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Thanks for all the comments. Both my mechanic and the dealer said the same thing. The manual also recommends non-ethanol premium. Non-ethanol is getting increasingly hard to find particularly in the northeast. I also have a McIntosh sound system and it has great sound but the CDs tend to skip. Any comments?

I just purchased a 2003 Legacy Outback with the H6.3.0 engine and VDC. It has 74,500 milkes. This is my first Subaru and I really like it. To my chagrin, I learned that it requires premium fuel and NO ethanol. What has been other owner's experiences? Why is the ethanol bad if the octane rating is acceptable? I would appreciate any comments. Thanks.