Fuel question

drexplode · 10-20-2021, 04:36 PM

Shell 93 only!!! I will go out of my way to fill up with shell only.

f82fanatic · 10-20-2021, 05:46 PM

Anyone dare put in 91 consistently?

My car is really new and I'm in the honeymoon phase, but considering it for the future 😄

Thoughts?

thestimp · 10-20-2021, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by f82fanatic

Anyone dare put in 91 consistently?

My car is really new and I'm in the honeymoon phase, but considering it for the future 😄

Thoughts?

91 is fine, do not go any lower. These things rely on tight tolerances for better or worse.

BobsM3Coupe · 10-20-2021, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by f82fanatic

Anyone dare put in 91 consistently?

My car is really new and I'm in the honeymoon phase, but considering it for the future 😄

Thoughts?

We don't get a choice here, since it's the highest octane offered in the state.
Though I have read where more and more states will also follow.
So enjoy the 93 octane while you can.

kmualim · 10-21-2021, 02:24 PM

I use either Shell or Costco

bmwsalepro · 10-25-2021, 05:03 PM

You have to be foolish to use anything other than Shell 93 especially since BMW M recommends it.
Horsepower ratings from BMW are with 93 Octane. Open your gas door and read what it says on the inside of the door. And IMO you have to not care about your X3M very much much to use that panther piss at Costco or any gas station like that.

BobsM3Coupe · 10-25-2021, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by bmwsalepro

You have to be foolish to use anything other than Shell 93 especially since BMW M recommends it.
Horsepower ratings from BMW are with 93 Octane. Open your gas door and read what it says on the inside of the door. And IMO you have to not care about your X3M very much much to use that panther piss at Costco or any gas station like that.

Used to be that BMW recommended Chevron fuel. Lately it's Shell. It just depends on who is in bed with BMW at any given time. If Costco would get together with BMW, then BMW would recommend Costco fuel.
Either way, they are all Top Tier rated fuels.

allinon72 · 10-25-2021, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by bmwsalepro

You have to be foolish to use anything other than Shell 93 especially since BMW M recommends it.
Horsepower ratings from BMW are with 93 Octane. Open your gas door and read what it says on the inside of the door. And IMO you have to not care about your X3M very much much to use that panther piss at Costco or any gas station like that.

That's dramatic. Costco is top tier fuel. What do you expect the engine to do if you dare fill it up with anything other than Shell...spit it out of the tail pipe and refuse it like a toddler refuses broccoli?

Parnishka · 10-26-2021, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by allinon72

Before gas prices exploded, Shell. Now Costco.

lol same shit bro but BJs.

shawn938 · 10-27-2021, 02:22 PM

Surprisingly Costco gas is good in terms of quality for the price. Costco uses about 5x the amount of additives than required by the EPA for both their regular and premium gas. Shell gas is also good with about 7x the amount of additives than required by the EPA but only in its premium fuel. You can't go wrong with either choice or any of the gas providers listed on the Top Tier list. Personally I fill up at Exxon because its the most convenient for me, but when I'm near a Costco I will fill my car up with Costco gas with zero problems.

serpentine · 10-28-2021, 02:24 PM

Whatever station is closest. The No name near my house, Wawa, Royal Farms, Sunoco, Shell, Mobile. Always 93 or better though

richard in NC · 10-28-2021, 03:35 PM

Exxon and a new QuikTrip are the closest to me. I will use Shell or BP where available.

10-20-2021, 04:36 PM	#23
drexplode Brigadier General 1779 Rep 3,061 Posts Drives: G26 i4x Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Walled Lake Michigan iTrader: (17)	Shell 93 only!!! I will go out of my way to fill up with shell only.
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f82fanatic Major 1043 Rep 1,390 Posts Drives: iX Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (0)	Anyone dare put in 91 consistently? My car is really new and I'm in the honeymoon phase, but considering it for the future 😄 Thoughts?
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bmwsalepro Private 25 Rep 54 Posts Drives: 2021 X3M Comp slicktop Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Sunshine State iTrader: (0)	Gas You have to be foolish to use anything other than Shell 93 especially since BMW M recommends it. Horsepower ratings from BMW are with 93 Octane. Open your gas door and read what it says on the inside of the door. And IMO you have to not care about your X3M very much much to use that panther piss at Costco or any gas station like that.
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shawn938 New Member 2 Rep 17 Posts Drives: 2022 X3MC Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Houston iTrader: (0)	Surprisingly Costco gas is good in terms of quality for the price. Costco uses about 5x the amount of additives than required by the EPA for both their regular and premium gas. Shell gas is also good with about 7x the amount of additives than required by the EPA but only in its premium fuel. You can't go wrong with either choice or any of the gas providers listed on the Top Tier list. Personally I fill up at Exxon because its the most convenient for me, but when I'm near a Costco I will fill my car up with Costco gas with zero problems.
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serpentine Second Lieutenant 164 Rep 285 Posts Drives: X3M Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: illadelphia iTrader: (0)	Whatever station is closest. The No name near my house, Wawa, Royal Farms, Sunoco, Shell, Mobile. Always 93 or better though
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