I think, for some brands at least, 89-octane may have a larger/better additive package than 87.

“This is a way lesser evil than the current method of making consumers swallow the use of ethanol in fuel”

So, ‘true patriots’ only run diesel?

... further: I think some of the confusion about the removal of lead ‘ruining’ engines stems not from the removal of lead, but from the substitution of ethanol and aromatic compounds—toluene, xylene, benzene, etc—for lead to up the octane rating. These—’aromatic’ because they contain a benzene ring in the…

“... It’s only after a valve job is done that some form of additional lubrication is needed”

“I’d be good with them keeping 87 and 91 and adding 95. They could get rid of the totally useless 89 octane option.”

Some of us ‘liberals’ are very sorry for your loss of ‘individual rights’ to poison the atmosphere and water supplies for everybody (but we thank you for your extreme sacrifice in that you can’t now purchase an 800HP+ car off the dealer lot ... oh wait). I presume you aren’t aware that much of the increase in life…

“It ruined a decent number of cars that didn’t run right without lead”

re: “... If you put say 93 octane in your car that requires 87 octane, it’ll be fine....”

Did they use diapers for cheat devices when they tested your horse?

Ugh. Now I’ll have that song in my head all day (not that it’s a bad song).

Yup. Except “a 14 billion-year-old universe that follows the laws of physics.” It’s the other way around.

“... an attractive blonde lady, yet to be named...”

Don’t forget your executive bonuses and stock buybacks from tax ‘reform.’

My dad found this in a warehouse/barn:

One thing you should absolutely do if you’re going to do any significant work on any car is buy the official shop manual (or at least a Haynes or Chilton). It’ll pay for itself many times over.

Unless you have one of the Modular (Ford) engines with the ‘two-piece’ plugs that can break off in the head. Probably want the dealer to own that possibility.

I took one vehicle—a Ranger—to a ‘quickie lube’ one time and they failed to tighten the filter adequately and I leaked copious amounts of oil before I saw the problem. Never again—I could have destroyed my engine. Where I live—San Jose, CA—the local recycling outfit gives you plastic gallon jugs for used oil and…

“Naming a semi-autonomous drive system “autopilot” was a bad idea right from the start”

“The whole gassing things isn’t a good look for Volkswagen, and the company asked for a few months for everyone to, uh, calm down.”