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Edd
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28th Sep 07 at 13:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
and such like


article in the paper saying that whatcar have tested them and they are a rip off

sainsbury's super unleaded faired the best but still wasnt good value for money


now i use sainsbury's super but might change my mind after seeing this
Ben G
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i just use normal bp unleaded. nothing wrong with it
johnhara1
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Did they test Diesel Ultimate?
BarnshaW
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i remember on top gear or fifth gear and high rom fuels DID have an increase on high power bhp cars.
Dean_W
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I don't agree with this.

I fill up my car with normal sainsbury unleaded, it goes quick (the fuel) and the car runs like a bag of poo.

If I use sainsburys super, it runs quieter, smoother and the fuel last longer.

[Edited on 28-09-2007 by Dean_W]
Edd
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http://www.whatcar.co.uk/news-special-report.aspx?NA=228253
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I fill up with bog standard diesel.

Never had a problem seeing worthy opponents off. Ive only lost once, that was to an A3 sport
johnhara1
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I used to fill my XE Corsa with BP Ultimate and it used to fly, I filled it up with BP Unleaded and it was no different.

My mate had a Golf 1.8T 180Bhp, made no difference to his car either, was just as quick on both fuels.
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will only make any difference on cars that are designed to run a higher ron fuel such as most turbo'd cars. or cars mapped to run a higher ron fuel.

your corsa 1.4 sport will not benefit from it in any way at all.
BarnshaW
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Shell near me only do normal unleaded (95 ron) and v-power (99 ron) so im unsure how this would be?
Edd
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tbh i've never used it in the gti with the hope of extra power just for the other benefits like mpg and the cleaning qualities
johnhara1
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takes something like 10K miles for the cleaning benefits to run off tho doesnt it??
BarnshaW
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thats prolly a load of rubbish, if you use 99 ron for a while then go straight back to 95 ron i imagine that pretty much ruins all those cleansing agents?
Jamie
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For the car - Only use Optimax/vPower when its on promotion as the same price


For the bike - always use Optimax. Put normal in when desperate, but it doesnt feel 100%
Vaux Lad
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Shell V-power is only good if you use it while its fresh.
While its sitting in the storage tanks, its quality de-grades, as the octane is raised with boosters. Its not a true 97/98 ron.
Andy Stocker
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In the Impreza i've only ever used Optiplop/ V Power
Rob H
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Heard the headlines but never heard the actual stories. Presumably though being as it was in whatcar it'll be a 1.6 focus of something like that, where you wouldn't see a difference.



Say's it all really, and it's independant testing.

[Edited on 28-09-2007 by Rob H]
R Lee
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Behind my fuel flap, it says 98ron minimum. So, i will always be putting the best fuel i can get.
Vaux Lad
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Tesco 99 is cool.
And cheaper than shell and Bp too.
TheCam
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quote:
Originally posted by Jamie
For the car - Only use Optimax/vPower when its on promotion as the same price


For the bike - always use Optimax. Put normal in when desperate, but it doesnt feel 100%

same as me, only use optimax in the car when im feeling flush but always use the good stuff in the bike as the tank only holds 17 litres anyway lol

what bike u got jamie?
mattk
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I put tesco 99 in,

Only cause its 96.6p here normal is 94.9p
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i use BP ultimate, once cos of the nectar points and two becasue i think its cleaner, fuck any notices or smoother running, its more a piece of mind and i dont mind paying an extra 4p a litre for that
Jas
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I ran my saxo on both and it felt smoother on ultimate...

Ive just bought the cupra and it will be running on anything but standard petrol
mav
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28th Sep 07 at 16:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I use V power as recommend by Volvo only to use 99 ron fuel in my car nothing lower so i use it...Also if i put in normal unleaded does feel different.
csweatherston
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i heard this on radio 1 earlier:
1 blokes said " my cars fast so i use the most expensive fuel i can"

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