I'm sure everyone thinking about where these gas prices are going is it possible to run regular gas or does the car need to be ran off of supreme and what kind of mileage are your guys getting and can you please mention what your running like stage II or what not

 

dont be cheap

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i was running 87 in mine until i figured out it needed premium. the cars runs alot better with the premium.

 

what he said. your saving what 3$ on a full tank by going 87

 

Yupp. 3$ a week or so isn't going to break my bank. Repairs from having knock, and all other issues from being a cheap ass will.

 

If Ethanol continues to be subsidized that might be a cost saving alternative.

The old adage "You gotta pay to play" comes to mind. Do not buy a performance oriented car if you are super concerned about mileage and cost. If you want better mileage and cheap gas there are much better alternatives out there than running the risk of excessive knock (one of the two most damaging elements to an IC engine).

 

gotta pay to play

 

Manual. Premium.

Its all how you drive.

 

Ha... You're worried about gas on an econo car?

 

 

seriously they wouldnt tell you 91 if 87 would get you by. like stated earlier its really only about a 5$ difference for a full tank

 

More like $2.50 tops. 93 is usually $.20 more then 87 and Cobalts have what, a 13 gallon tank?

 

The problem here is that this car is cheap, and it will be the cheap people that buy it.


I'd be DDing a C5 Z06 if I wasn't too cheap for the insurance.. I'm sure there aren't many that were on a budget that went out and said: "I want a performance car. Gee, I think I'll go buy a used Cobalt SS."

The majority of people who buy this car have the mindset of "how cheap can I go decently fast?" I don't see why everyone acts surprised when and 87 vs. 93 thread pops up...



Here's a good, recent example: https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/2-0l...r-size-243548/

 

Yep. I push mine until I get that low fuel light and then 40 miles after that. Always wind up with around 12.3 gallon fill-ups. Collected an assload of coffee mugs too.

$0.20 x 12 = 2.60

You could find $2.60 in pop cans. Is it really worth it to **** up your engine over the price of a single coney dog?

 

Im running 93 in mine its 3.72 a gallon but i noticed a significant difference in the mileage...i went 302 miles and wasnt close to E yet so that should tell ya something

 

Check my signature...89-91 is ok, never tried or wanted to try any lower than this. Like Erod says, its how you drive, and apparently I'm a light footer as mid grade gets me better mileage than premium. No known tune in the 'puter.

 

Put the proper fuel in your car, or trade in for a scooter if you can't afford it.

 

My god, what would you do if you had a V8???

 

I know I'm gonna cry at the pumps this year until I switch.

 

Exactly why im not driving an SRT8.

 

If you think you're paying a lot for gas in this car, drive my grand prix. I'm saving the balt miles to drive a car that gets 20mpg. The extra $3 a tank is well worth it, and you could be driving something much worse. I'm more than willing to pay the price of gas to have the freedom to go where I want and enjoy my car.

 

lol not to tell you guy's that you aren't paying alot for gas but when I was home 2 weeks ago it was 1.21 a liter for premium. about 5.32 a gallon in your country. just saying that you guys could have it worse.

get a hybrid or a yaris or prius if you wanna hyper-mile it! lol

oh I forgot to say that home is Calgary, Alberta for me

 

Honestly, its borederline annoying hearing our gas compared to Europeans/overseas. Gas over there has ALWAYS been expensive as ****, hence why cars are the way they are over there (smaller engines, diesels, etc). Their gas didnt TRIPLE or QUADRUPLE in the last decade like ours has...

americans were used to paying about 1.20-1.40 before the war started (thats what i remember paying back in 01).

 

I'm not being a dick or anything here but CALGARY, ALBERTA isn't in europe or overseas. it's north of the 49th parallel. 10 years ago we were under 1.00 a liter so saying that our price didn't go up drastically is an understatement.

 

i wouldnt call us overseas


Seriously, gas is going up.Deal with it. My wifes Envoy XL gets half the mileage that my balt does thats why it isnt a daily driver. it goes a lot better with a trailer behind than the Cobalt does though. If you want to save the extra 2 or $3 per tank leave the car at home and walk sometimes.