Originally Posted by
DLFan2
Originally Posted by
mecabq
That's interesting. I discovered 86 in Albuquerque, and just assumed it was because that's a less affluent area and fewer octanes costs less money. Thanks for the information.
That has to be one of the most ridiculous statements ever posted at FT.
Whoa, there. Does higher octane not provide higher performance? Does higher octane not cost more? Does Albuquerque not have, on average, more "low performance" autos than California, as well as a vastly lower per-capita income? I didn't know that lower octane was more appropriate at higher altitudes, but it seems from the informed posters in this thread that my assumption that less expensive, lower-octane fuel is appropriate for the New Mexico market (for reasons beyond elevation) had some merit.