Michael Pardee wrote:
> "jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message
> news:CcKdnTQpWMGewSDfRVn-2w@speakeasy.net...
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>>i'd also say that it depends on the car. hondas are very gas quality
>>agnostic. a french car i had in europe was /very/ gas sensitive.
>>ridiculously so in fact. again, this points to using the cheaper stuff in
>>the honda.
>>
>
> Would that by any chance have been a Renault? My mother had a 1970 R-10 that
> would surge if regular grade gas was used. No pinging, just a constant surge
> at low throttle settings.
>
> Mike
>
>
no, it was a simca 1100 "special". bizarre vehicle. ugly as they come,
but afaik, the first fwd to use the now ubiquitous trans-axle
configuration. up to that time, fwd's were either longitudinal
engine/transmission or transverse engine with transmission dog-legged
back underneath. the first took up too much room. the second was
unreliable. had a number of other "firsts" too.

great car. went like a rocket. always sounded awful like it was about
to throw its cam, but it stuck to the road like glue and would shame the
kids in their new golf gti's. had a porsche-type synchro too. very
interesting ride.