Best gas?

[Clark_Kent]

Originally Posted by boss2k

Great responses, thanks guys

No mention of BP or QT or racetrack?

Did you even look at the Top Tier website? All of the information is laid out there for you. BP and QT are Top Tier, RaceTrac is not. Further, it doesn't matter which brand you put in the tank regardless of the information that's out there. You could run Kroger gas for the life of the car and it will run with no issues performance or otherwise.

[Clark_Kent]

Originally Posted by gatorfast

Y'all are really drinking the Shell koolaid. I have never noticed any difference in performance or otherwise with any brand of gas I have used.

BMW used to recommend BP gas and castrol oil for a longgg time until recently they ended that partnership and now recommend Shell fuel and Pennzoil oil. It's about sponsorship. Porsche recommends mobile1. Truth is any oil meeting spec is absolutely fine and any top tier gas (and likely many non top tier stations) is absolutely fine.

This, this, this. Please tell me you guys can hear the wheels of the marketing machine at work.

[jdgamble]

Originally Posted by zamboni

I would go with Chevron & Shell.

Ditto. Chevron and Shell invest the most in their additive development. Word in the industry suggests Techron is the most effective, with Shell as a close second.

FYI - Top tier is just about the quantity of additives / detergents. It has nothing to do with quality or science behind them. Smaller companies don’t have the funding to match a Chevron or Shell. They spend more on the science. Does this matter long term? Who knows. But I don’t mind paying a little more for piece of mind. I buy Tide laundry detergent rather than the off brand for the same reason.

[JamesGames]

Originally Posted by nickl630

I put Arco 91 in my F80 when I lived in California. Come at me.

Can't come at you even if you want the smoke, because arco is top tier gas.

[JSP///M4C]

Shell V-Power Plus Nitro. Sometimes QT.

[jmciver]

No love for Sunoco? I will use Sunoco 94 octane if I can find it (but it seems to be mostly available in the Northeast, especially the New Jersey area). But just like others have mentioned, I use the top brands (Shell, Exxon, Texaco, BP, etc) as they all use quality detergents/additives to help. But usually it is Shell for me as the stations are close to both my home and work. I personally stay away from the no-name/country gas stations (like Racetec) - you don't know where they get their gas from. It could be some surplus top tier stuff, or something else...

[einscot]

you guys are all fooled. 87 octane is fine. makes the exhaust note sound better too

[nickl630]

Originally Posted by jmciver

No love for Sunoco? I will use Sunoco 94 octane if I can find it (but it seems to be mostly available in the Northeast, especially the New Jersey area). But just like others have mentioned, I use the top brands (Shell, Exxon, Texaco, BP, etc) as they all use quality detergents/additives to help. But usually it is Shell for me as the stations are close to both my home and work. I personally stay away from the no-name/country gas stations (like Racetec) - you don't know where they get their gas from. It could be some surplus top tier stuff, or something else...

I'd love to use sunoco 94 they just never appear to be local to me

[ShoNufff]

I only use V-power 93. Only other gas station around me is 7-11, and that's a negative.

[nikk0tine]

Originally Posted by boss2k

Is Shell V power 93 the best and recommended gas for our M cars, just noticed the sticker in the gas door handle says to use shell V power gas. Never noticed that before

I mainly use Chevron, QT and racetrack

Oh Jesus Christ! QT? I absolutely love QT, but my M3 HATES their premium. I have found personally that Chevron is the best for mine, but then again I am running bootmod3 on 93 currently. While running e85, I prefer Valero.

[PhatLyfe]

Costco Gas

[nbennettksu]

the man asked for best gas

E85 and SEND ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

Brand matters, not. Best pump gas is E85.

[Walmart Parking Lot]

Chevron 91