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Originally Posted by TGTIW
I would imagine that if your car requires premium, you would use premium. If it doesn't you would use regular. So what's the point of mid-range?
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My guess would be that mid-range users are those whose cars specify a fuel within an octane range rather than specifically regular or premium. The mid-range fuel falls within the low end of the range and is cheaper than premium.
BTW, us old-timers remember the old Hancock gas stations where the pumps had a dial on the side with which you could select the octane level for your car. There were seven choices, and seven prices. Of course, that was when gasoline was around 28 cents/gallon for regular. The use of mixing pumps has a long history.