{"id":493,"date":"2016-03-21T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collinginsurance.com\/blog\/?p=493"},"modified":"2016-10-28T04:16:05","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T04:16:05","slug":"premium-gas-vs-regular","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.collinginsurance.com\/blog\/premium-gas-vs-regular\/","title":{"rendered":"Premium Gas vs Regular: Understanding the Difference and Its Value to Your Car"},"content":{"rendered":"

When it comes to saving money on car expenses, many people overlook the advantage of using premium gas. Unfortunately, a large number of these people drive vehicles that give the manufacturer recommendation to use higher premium fuel, which can lead to costly repairs. Here’s a quick look at three tips you can follow to help ensure you’re doing the right thing at the pump.<\/p>\n

Does your car recommend the use of premium gas?<\/h2>\n

Have a car that doesn’t recommend premium gas? If so, you can go ahead and use regular gas. Even if you use premium, it’s not going to do your car any favors. In fact, all it’s going to do is put a dent in your fuel funds. However, for those cars that do recommend premium gas, it is essential that you follow this suggestion. If you don’t, the car’s engine won’t run at its optimal capability of performance.<\/p>\n

Did you invest in a premium engine?<\/h2>\n

If your car has an engine with a turbo charger and\/or other high performance products added to it, you will need to fill it with premium fuel. These products don’t necessarily need premium fuel to function properly, but they do need it to function at their highest level of performance.<\/p>\n

How old is the car?<\/h2>\n

Have an older car that is experiencing engine knock? If so, fill it up with premium for about a week or two and see if it helps. This is an excellent way to clear up engine knocking without investing in unnecessary repairs.<\/p>\n

To learn more about premium gas vs. regular, contact Colling Insurance Services Inc. today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When it comes to saving money on car expenses, many people overlook the advantage of using premium gas. Unfortunately, a large number of these people drive vehicles that give the manufacturer recommendation to use higher premium fuel, which can lead to costly repairs. Here’s a quick look at three tips you can follow to help […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-auto-insurance"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.collinginsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.collinginsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.collinginsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.collinginsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.collinginsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=493"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.collinginsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":517,"href":"https:\/\/www.collinginsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493\/revisions\/517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.collinginsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.collinginsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.collinginsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}