loaner car

[zman]

I guess it is about time for me to get a loaner.
I have owned my car for 3 years and every time I got only a car rental.

This time I got a X3. [bmwdance]

I notice that the gas consumtion is poor (>18mpg)
When you get a loaner, do you guys fill your loaner car with primium gas?
I am just asking since the gas price is high, and it is not my car.

 

[Big Daddy]

I am not asked to fill my loaner car, but if I need to gas it I would use the proper fuel.

 

[Tom]

Heck no reg unleaded is good enough, you got the remember that most people who borrowed the car before you probably did the same.

My advisor also told me to bring the car back empty.

 

[DrivingTopless]

I got a 2004 Pontiac Bonneville for my last loaner. I felt like Capt Stubing piloting the Love Boat. [thumbd]

 

[dm_longhorn]

I used regular to refuel it..

 

[330i and like it]

It's not my car, I would put cooking oil in it if I thought it would get me to the dealer

 

[Stitch]

person shows one's true quality, when nobody is around watching. BMW can truly provide you w/ pride, but true pride is something you need to gain on your own.

 

[Harman1]

I put reg unleaded in my own car. Does evry one put primium in your cars? I think it's a waist to put primium in the car. You have to remember in Europe it's hard to find fuel that is much more then 87 octain, so I don't know whey primium is called for.

 

[dball711]

I have to argue against using regular or sub standard gas, in most cases if you have to add gas it’s only a couple of gallons (less than a $1.00 difference in price). Remember one of us will probably end up owning these cars. I guess it’s just a respect issue with me.

I have heard regular gas once in a while wont hurt but extended use can cause problems

 

[MyHarley]

I put the proper gas in any BMW or rental car......of course some rentals only require regular but in a BMW, never ever would I use sub-standard gas......whether mine or someone elses' ...............isnt that sacrilegious??

 

[sly]

I put reg unleaded in my own car. Does evry one put primium in your cars? I think it's a waist to put primium in the car. You have to remember in Europe it's hard to find fuel that is much more then 87 octain, so I don't know whey primium is called for.

Make sure that the detergents in the regular gas you use meet BMW's requirememnts. Otherwise the couple of dollars a tankful that you save may cost you the price of a valve job down the road.
Also didn't you buy a BMW because of its performance? Why would you use other than the recommended octaine? Granted that all new cars are equipped with a knock sensor that will retard the engine's timing to prevent knock, but by retarding the timing the engine's power is also reduced and possibly even the car's mpg.