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02-08-2005, 08:59 PM
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What's with Popular Mechanics comment about the Titan?
Popular Mechanics magazine, March 2005 edition, page 46. Report on the Titan. which included:
"The 28-gal. fuel tank offers a 350-mile range, but the required premium fuel mean $50 fill-ups". Required PREMIUM fuel? Where did they get that info? Is there something they know that we don't? Maybe we should ALL send an e-mail to Popular Mechanics pointing out their mistake. popularmechanics@hearst.com
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02-08-2005, 09:00 PM
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that is crappy reporting, you're right.
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02-08-2005, 09:41 PM
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who cares about the premium fuel discrepency...
28 GALLON TANK?!?! i ran out on I-45 coming back from houston. it took 25.5 gallons to fill it up. NOT 28!
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02-08-2005, 09:50 PM
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Yep,
Seems to be a fav...among writers...that premium fuel. I heard the same about the Tundra's engine requiring premium. The *holes at their dealership never got far enough with me to be asked if their piece took premium fuel. Thankfully, I found the Titan! Paul
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02-08-2005, 10:08 PM
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I don't know if it's printed elsewhere, but when I was looking for a Titan back in September, I picked up an '04 Titan sales brochure that has an insert inside it. Under the engine section of the insert, it says "Premium fuel required."
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02-09-2005, 02:22 AM
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Here we go again.
Everyone should look at page 9-3 of their owners manual for the fuel recommendation. 87 ANTI-KNOCK INDEX or RESEARCH OCTANE NUMBER 91 Depending on your part of the country this may or not be premium. |
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02-09-2005, 05:23 AM
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premium fuel is DEFINETLY required. my truck detonates on 87 bad. i alternate tanks of 89 and 93 just to keep the cost down a bit. since i started doing this, no pinging. i can only imagine what these trucks would do running on that piss water that the west coast gets.
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02-09-2005, 05:54 AM
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02-09-2005, 06:02 AM
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My truck runs just fine on 'left coast' 87...
I also get more than 350 miles on a tank...We Avg right at just over 16MPG over 12k miles....that would put my range @ 448 per tank if I ran a full 28 gals through. Chris
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02-09-2005, 06:27 AM
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mine runs fine on 87 regular. no knowks pinging or anything.
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