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Old 07-14-2020, 06:01 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by Pete Meisinger View Post
There is a land bound gas station a couple blocks from my house in Northern Wisconsin. Regular lead free is about $2.00 a gallon.) The lead free premium is also ethanol free(I think 91 octaneis almost $4.00 a gallon. Some, like me, buy the premium to use in outboards, chainsaws, and motorcycles and all small engines.

There are a lot of snowmobiles, ATVs, UTVs and various race cars around here which buy the premium either for the higher octane or the ethanol free aspect.

People pay the premium price so they charge it. I don't see it changing anytime soon. Same with marina gas. If you want to save a few bucks, haul your own. (Until the marina sees you do it or you burn your boat down.)

pete
"The lead free premium is also ethanol free(I think 91 octane)" - good point but do you believe your engine runs better on 91 octane fuel? I believe most of our toys state 87 octane as the "go to" fuel. My chainsaw, my lawn tractor, my hurricane generator all say 87 octane and no mention of ethanol.
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