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One thing to keep in mind nowadays is that all Turbo cars must use PREMIUM fuel.
I am not aware of any turbo car that doesn't require premium to ward off detonation under boost.
A good friend of mine was all set to buy a Turbo Beetle until I pointed this out. Deal breaker.
If I'm buying a car to get better gas mileage, I don't want to offset any gains by spending an additional 30cents per gallon for fuel.![]()
My 1990 Plymouth Laser RS Turbo called for 90 octane, and never complained a bit about the 89 octane E10 I ran in it for 37k miles. $.10 cheaper than regular and got 27-29 mpg on the highway, or about 25 with me flogging it around town.
the tread is like 6 months old. just thought i'd throw that out there