that low .....Thats the paradise tax for ya!

[jiggysubman]

being in the military, the gas station on base doesn't have taxes....try $2.05

[FUHRIUS]

I can only find 91 octane at chevron...

though the books on the car suggest using 93 octane.

anyone ever used an octane additive in the boxster?