I use 91 chevron, $3.51 right now in Norcal, so I spend about 100 a week on gas, its horrible but I would never risk any damage or knocking to save a few bucks...

that said, my friend uses 89 octane whatever is cheap in his b6 and he says it runs fine...but still...

 

So all in all you guys pay $50+ for gas and because it takes premium and not 87 ? Not only that how long does it last ?

 

It depends on how you drive. I do mostly 90% freeway driving, sometimes taking advantage of my turbo, and I can get 350-360 miles/ tank on average. If I drive like grandma, I can get up to 420 miles/tank. And yes... I pay about $50 to fill up my tank with Shell 91. Too bad they don't have 93+ octane in Cali [:@].

 

What!!!?! I get at most 260 miles on a tank. I get like 16.3 Average MPG on my 2000 1.8T!

 

yeah, but only if you fill up in Newtown, Southbury, or any other upscale neighborhood. I got 93 for $3.30/gal on the way back from work today, which still bites compared to N.C.

 

Dont' go cheap, always fill up with the highest octane you can get, better for gas mileage anyway. And as far as price goes, I'm in Pittsburgh and paid $3.45/gallon for premium today, so consider yourself lucky because you're paying a lot less than most of us..

 

dont risk it, i put 87 in my old audi and got CEls up the @$$, the current car saysi can run on 87 but i was getting somewhat less MPGs than 93 and the timeing was retarded so i got less power.

 

I get around 320 to a tank and it cost me around 44 dollars to fill up on 93 and it usually lasts me about 8 days. as far as my driving habits...I somtime romp on the gas a somtimes i drive like a grandma. I guess it;s better than the jeep wrangler i was driving a month ago with 31 inch tires and a 6 cylinder. That thing was like trying to drive a barn down the highway @ 70 MPH!

 

What is the compression ratio of the 1.8T?

It's very weird. My manual says I can use 87 octane, but on the gas door on the car there is a sticker that says don't go below 93. I've run both with no problems, but usually run 93.

-Chris

 

There's only 3.8 liters per gallon here in The Greater Chicagoland Area, where we're paying $3.27ish. I still feel bad for anyone that has to pay those europian prices though.