Hello
I just want to say, I dont care anymore about gas prices. Being 20 and an owner of a caddy, i feel that driving this machine is a priveledge that is worth any cost. I dont care that it cost $60 to fill a tank. I used to drive a mazda protege, so i feel that filling my ride with the best gas isnt a huge price to pay. Its such a large step in the automobile world from a mazda to a caddy. And plus, when im driving my car, all my problems seem to melt away, no matter how pissed i am.:worship:
So in all reality, im saving money by filling up. Because, a full tank of gas is still SOO MUCH CHEAPER than an anger management course or a shrink! Take care fellow caddy lovers :cool:

I like your attitude! :cool2:

I take Gas-X for my gas problems! :lildevil:

My favorite quote:

"Pride comes before gas prices!"

Many people have asked me if I'm going to garage my Cadillacs if gas goes any higher....so I just tell them that!

I've been feelin the same way, I love my Eldo and haven't been cutting back on my WOT's at all. :lildevil: The extra $5 - $10 to fill up does suck, but to me it's the way companies exploit the current circumstances to make more $.. that really gets me.

I take Gas-X for my gas problems! :lildevil:

:histeric: ...I just let mine out. :farting:

i allways top off my caddy with a fine mico-brew when i put miller in the el dog just gets mean then passes out

i agree. there's nothing we can do about gas prices. and i love my car too much to whine. i have quit looking at gas prices all together now. it's just not worth the anger management. and i'm sick and tired of hearing about gas, altogether!

besides, when people ask me how many miles to the gallon i get in my 'beast', they are shocked when i say 30mpg or more at 70mph! :thumbsup:

when people ask me how many miles to the gallon i get in my 'beast', they are shocked when i say 30mpg or more at 70mph! :thumbsup:

What kind of beast would that be?

What kind of beast would that be?

my Seville! :bouncy:

Ok,

I pretty much agree with the above sentiments that the privelige of running a Cadillac outweighs the pain at the pump. I won't mothball my Deville on account of the current gas prices, and it would have to top $4.50 or so before I would be forced to acknowledge that I had a problem. Already today in St. Louis, gas is down to 2.88/gal for reg and 3.08/gal for prem. Thats a drop of 41 cents in just a few days (from the all time high of 3.49 gal for regular at 2 stations I saw the 2nd day after Katrina) so I'm not so worried just yet.

I will make sure my baby is running at spec (tire pressure, enigne is perfectly maintained, fluids checked regularly etc.) to maximize my Mpg's. I may also take some stuff out of the trunk (full size spare, lots of tools, etc.) to lighten the load in the short term.

What I love is the people who moan about having to use premium. Let's do the math:

1995 SDV 4.9 PFI has a 20 US Gallon tank.

Premium (93 Octane in STL market) is 20 cents a gallon more than 87. Well, anywhere except at BP/Amoco which is a ripoff IMHO, they are usually 25-27 cents a gallon more for 93 vs 87 octane.

Now then, even if I am running on the last drop when I pull in to fill up and it takes a full 20 gallons, the difference in price for premium comes to a whopping $4.00 for the whole tanks worth. Gee, that'll break me <-- insert sarcasm here.

Just my thoughts on the matter.

Kdirk

my Seville! :bouncy:

No offense but are you calculating MPG correctly? 30MPG at 70MPH is a bit hard to believe, maybe 25 with a tail wind.:cookoo:

I have seen instant mpg like that, actually about 28, while on the interstate, already at speed, foot on the accelerator just enough to keep it going and not slow down.

What I love is the people who moan about having to use premium. Let's do the math:

1995 SDV 4.9 PFI has a 20 US Gallon tank.

Premium (93 Octane in STL market) is 20 cents a gallon more than 87. Well, anywhere except at BP/Amoco which is a ripoff IMHO, they are usually 25-27 cents a gallon more for 93 vs 87 octane.

Now then, even if I am running on the last drop when I pull in to fill up and it takes a full 20 gallons, the difference in price for premium comes to a whopping $4.00 for the whole tanks worth. Gee, that'll break me <-- insert sarcasm here.



Kdirk
Wait a minute. How can you consider 20 cents per gallon no big deal but another 5-7 cents (at BP) a "ripoff". That's only a buck a tank at the most.

Lets do some more math. $4 per tank X 2 tanks per week = $416 per yr. If you keep the car for 10 years = $4160.00

No offense but are you calculating MPG correctly? 30MPG at 70MPH is a bit hard to believe, maybe 25 with a tail wind.:cookoo:

nope, if the math is wrong, i blame the DIC!!! check out my pictures (sorry for my shakey hand) i couldn't believe it. at 65 mph on my last trip (when gas was $3.50) I decided to see how high the mpg's would go at 65. so i drove for 2.5 hours straight with the cruise at 65. I got 35mpg! I was impressed!

but at 70 here in MI on that same stretch of road, cruise set at 70mph for 2.5 hours, it's right at 30mpg! at 75mph its 28ish.

this is 35mpg you can almost make out the 5: http://gallery.iametarq.com/photos/2005/labor%20day/img_2198.jpg

this is my favorite:
http://gallery.iametarq.com/photos/2005/colorado/nebraska/Colorado%20029.jpg

i drove from michigan to colorado and driving through nebraska and iowa, at 28mpg (going 75 on the drive whenever i could) with a full tank of gas i could get 500 miles! I was shocked.

