[Healeys] Stainless Steel Fuel Tank for Big Healeys

[Len and/or Marge Hartnett]

Thanks, Bill.  I forgot about that.  Senior Moment combined with Short Term 
Memory Loss.

Although the matter of performance always comes up when people try to 
justify the use of premium gasoline in their Healeys, my interest leans 
toward the unnecessary cost.  The lowest price in Vacaville today according 
to GasBuddy is $4.11 for regular at an ARCO station, the highest is $4.59 
for premium at a 76 station.  Filling my gas tank with 14 gallons of regular 
at ARCO would cost $57.54.  If I were to fill up with premium at 76 because 
I thought it made my car run better, I would pay $64.26.  I would fill up at 
ARCO and smile each time I saved $6.72, or about 11%, per tankfull.  Not 
much, you say?  Maybe, but over the long run, it would add up to significant 
savings with no engine problems and no loss of performance.  That just makes 
me feel good all over!

(The Other) Len
Vacaville, CA, USA
1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mr. Bill" <bn1 at pacbell.net>
To: <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Stainless Steel Fuel Tank for Big Healeys


> With regard to performance, Len, you should have also mentioned that you
> received the award for best (smoothest) idle of all the Big Healeys at
> the 2010 Rendezvous in Eugene, OR. Not too shabby now that I find out
> you're running the cheapest gas findable. CONGRATS!
>
> Bill Barnett
> '53 BN1
> '61 BT7