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Old 11-19-2018, 06:00 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. 93 octane fuel is burning the wallet lol.

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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