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pow
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3rd Oct 11 at 06:32   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Mum had a 1.5TD that ran on a tank of 50 derv 50 pegga once
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quote:
Originally posted by R Lee
I've been using bog standard diesel and struggle to get 400 miles range in the T'reg.
I can comfortably hit that target with V-Power or equivalent.

In my opinion, the question is whether it's worth the extra pennies.


Think it depends on the car/engine tbh, my knackered old 2.0TDi (or a 1.5td corsa etc) is gonna see no difference, but something like Rob's V10 Touareg probably will
VegasPhil
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3rd Oct 11 at 08:45   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'll give it a go with my next tank. I should be able to get 600 miles out of this one. Costs about £5 more a tank though. What's that? 40 miles? Will probably work out the same.

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Update......after driving 200 miles back home, average with usual derv is 44mpg. now 52mpg.

Normal driving about town and stuff at's sitting at around 51mpg.
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So if your getting an extra 7mpg and have an 10gallon tank, you will get 70 extra miles per tank. Thats a massive distance for an extra £5 or so.
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Indeed it is. Think i'll stick with it for a few more tanks.

Engine seems to sound a little 'harsher' though.
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What car are you running with it?
Dean_W
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A Golf GT TDI Alun. Been mapped so not sure if thats making a difference too.
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I'm not conviced on the above.
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Not a chance v-power diesel has given you 8mpg extra.
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I heart John
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4th Oct 11 at 08:57   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
matched inlets and vpower gives 25bhp and +10mpg
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I put V-Power petrol in my car
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I believe dervs are not to o crictical on fuel grade hence they do not see the gain like petrols cars do using VPower

What I will say is I get better range when using BP shell etc rather than supermarket fuel. BP ultimate and VPower is 10p a litre more than standard so its over £7.00 more each fill up (Just over a gallon in volume) . Therefore I would need to get at least an extra 55 miles out of the Vpower to benefit

[Edited on 04-10-2011 by whitter45]
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£50 test has started.

V-Power today. Will post the mileage up here then asda cheapo and see the difference

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I get 51mpg average regardless of fuel. Always found v-power diesel made my old astra a bit smokier aswell
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I agree with more smokey, the Ibiza used to chug it out using v-power
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I'm not bothered what the computer says. I'll test and see what mileage I get from each £50.

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