Date:         Fri, 12 Jul 2002 08:52:43 -0400
Reply-To:     David Brodbeck <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG>
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From:         David Brodbeck <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG>
Subject:      Re: 85 octane in Colorado
Comments: To: John Brush <jbrush@AROS.NET>
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On Thu, 11 Jul 2002, John Brush wrote:

> I don't understand why anyone who is traveling in a vehicle that they
> believe needs 87 would care if a gas station sold 12 octane. As long as
> they have the 87 you need, what's the difference?

I think people are just annoyed that the 85 octane in Colorado costs more
than the 87 octane in their home states. ;)  You'd also be sorta screwed
there if you had a sports car that needed 93 octane, the highest anyone
seems to sell there is 91.

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