Long-term effects of using < 91 octane fuel

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Apr 8, 2010 | 05:55 AM

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KREATE

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2004 525 200456 miles and i only use 87octane..no problems...

Apr 8, 2010 | 05:45 PM

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pinguhk

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Originally Posted by KREATE

2004 525 200456 miles and i only use 87octane..no problems...

well done you save loads of $$$

but not getting the full fun out of the car

Apr 8, 2010 | 05:57 PM

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@pinguhk: Agree.

@KREATE: 2004 525i with 200,000 miles. That's about 40,000 / year or 3,333 per month. That's a lot of driving! I'm hoping I can enjoy that many miles in my 2004 530i, currently at 75,000 miles. Good to that know our M54 engines are built that well, premium fuel or not.