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Sithtiger

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  1. So, are you saying 92 Octane gives you better gas mileage than, say 87 Octane? Would 89 Octane give decent performance? I'm looking for the best bang for the buck.
  2. Thanks for that. I must say that I wouldn't have given Dodge a second thought, save maybe for a Challenger or Charger. Anyway, we certainly love it!
  3. OK, thanks, I don't have the owner's manual yet. They are going to send us one, but I'll take your word for it. It doesn't sound like any real benefit then. The 70 cents or so I would save is negated with the higher fuel consumption. I guess that answers that question...thanks.
  4. I haven't read that I will get worse performance, just that cars that take alternative fuels aren't enhanced to run better on those fuels. I'm going to call our dealership tomorrow and ask all about that. Thanks for the responses.
  5. Hi, we just bought a certified pre-owned 2013 Dodge Journey SXT yesterday. It has a 3.6L 283 HP Pentastar V6 engine along a few extra upgrades like fog lights, dual climate controls, plus rear climate control. I think we did good. It was a rental car with 18,535 miles on it. I know there a few better prices out there with as little as 8,000 miles for about the same price, but nothing remotely close. The other vehicles like that are Texas and North and South Carolina, so I think we got a fair price for it. We love it too! It's soo powerful as well....it's amazing! Can anyone tell me anything that might be useful? I also have a couple questions. It has Halogen lights, and I was hoping for HID lights. Can anyone tell me how difficult it would be to install a Xenon HID light kit and what kit would be suggested? Also, I was wondering if there was anything we can do to lower gas mileage (aside from driving slower)? We noticed it features Flex Fuel and will take Ethanol. I was wondering if there any cons to using Ethanol and if there is any special lubricant that I need to use if I want to use Ethanol? I actually have a specific thread just for the Ethanol question, so you can just post it here if you like.: http://www.dodgejourneyforum.com/topic/4845-flex-fuel-question/ So, is there an air filter or anything we can install to lower the gas mileage. I know very little about cars too, so keep that in mind. If there are any DIY kits for HID lights and/or air filters or anything else that can be used, I need it to be simple or I need to have someone else do it, if it's not. Also, I don't want anything that would void the warranty. Thanks in advance!
  6. Hi, we just bought a 2013 Dodge Journey SXT yesterday! So, the Journey we bought yesterday was a certified pre-owned vehicle. It only had 18,400 miles on it. It was a rental vehicle, and it has a 7 year, 100,000 mile warranty that started in 12.2012, which means we have about 6 years 4 months left. So it has the 283 HP 3.6L Pentastar V6 that features Flex Fuel that allow it to take Ethanol fuel. Here's my question...I was reading that there is no real standard for this fuel, so the only cons are that the Ethanol fuel might not perform as well as a gas engine and more importantly, certain cars that use Flex Fuel need some sort of Engine lubricant if you do use Ethanol with it. Can anyone tell me if that's true. Do I need to put something special in it to use Ethanol? I really want to use this as I live in SoCal and the gas prices where we live are $3.86 (for lowest normal gas price 87 Octane) vs. $3.25 for Ethanol. Is there anything I should know about using Ethanol over gas? Do I need to use anything at all in order to use this fuel? Can anyone tell me if the performance is affected by using Ethanol and if so, then how much. I would like to see the pros and cons for it. Like I said earlier, the only cons that I read was Ethanol might not perform as well as regular gas and some engines require something special in order to use Ethanol. Thanks in advance!
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