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Roderick
06-28-2007, 08:24 PM
What type of gas a you guys using in your cars. I have a 95 540i with a EAT chip using 93 octane, my main question is what gas station are you going to. I notice a difference in my proformance and idle when I use BP or Amoco 93 octane, I have been using Sunoco and Circle K brand gas quite a bit lately.

Macv
06-28-2007, 08:40 PM
I use Shell.

gjmane36
06-28-2007, 08:58 PM
I use Shell. It is a top tier gasoline. Here is the site that explains what top tier is, what car manufactures recommend top tier gas, and how the tier structure occurred: http://www.toptiergas.com/index.html. I hope this helps.

The Stretch
06-28-2007, 08:58 PM
Shell or BP. I try to go to the busiest station I can find. Freshness is just as important as the quality. Especially with the ethanol now.

Dr. evil
06-28-2007, 09:03 PM
chevron, lately i've been useing 86 octane with octane booster/injector cleaner

bmwrp8
06-28-2007, 10:03 PM
Shell or Petron for me.95 octane

Rick L
06-28-2007, 10:17 PM
Shell always with 93 on all my cars even with rising gas prices! :(

///Sniper535
06-28-2007, 10:52 PM
Shell always with 93 on all my cars even with rising gas prices! :(

I second that! Only the best for my car. LOL.


Seriously though, when i put regular in there once, the engine didnt sound too good. No I don't have a chip.

93 all the way!

JerseySi
06-29-2007, 04:26 AM
I use Esso - 95% of our petrol stations over here are Esso..
Tried Shell, no noticeable difference, tried Total and that seems to run worse..
If I'm feeling flush it'll get Super (98 octane), otherwise just Regular 95 'cos it's cheaper :D

J.DeFeo
06-29-2007, 06:21 AM
I had been using whatever 87 octane was cheapest in my M30, and recently started using Shell 93. Man, what a difference. I'll never put anything but Shell's premium in my car ever again. Haven't gotten my chip yet, but it's on the way :).