What type of gas do you use in your 1973 vw beetle?

The owner's manual for the 1973 Beetle recommends a MINIMUM of 91 octane gas. So if your gas station is like mine, that means you have to put in the "expensive stuff". Of course, your beetle will run okay with the "cheap stuff", but if you go against what's recommended, you can decrease the life of your engine.

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It is very important to use 93octain. This is for all early VW air cooled engines. The higher the octane the cleaner the burn. I blew an engine with the cheep gas once and never again.