document.write('<div id="pan_container"><div id="pan_header"><div id="pan_stationAsksImage"></div><div class="pan_pad"><div id="nocodeBridge"></div><div id="pan_tq"><div id="pan_content_title">Premium versus Regular</div><div id="pan_content_question">What do you think? <br/>  <br/> Is premium a ploy designed to add to Big Oil coffers? Or, do you think it\'s a "must" for all high-compression engines, no matter what we said? <br/>  <br/> Want to chime in with a second opinion on something else we said? (It wouldn\'t be the first time. But you probably already know that.) <br/>  <br/> Tell us what you think -- and thanks for joining the discussion! <br/>  <br/> Tom and Ray</div><a id="pan_replyImage" href=\'http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/cartalk/posts/list/214813.page\' style="display:block;"></a></div></div></div><div id="pan_messages"><div id="pan_commentsTitle"></div><div class="pan_messageContainer"><div  class="pan_messageStats"><div class="pan_pad"><span>Re: Premium versus Regular</span> Added: 06/25/2008 11:36:19 PM</div></div><div class="pan_messageBody"><div class="pan_pad">I can\'t even afford premium to argue a point.</div></div></div><div class="pan_messageContainer"><div  class="pan_messageStats"><div class="pan_pad"><span>Re: Premium versus Regular</span> Added: 06/19/2008 5:53:47 PM</div></div><div class="pan_messageBody"><div class="pan_pad">The Regular vs. Premium debate is now just fodder for automotive columnist to fill up space.  Too lazy to write a fresh column.  Stick in the Premium vs. Regular debate.  Just be sure to use the weasel words.  "Probably" won\'t void  your warranty.  "We don\'t believe" it will hurt your motor.  But hey, it\'s not our car and we got another free column. <br/>      Truth is, if you wanted a car that runs on regular, why didn\'t you buy one?</div></div></div><div class="pan_messageContainer"><div  class="pan_messageStats"><div class="pan_pad"><span>Re: Premium versus Regular</span> Added: 06/04/2008 3:53:05 PM</div></div><div class="pan_messageBody"><div class="pan_pad">This is what keeps me away from those good german cars & other performance fun cars Premium is 40 cents/gal more than $4.00 regular. A question I always wanted to know was what if you downgrade to 89? Will there be long term effects/damage. At Toyota & Subaru the mechanics seem to prefer 89 implying less carbon build up & wear to engines. I use toptiergas.com as my guide and use Shell gas as we don\'t have any other top tier gasoline co\'s in  Northeast PA. We have Valero, Lukoil, Sheetz, Sunoco all of which suck and give poor performance/20% less mileage. Took techron and 1-2 tankfulls of Shell to restore power and mileage. 89 doesn\'t seem to boost performance or mileage noticeably. Someone who knows please help put me straight</div></div></div></div></div>');