It's me.
Damn I love this little car. No kidding.
Im averaging about 23mpg, so nothing stellar - but it's hard to stay out of the boost

I do a lot of in-town driving.
I feel safe in it. Side curtain airbags. I had it at Sebring 2 weekends ago and was passing Mustangs

There was an instructor there who also had one with racing slicks. He took me for a ride and I could NOT BELIEVE how he was running down porsches on that thing - it stuck like glue. It had a cold air intake, otherwise stock.
I haven't tried 87 but I don't think that I would in the summer. Maybe during the winter, I'd give it a shot.
You've hit on the only thing that I don't like - 93 octane. It's not really a deal-breaker though.
I'm down in St. Pete - you're welcome to stop by and check it out.