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What's your opinion on using 91 octane petrol when 95 octane is recommended?
My wife has recently acquired a three-year old Nissan Note Techna 1.6 Auto (2010) which recommends 95 Octane unleaded petrol.
Some garages only stock 91 and 97 Octane petrol. What is the downside with using 91 Octane? Should one use 97 instead or try to mix the 2?
Some garages only stock 91 and 97 Octane petrol. What is the downside with using 91 Octane? Should one use 97 instead or try to mix the 2?
Asked on 17 March 2013 by G S, Woking
Answered by
Honest John
I have never heard of 91 octane petrol in the UK. Only 95Ron, 97Ron, 98Ron and 99Ron.
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