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Samsplace5022 Rookie Author Tucson Posts:49 Points:14,365 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2013 10:50:32 AM Ignore Samsplace5022 Report Abuse My service department at my local Acura dealer told me to use top tier premium gas for betteer performance and milage on my 2002 TL. He was right and I actually save money.

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My service department at my local Acura dealer told me to use top tier premium gas for betteer performance and milage on my 2002 TL. He was right and I actually save money.

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MIT05 Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:4,307 Points:1,419,025 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2013 3:02:07 AM Ignore MIT05 Report Abuse 87 for me.
PhilT08 Champion Author Buffalo Posts:2,108 Points:123,285 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2013 1:33:17 PM Ignore PhilT08 Report Abuse I did a quick search of your vehicle, it requires minimum 91 octane fuel for optimal performance. most vehicles only require 87 octane fuel.
hornet17 Champion Author Vancouver Posts:1,323 Points:440,865 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2013 12:03:04 PM Ignore hornet17 Report Abuse what does your manual say? It probably says to use premium.
MertieMan Champion Author Lexington Posts:14,928 Points:2,923,310 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2013 5:08:47 AM Ignore MertieMan Report Abuse And your service department is feeding you a line of bull. All gas in a given area comes from the same terminal to a station nearest to you and is basically the same gas no matter where you buy it. This so called top tier thing is a complete myth.
jes Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:16,295 Points:3,378,225 Joined:Jun 2003	Message Posted: Feb 22, 2013 4:52:14 AM Ignore jes Report Abuse My car runs just fine on plain old regular, the cheapest I can find.
stlhawk All-Star Author St. Louis Posts:926 Points:431,625 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2013 5:01:17 PM Ignore stlhawk Report Abuse I am happy for you but glad regular is the most efficient for my car.
WEPSMAN Champion Author South Dakota Posts:10,609 Points:2,049,025 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2013 4:47:22 PM Ignore WEPSMAN Report Abuse Your car probably recommends a high octane fuel. Most "average" cars run fine on unleaded and not premium.
TrixieNY Champion Author Buffalo Posts:2,715 Points:666,640 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2013 4:40:42 PM Ignore TrixieNY Report Abuse Great story! Now how about posting some gas prices?