Gas Price

[Mark B]

I see that gas has been slowly going down in price.
Just wondering where VXers on this site purchase their gas and what grade purchased?
I have been buying premium for $ 1.69 from Sams Club in Clearwater, Florida.
Regular has worked ok too, but I like to run the premium now and then.
Is it ok to switch back and fourth?

[Anita]

I think most of the information from members/mechanics is that the VX does not need premium gas, nor is it better for our engine but that is up for long discussion. 87 octane is recommended in the owners manual.

Here is a lengthy thread on the subject:
http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...7&page=1&pp=15

[Joe_Black]

You mean $2.69, right?

I've found that the 3.2 and 3.5 Isuzu engines run quite well on 87 octane. Filled up today in Fort Meade, FL for $2.46 gallon.

[IndianaVX]

im gonna start drivin south to fill up.....visit some of my buds down in largo, and cw beach. 1.69......im hopin thats a typo.
getting gas here in central indiana, at walmart for 2.23

[JAFO]

Best price I've saw here in Oregon yesterday is $2.83 and I drove through 7 cities yesterday.

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http://www.wicn.org/programs/thisnewcar.htm

Available at the iTunes Music Store for free.

Have you heard that the price of gas in the U.S. is cheap compared to the International rate of $5 to $6 a gallon?

Have you heard that the U.S. government is considering emposing a $2 to $3 per gallon tax on the gas we buy? This is an effort to raise our awareness of our dependancies on oil, generate revenue for improving mass transit, and to get us to drive less, which will improve our air quality.

[IndianaVX]

or we could just vote in some elephants so that drilling in the gulf, and alaska, isnt always poo pooed. and then we could be less dependent on oil sources outside our great USA. keep our gas prices down, untill we develop the other alternatives in our own time.its like indiana is a very large coal producing state, and the coal that we get for our power plants is imported.....grrrrrr
didnt mean to hijack the thread.
and im not sure its the government thats considering emposing the tax, its probably the DEMOCRATS................

[Bisquait]

Have you heard that the price of gas in the U.S. is cheap compared to the International rate of $5 to $6 a gallon?

Not the International rate. Please check your facts first. That would be more likely European rates, and northern Europe at that. Meanwhile, gas in South American, Middle East and Eastern countries are 10% of what we pay.

Have you heard that the U.S. government is considering emposing a $2 to $3 per gallon tax on the gas we buy? This is an effort to raise our awareness of our dependancies on oil, generate revenue for improving mass transit, and to get us to drive less, which will improve our air quality.

I agree we should be -much- more aware of our oil depedency situation, but such a radical move would cause a revolt. It certainly wouldn't even be talked about with our current pro-oil President/Congress, and even a very liberal President/Congress would have to implement a program making extremely gradual changes. Humans are creatures of habit, and by nature afraid of change. If you change too much too quickly, you will begin to disassociate your constituents. Politicians know this very well. Conspiracy theories such as this $3/gallon tax should fall into the same category as UFO-coverups and Elvis sightings.