Americans waste hundreds of millions a year on a product 98% don’t need. What’s guzzling up your cash? That premium gas you’ve been lavishing on your minivan.
This is a dramatic rendering of the last time you used premium.
Americans waste hundreds of millions a year on a product 98% don’t need. What’s guzzling up your cash? Gas.
More specifically, premium gas. And with gas prices likely to near $4 a gallon by summer, you may want to think twice about treating your minivan.
Why? Because 98% of cars don’t need premium gasoline, and using it means individual drivers (yeah you) could be burning as much as $100 a year…unless you’re driving a Bentley or another pricey ride, in which case, GFYS you’re excused from this lesson.
Most engines are made to use regular, 87-octane gas. (You can find this in your owner’s manual.) Treating your car to premium will offer about as much benefit as buying it chocolate and flowers: It won’t make your car run cleaner, perform better or prevent deposits.
At the rate folks drive, Americans could save $36 million a month just by doing what their owner’s manual tells them.
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