1989 560SL - What Octane MUST I Use

[PanzerSD]

Originally Posted by coleyjf

Just to make you all feel better "over there" 95 octane is around £1.13 ($1.75) depending where you buy it at the moment and 98 octane is around £1.21 ($1.88) - THAT'S PER LITRE!! 4.45litres to the UK gallon!!!!!

Happy motoring

The highest I can get here is 91, I think @ 1.18/l My car runs HORRIBLY on 87, I imagine a little less horrible on a midgrade fuel.

I use Shell V-power, but the pump does not post a RON rating for that fuel..so I'm not sure if it's 91 or higher..

[LandYaghtLover]

V-Power is ethanol free. If you find a station with 10% +/- then it should be 93. I have been a V-Power user for years. But to get higher octane I jumped to the ethanol mix.

[PanzerSD]

Shell Bronze contains 10%, and the Silver contains 5%
So then V-Power should be a 93RON gasoline?