Tacoma 2008 V6 Gas requirement

"Bonehenge (B A R R Y)" <DwightSchrute.DeleteThis@DunderMifflin.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 02 Dec 2007 01:05:03 GMT, "R/C Foster" <fos-ter.DeleteThis@pacbell.net>
> wrote:
>
>>Buying a 2008 Tacoma, 6 cyl. 2wheel drive, manual. I have heard you need
>>to
>>use 90 octane. Is this true?
>>
>
>
> My 2005 V6 gets better enough mileage on 91+ that it's cheaper per
> mile than 87. I can drive 300 miles for less money on 93 than 87,
> even though 87 is cheaper gas.
>
> Toyota "recommends" 91+, but allows 87, so you can make the choice.
> You can check the manual yourself at any dealer.
>
> Think beyond the per gallon price...

Very ture. I can get (sorry only know metric measurments) 14.5L/100kms on 91
Octane with 10% Ethanol. If I dont use ethenol (@91Oct) I get 13.4ish per
100kms. If i use 98 Oct I get 12.6L/100kms. The extra 10cents per litre I
pay gets outweighed by the additional power and economy I get with better
fuels.

Then again if I was paying per litre what you pay in the States Id be
driving a gas guzzling 6.0l V8 instead of a 3.6l V6!

Todays price at the pump is $1.38.9/Litre for standard (Non ethanol) 91
Octane.
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"R/C Foster" <fos-ter RemoveThis @pacbell.net> wrote in message
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> Buying a 2008 Tacoma, 6 cyl. 2wheel drive, manual. I have heard you need
> to use 90 octane. Is this true?
>

The 07 uses plain old regular.
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On Sat, 1 Dec 2007 22:03:58 -0700, "DanG" <nospam RemoveThis @q.com> wrote:

>
>"R/C Foster" <fos-ter RemoveThis @pacbell.net> wrote in message
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>> Buying a 2008 Tacoma, 6 cyl. 2wheel drive, manual. I have heard you need
>> to use 90 octane. Is this true?
>>
>
>The 07 uses plain old regular.


The manual no longer "recommends" premium for better performance?
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"Scotty" <scoter1 RemoveThis @warmmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Bonehenge (B A R R Y)" <DwightSchrute RemoveThis @DunderMifflin.com> wrote in message
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>> On Sun, 02 Dec 2007 01:05:03 GMT, "R/C Foster" <fos-ter RemoveThis @pacbell.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Buying a 2008 Tacoma, 6 cyl. 2wheel drive, manual. I have heard you need
>>>to
>>>use 90 octane. Is this true?
>>>
>>
>>
>> My 2005 V6 gets better enough mileage on 91+ that it's cheaper per
>> mile than 87. I can drive 300 miles for less money on 93 than 87,
>> even though 87 is cheaper gas.
>>
>> Toyota "recommends" 91+, but allows 87, so you can make the choice.
>> You can check the manual yourself at any dealer.
>>
>> Think beyond the per gallon price...
>
> Very ture. I can get (sorry only know metric measurments) 14.5L/100kms on
> 91 Octane with 10% Ethanol. If I dont use ethenol (@91Oct) I get 13.4ish
> per 100kms. If i use 98 Oct I get 12.6L/100kms. The extra 10cents per
> litre I pay gets outweighed by the additional power and economy I get with
> better fuels.
>
> Then again if I was paying per litre what you pay in the States Id be
> driving a gas guzzling 6.0l V8 instead of a 3.6l V6!
>
> Todays price at the pump is $1.38.9/Litre for standard (Non ethanol) 91
> Octane.
>
Scotty just curious!!! England or Down Under??? $5.50 for premium? Wow we do
have it good in the USA
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On Sun, 2 Dec 2007 11:31:38 +1000, "Scotty" <scoter1.TakeThisOut@warmmail.com>
wrote:

