Yea, you should be sticking to the recommended octane rating. That’s what the timing is calibrated for. As far as brand, stick with the busiest station you can find. That way you know fuel is constantly moving / being replenished and not just sitting in the station’s tanks not being used.
I’ve never understood how owning a car that appeals to the opposite sex is a bad thing. Isn’t that what a vast majority of petrol heads are trying to accomplish?
I have them, and will only endorse this consideration under very specific circumstances.
1. You are not a fan of how the color match replacements look.
2. You get the clear.
3. You get both the front and rear.
4. And most importantly, you DO NOT connect them to light up.
Life comes full circle. I remember being 5/6 years old sitting in my parents’ car in the carport acting like I was driving. Decades later I now do the same thing in my own garage with the Supra during the winter. Minus the verbal sound effects. Well, most of them at least.