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Originally Posted by Falcon SXR8
Except your wallet when you have to pay for a more expensive fuel your car doesnt need.
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Even peoples cars that need 95 minimum people keep filling them with 91 because they don't want to spend the extra $10 a tank for 98.
So we keep getting detuned cars in our market because of this exact reason.
I still remember 9 years ago working at a Honda dealership the new Accord Euros with K24 engines having dramas with our fuel, even on ones filled with 95 and 98, we're talking cars sub 100,000km coming back for warranty work.
With the prevalence of Euros on Melbourne roads now I bet they're still copping 91 because the salesman told them they can still use 91 in it because the engine computer will adjust for it or some crapola like that to sell 6 figure cars to people who complain about $10 extra on fuel per fill.
You can see it at my local servo the pump records how many litres its sold of all the fuels and 91 is always an order of magnitude higher than 95/98, 98 will be barely 6 figures and 91 will be well into 7 figures.
Easiest and cheapest score to improve c02 emissions nationally - ban 91 and high sulfur fuel first before we go chasing unicorns elsewhere.