Hmmmm, interesting. I was under the impression that the Saturn division had their $*!t together as far as knowing their line up and customer service. I asked the salesman ( a 14 year Saturn employee) twice about the gas situation and he told me that they ran on 87 octane & that hi test was not needed or recomended. I thought this was strange since we were looking at a new GTO also and that LS7 motor is a hi test only engine. I will try Sunoco 93 on my next tank. And on that last note, I have been buying cars for a Looooong time and the normal breakin time is 500 miles. Hell, a race engine is fired up and immediatedly run at 3500 to 4500 rpm for one hour to break it in. The rings will seat and the bearings will wear in. Change oil and give it hell. Production passenger engines aren't as demanding as they are initally fired on propane and broke in before being installed into the car. 5000 miles is ridiculous IMHO (and others as well) My 02 sunfire Ecotec shows no effects of this kind of treatment and it is just shy of 36K miles. For the record, no matter what octane is in that car, it taps out at 105 mph. Our 2000 Neon (the car the ION replaced) with the SOHC engine and automatic rev limits at around 122 mph. It is not as quick as the DOHC Ecotec up to 70 mph, but after that, the SOHC engine comes alive and will leave a Cavy or Sunfire behind. Don't get me wrong, I really don't make a habbit of racing the highways, infact the Accura was only my 3rd race. But I will, on a early drive to work, occasionally open up a new vehicle to see what it has. -John