Originally Posted by jallen4

I would be the first to agree that the entire ethanol situation is spiraling out of control. With our Government subsidizing corn/ethanol production, making a guarantee for volume of usage, and then using the EPA to validate these moves...it is clearly a problem.

But, if by EPA mandate, E15 becomes the predominate if not only fuel available within given locations, then what? If suddenly my 2009 MINI is without warranty, along with tens of thousands of other BMW products, all the "he said-they said" arguments in the world will never overcome the marketing hit BMW would suffer in the aftermath.

At the end of the day, simply follow the money. BMW and MINI have too much invested to simply walk away from the largest market in the World. All the posturing and all the talk inciting enthusiasts of their product, would not change the fact that ultimately they will be forced to modify their position.