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>"Bonehenge (B A R R Y)" <DwightSchrute.TakeThisOut@DunderMifflin.com> wrote in message
>news:4k14l35digrfj4ernvblk0eo6gspji5gg0@4ax.com...
>> On Sun, 02 Dec 2007 01:05:03 GMT, "R/C Foster" <fos-ter.TakeThisOut@pacbell.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Buying a 2008 Tacoma, 6 cyl. 2wheel drive, manual. I have heard you need
>>>to
>>>use 90 octane. Is this true?
>>>
>>
>>
>> My 2005 V6 gets better enough mileage on 91+ that it's cheaper per
>> mile than 87. I can drive 300 miles for less money on 93 than 87,
>> even though 87 is cheaper gas.
>>
>> Toyota "recommends" 91+, but allows 87, so you can make the choice.
>> You can check the manual yourself at any dealer.
>>
>> Think beyond the per gallon price...
>
>Very ture. I can get (sorry only know metric measurments) 14.5L/100kms on 91
>Octane with 10% Ethanol. If I dont use ethenol (@91Oct) I get 13.4ish per
>100kms. If i use 98 Oct I get 12.6L/100kms. The extra 10cents per litre I
>pay gets outweighed by the additional power and economy I get with better
>fuels.

Some cars the math works and you save money running on Premium fuel,
but on most it does not.

>Then again if I was paying per litre what you pay in the States Id be
>driving a gas guzzling 6.0l V8 instead of a 3.6l V6!
>
>Todays price at the pump is $1.38.9/Litre for standard (Non ethanol) 91
>Octane.

Thats Australia? Let's see, 3.78 liters to the gallon... If you
already did an Aus$ to US$ conversion that would be $5.25 gal - high
but not that far out of line depending on whether you are in an urban
or rural area. Check again in that "Last Gas for 100KM" spot in the
Outback and it'll be even higher from the low sales volume and added
transportation costs.

Now figure out how much of that is taxes and tariffs, and the base
price is pretty much the same around the world - you have to pump it,
move it, refine it, and move it again, and the transportation is the
big variable. Every time a drop of crude oil or refined fuel is
handled and moves to the next stop on it's journey to you, whether by
ship, train, pipeline, tank truck or drum, that adds more delivery
costs. And in Europe they grab Value Added Tax at every step.

And remember you guys use the Research Octane rating, and our "Pump
Octane" is (Research+Motor)/2 which is why the numbers are lower.

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"Bonehenge (B A R R Y)" <DwightSchrute.DeleteThis@DunderMifflin.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 1 Dec 2007 22:03:58 -0700, "DanG" <nospam.DeleteThis@q.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>"R/C Foster" <fos-ter.DeleteThis@pacbell.net> wrote in message
>>news:3xn4j.74761$YL5.72300@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net...
>>> Buying a 2008 Tacoma, 6 cyl. 2wheel drive, manual. I have heard you
>>> need
>>> to use 90 octane. Is this true?
>>>
>>
>>The 07 uses plain old regular.
>
>
> The manual no longer "recommends" premium for better performance?

Mine doesn't. Some of the other v6 models do.
 >> Stay informed about: Tacoma 2008 V6 Gas requirement 

On Sun, 2 Dec 2007 11:00:39 -0700, "DanG" <nospam DeleteThis @q.com> wrote:

>
>Mine doesn't. Some of the other v6 models do.
>

Interesting... I wonder if they're tuning the engine differently for
certain models.

Thanks for the reply!
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"Bonehenge (B A R R Y)" <DwightSchrute DeleteThis @DunderMifflin.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 2 Dec 2007 11:00:39 -0700, "DanG" <nospam DeleteThis @q.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>Mine doesn't. Some of the other v6 models do.
>>
>
> Interesting... I wonder if they're tuning the engine differently for
> certain models.
>
> Thanks for the reply!

Beats me. I know the Cruiser has a premium recommendation, but a Tacoma with
the same engine and tranny does not.
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"Bonehenge (B A R R Y)" <DwightSchrute RemoveThis @DunderMifflin.com> wrote in
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| On Sun, 2 Dec 2007 11:00:39 -0700, "DanG" <nospam RemoveThis @q.com> wrote:
|
| >
| >Mine doesn't. Some of the other v6 models do.
| >
|
| Interesting... I wonder if they're tuning the engine differently for
| certain models.
|
| Thanks for the reply!
|

According to my dealer the engine senses pre-ignition (pinging or
knocking) via a detector and the computer retards the ignition timing
accordingly. Therefore, higher octane gets more ignition advance and
higher performance. The spokesman was not clear on whether higher octane
would get better gas mileage though.

