Gyrobob
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Some stations still have mid-grade tanks. That gas is usually pretty old.
Even if you do purchase midgrade at a station that mixes regular and premium before the pump to dispense mid-grade, at the quantities we use, it might as well be the same thing. The gas in the mid-grade nozzle, and the lines/pumps leading to it, has probably been sitting there for quite a while. I seldom put in more than 1.5 gallons in the RYCA, with the iddybiddy tank it has, so if I were to use mid-grade gas, I'd probably have a large portion of it quite stale.
This is kind of a silly discussion, anyway, because there is never any reason for any of us to use mid-grade anyway. If your vehicle of any sort is not pinging, and the manual says regular is okay, using any gas other than regular is stupid. Midgrade and/or premium has less energy in it than regular, and has no advantage at all except to the oil companies. Some stations still have mid-grade tanks. That gas is usually pretty old.
Even if you do purchase midgrade at a station that mixes regular and premium before the pump to dispense mid-grade, at the quantities we use, it might as well be the same thing. The gas in the mid-grade nozzle, and the lines/pumps leading to it, has probably been sitting there for quite a while. I seldom put in more than 1.5 gallons in the RYCA, with the iddybiddy tank it has, so if I were to use mid-grade gas, I'd probably have a large portion of it quite stale.
This is kind of a silly discussion, anyway, because there is never any reason for any of us to use mid-grade anyway. If you vehicle of any sort is not pinging, and the manual says regular is okay, using any gas other than regular is stupid. Midgrade and/or premium has less energy in it than regular, and has no advantage at all except to the oil companies.
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