I was at my dealer last week picking up a part and on my way out i looked at the 2005 STS that was on the showroom floor. its top mpg on highway was only listed at 23mpg. I was really disappointed. I had assumed the new STS got the same mpg as the last generation Sevilles. :bigroll:

I believe it. Right after I bought this car (one week) I drove 320 miles to northern wisc. and did 30 MPG with the A/C on at 70 MPH.

I believe the highway numbers posted, but most of my daily driving is city. I'm getting 15-16mpg at best....damm!!! $70.00 fillups...ouch!!! :banghead: :helpless: :ill:

I've checked average MPG on several trips (resetting before each trip). My 97 Seville consistently gets 25 MPG at 70 MPH using 92 octane fuel with all tires at 30 PSI. I might try running a higher tire pressure on my next trip just for fun -- maybe 35 PSI each tire.

Brother, that is truely impressive mileage, my appologies for doubting you. I wish I could get that in my 05 STS. WOW

Lets do some more math. $4 per tank X 2 tanks per week = $416 per yr. If you keep the car for 10 years = $4160.00


Two tanks per week? I am glad I don't need to do that much driving. Work is about 15 miles away; 30 mile round trip. I make a few here and there trips. Lately, my wife has been using the caddy to go to work on the weekends while I am home. Still only one fill up per week.

malcolmd, no offense taken!

I have no idea what my 'true' city driving mpg would be, sadly. My commute to work is 60mph for 20 miles, one way. i do some trips of 2-3 miles back and forth during the business hours and the lowest i've seen my mpg in a week of driving is 21-22mpg.

Ranger -

Perhaps I should clarify on my remarks about the BP/Amoco premium being a "ripoff".
First of all, I will acknowledge it is good fuel. Second, calling it a ripoff was probably too stong a term, but it was just what popped into my mind when I made the post.

Third, while I am not so much complaining about the extra 5 to 7 cents in it's own right, it just seems to me that if everyone else's premium is one price, and BP/Amoco is charging 5-7 cents more for the same thing, then it really doesn't make any sense to me to spend the extra. Basically this is an apples vs. apples argument.

Now, it was brought to my attention by someone outside this forum that -some- BP stations have premium that is 100% gas, while others have premium that is 90% gas/10% ethanol mix. IF this is true, then the price difference is justified. If not, then they are just charging extra because they can on account of their marketing the "ultimate/crystal clear" gas. By my experience, there is no performance difference - yes I've tried it - and found no notable difference performance or mileage wise across 3 ro 4 tanks.

Now, maybe it costs them more to make the Amoco ultimate, but why buy it when top-tier (GM spec) gas at other stations is 5 to 7 cents/gallon less? Bottom line, I'm not saying that I wouldn't pay the extra few cents, just that I would sooner get the premium elsewhere for a bit less.

Hope that clears the air on the subject.

Kdirk

"it was brought to my attention by someone outside this forum that -some- BP stations have premium that is 100% gas, while others have premium that is 90% gas/10% ethanol mix."

I doubt that is the case. They do not have an option. If your in an area that requires 10% ethanol (like hear in the 5 county greater chicago area) that is all you'll find.

"while I am not so much complaining about the extra 5 to 7 cents in it's own right, it just seems to me that if everyone else's premium is one price, and BP/Amoco is charging 5-7 cents more for the same thing, then it really doesn't make any sense to me to spend the extra."

I think you are correct about the marketing. It's what the market will bear. Convince them that our gas is better and they will pay a premium for it. That said, believe it or not, I actually find BP occasionally (at select staions) cheaper than several others.

Whats Up Everybody I Have A 92 Seville Would It Hurt If I Used 89 Oct Or Should I Use 93 Oct

[Whats Up Everybody. I Have A 92 Seville Would It Hurt If I Used 89 Oct, Or Should I Use 93 Oct. WHAT SHOULD I DO GAS PRICES ARE CRAZY:crying:

I believe you have a 4.9. That engine does not have a spark knock detector and thus is not very tollerant of lower octane fuel like the Northstar is. You can try it and see if it knocks.

in my 95 sls, i was getting an average of 18 mpg. After filling a "once full of premo fuel" tank with 89 oct., i did a WOT and actually now im gettin 22 mpg. I dont get it, but my caddy likes regular fuel!