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Subject:Re: Mid-grade fuel, was: RE octane rating
From:Karl F. Bloss
Date:Wed, 14 Jul 1999 00:26:23 -0400

> This is FYI hearsay, something I read on this list (I think).
[snip]
> Mid grade is the swill that comes out of the pipe when they switch from
> regular to high octane or vice versa, and the gas is mixed. For marketing
> reasons, they can't throw it away, so they sell it a "mid grade". The
> octane varies widely.

Sorry, I don't buy it.  FWIW, Sunoco appears to mix their stuff on
the fly.  They have regular, mid-grade, and premium all coming from
one pump with one nozzle.  Ulta 94 is a separate pump.

Oh well, Bev runs best on 87 regular grade anyway.

-Karl

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