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Does anybody here actually believe BMW tested the major gas companies and decided to go out and recommend Shell because they were significantly better?!
... or is it more likely that - just like how your new dishwasher recommends using Finish washing powder - Shell is paying BMW, sponsoring BMW motorsport, or giving BMW preferential access to their products, in return for BMW making that recommendation.
Sure, there might be some difference between costco fuel and Shell premium; but the idea that Shell 98 is better for your BMW than BP 98, Exxon 98, whatever other premium brands you have locally - is utter bullshit.
I think you'll find far greater variation in quality of fuels due to season, location or individual station factors than you will between major brands on average nationwide / worldwide.
(Again, excluding absolute discount providers (eg. supermarkets) who might be intentionally buying lower-quality fuel)
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