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Old 11-19-2018, 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by tjts1 View Post
M112 is perfectly happy burning cheap 87 octane. All you're giving up is 10% of your top end power and fuel economy remains the same.
Oh, I looked in the owners manual and it warned against it, especially for high load or rpm situations.

My brother is highly consideing selling his wagon for a diesel, he even wanted to trade me.
The M112 engines are thirsty and get horrendous city MPG.
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