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"TopHaT" <bumper DeleteThis @bullsouth.net> wrote in message
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> "Scotty" <scoter1 DeleteThis @warmmail.com> wrote in message
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>> "Bonehenge (B A R R Y)" <DwightSchrute DeleteThis @DunderMifflin.com> wrote in
>> message news:4k14l35digrfj4ernvblk0eo6gspji5gg0@4ax.com...
>>> On Sun, 02 Dec 2007 01:05:03 GMT, "R/C Foster" <fos-ter DeleteThis @pacbell.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Buying a 2008 Tacoma, 6 cyl. 2wheel drive, manual. I have heard you
>>>>need to
>>>>use 90 octane. Is this true?
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> My 2005 V6 gets better enough mileage on 91+ that it's cheaper per
>>> mile than 87. I can drive 300 miles for less money on 93 than 87,
>>> even though 87 is cheaper gas.
>>>
>>> Toyota "recommends" 91+, but allows 87, so you can make the choice.
>>> You can check the manual yourself at any dealer.
>>>
>>> Think beyond the per gallon price...
>>
>> Very ture. I can get (sorry only know metric measurments) 14.5L/100kms on
>> 91 Octane with 10% Ethanol. If I dont use ethenol (@91Oct) I get 13.4ish
>> per 100kms. If i use 98 Oct I get 12.6L/100kms. The extra 10cents per
>> litre I pay gets outweighed by the additional power and economy I get
>> with better fuels.
>>
>> Then again if I was paying per litre what you pay in the States Id be
>> driving a gas guzzling 6.0l V8 instead of a 3.6l V6!
>>
>> Todays price at the pump is $1.38.9/Litre for standard (Non ethanol) 91
>> Octane.
>>
> Scotty just curious!!! England or Down Under??? $5.50 for premium? Wow we
> do have it good in the USA
>

Australia, today its gone up to $1.39.9 Litre
 >> Stay informed about: Tacoma 2008 V6 Gas requirement 

"Scotty" <scoter1.DeleteThis@warmmail.com> wrote in message
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>> "Scotty" <scoter1.DeleteThis@warmmail.com> wrote in message
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>>> "Bonehenge (B A R R Y)" <DwightSchrute.DeleteThis@DunderMifflin.com> wrote in
>>> message news:4k14l35digrfj4ernvblk0eo6gspji5gg0@4ax.com...
>>>> On Sun, 02 Dec 2007 01:05:03 GMT, "R/C Foster" <fos-ter.DeleteThis@pacbell.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Buying a 2008 Tacoma, 6 cyl. 2wheel drive, manual. I have heard you
>>>>>need to
>>>>>use 90 octane. Is this true?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> My 2005 V6 gets better enough mileage on 91+ that it's cheaper per
>>>> mile than 87. I can drive 300 miles for less money on 93 than 87,
>>>> even though 87 is cheaper gas.
>>>>
>>>> Toyota "recommends" 91+, but allows 87, so you can make the choice.
>>>> You can check the manual yourself at any dealer.
>>>>
>>>> Think beyond the per gallon price...
>>>
>>> Very ture. I can get (sorry only know metric measurments) 14.5L/100kms
>>> on 91 Octane with 10% Ethanol. If I dont use ethenol (@91Oct) I get
>>> 13.4ish per 100kms. If i use 98 Oct I get 12.6L/100kms. The extra
>>> 10cents per litre I pay gets outweighed by the additional power and
>>> economy I get with better fuels.
>>>
>>> Then again if I was paying per litre what you pay in the States Id be
>>> driving a gas guzzling 6.0l V8 instead of a 3.6l V6!
>>>
>>> Todays price at the pump is $1.38.9/Litre for standard (Non ethanol) 91
>>> Octane.
>>>
>> Scotty just curious!!! England or Down Under??? $5.50 for premium? Wow we
>> do have it good in the USA
>>
>
> Australia, today its gone up to $1.39.9 Litre
>
Today was $3.37 for premium 93 octane Miami, FL
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