Best car that runs on 85 octane

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I'm looking at one with 90k miles with a manual 5 speed tranny. A 1998 528i. The price is $11,995. I think it's a lil much considering I can get something almost new that is FWD with a V6 most likely but I despise FWD.

[PerfAdv]

^^'98 bimmers use premium fuel.

Fuel Capacity 18.5 gal.
Fuel Requirement unleaded premium

Info from a review @:
http://www.theautochannel.com/vehicl.../russ9836.html

I think the older E34 5-series run on regular unleaded.

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Says here they run on regular.
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/2001c...f.jsp?id=14177
But here it says they run on premium.
http://www.internetautoguide.com/car...ies/index.html

So it's premium I guess.

[Slicks]

If you want something RWD and cheap on gas just get a 240SX or something.

[PerfAdv]

Says here they run on regular.
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/2001c...f.jsp?id=14177
But here it says they run on premium.
http://www.internetautoguide.com/car...ies/index.html

So it's premium I guess.

Most modern cars that use knock sensors can use lower octane fuel than recommended. The timing is automatically retarded for high load conditions. This is sad because it doesn't seem to be a necessity. As Honda's 3.0 SOHC V6 is tuned for Regular Unleaded, and it's a high compression/high specific output engine. (244 hp)

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Buy a Ford Escort, its been excluded from the brands that suck list, so it must be good.

[Slicks]

Buy a Ford Escort, its been excluded from the brands that suck list, so it must be good.

The escort in America sucks balls.

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Buy a Ford Escort, its been excluded from the brands that suck list, so it must be good.

It's a domestic here so it still sucks plus the tranny sucks in those cars and I'm sick of swapping trannys on FWD cars for now.
Gas here is $3 for regular and $3.20 for premium. They are murdering the working class in the a hole.

[2ndclasscitizen]

Most modern cars that use knock sensors can use lower octane fuel than recommended. The timing is automatically retarded for high load conditions. This is sad because it doesn't seem to be a necessity. As Honda's 3.0 SOHC V6 is tuned for Regular Unleaded, and it's a high compression/high specific output engine. (244 hp)

I'd be thankful to have a knock sensor in my car. It means that I've got peace of mind if I fill up with a bad batch of fuel (i.e shitty dirty imported singaporean ULP) or have no choice but to put ULP in it

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It's a domestic here so it still sucks plus the tranny sucks in those cars and I'm sick of swapping trannys on FWD cars for now.
Gas here is $3 for regular and $3.20 for premium. They are murdering the working class in the a hole.

If you can afford an $11,000 car you are not working class.

[PerfAdv]

I'd be thankful to have a knock sensor in my car. It means that I've got peace of mind if I fill up with a bad batch of fuel (i.e shitty dirty imported singaporean ULP) or have no choice but to put ULP in it

Once I pumped some bad gas that must have been contaminated with some water. I'm thinking water because it was an old gas station near the docks. The car ran really crappy, lacking power and felt like it was misfiring. I put a can of water evaporator (don't remember the name but that's what it did) and after the next tankful the car ran fine.

I'm thinking it's some gas stations that have contaminated tanks and when the tanks are running low you end up pumping the crud into your car. If it was the supplier, they'd be gone in no time.