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9 | 14.06% |
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28 | 43.75% |
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| 03-22-2024, 01:12 PM | #1 |
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I'm curious...when you have a BMW rental or loaner (most respondents will probably be loaners)...do you fill it with:
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| 03-22-2024, 01:15 PM | #2 |
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That's why I never buy a rental BMW, regardless of how cheap it is. No one babies rental cars like they do their own, let's all be honest.
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| 03-22-2024, 03:48 PM | #7 |
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I'd never loan you guys my car!
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| 03-22-2024, 04:14 PM | #9 |
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Isn't 89oct the minimum, with 91oct recommended (I have a 45e)? In any case I'd be shocked if it did anything noticeable other than feel down a few HP. It's not like the 80s where you actually could damage an engine by using too low of octane.
But personally, I put the recommended fuel in every car I drive regardless of who owns it. I guess I'm one of those weird guys that prides himself a bit on doing the right thing even when no one is looking. 
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I put super. Call me stupid but that’s what I use in my car, so I do the same with loaners.
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| 03-23-2024, 03:09 AM | #16 |
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Kirkland Signature 87 octane.
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A loaner is a privilege that we’d all complain about if lost. Yes I’m apparently in the minority. I fuel up with premium. Hell, I even hand-washed one I had for a few days. Returned better than I receive.
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| 03-23-2024, 04:11 PM | #20 |
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Always 93. I forgot to fill one time when I returned it and the SA just wrote it off and told me not to worry about it. I’m pretty happy with my dealership
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| 03-23-2024, 04:20 PM | #21 |
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Impressive poll numbers. I’d buy used from you folks and sleep well (except for the dipsh*t a few weeks ago who posted totaling his M3 after a slide on black ice…wearing PS4’s…in New York State in Jan).
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