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Title: V-Power unleaded- Worth the extra?
Post by: JDM82 on 04 November 2010, 23:41

Hiya guys.

On the way home my fuel light came on so I pulled in for fuel. I decided to treat my 1.8T to a full tank of V-POWER and a dose of redex.
It wasn't til the bill went over £67 pound til I thought sh!t, what am I doing  :shocked:

My question is this.............. Is V-POWER or any other premium unleaded worth the extra? At my local shell its £1.17 for regular or £1.29 for the V-POWER but is the extra 12p doing anything for my engine or performance?

Then there's the redex, is that doing anything worth while?

Title: Re: V-Power unleaded- Worth the extra?
Post by: sharki786 on 05 November 2010, 11:54

makes a big diff, but you wont notice straight away! after a few tanks you will notice. but when you go back to normal unleaded you will see the power diffrence

Title: Re: V-Power unleaded- Worth the extra?
Post by: JDM82 on 05 November 2010, 11:58

Cheers Sharki, the good thing is a rarely use me car with me working away from home so only really fill it up once a fortnight so I can afford to use V-POWER I suppose it would be a different if I had to fill up every week but ill use V-Power from now on and see if I notice the difference  :grin:

Title: Re: V-Power unleaded- Worth the extra?
Post by: cняis on 05 November 2010, 13:45

makes no difference to mpg or performance on my VR6 but it made my old mk2 8v gti run much better - stopped it from pinking  :smiley:

Title: Re: V-Power unleaded- Worth the extra?
Post by: emery1990 on 05 November 2010, 16:33

Youll notice it on ya 1.8t mate, I used too. The extra it costs itll give back in miles.

Title: Re: V-Power unleaded- Worth the extra?
Post by: golf-sib on 05 November 2010, 20:20

Redex pissed my engine off, felt slower less responsive even though I had constantly been on the Vee-powa for a long time, took about 3 tanks to get that feeling back. Think redex is a gimmick, pretty sure its just some oil/lube with some sticky ass red dye? As modern fuels already are well mixed with additives to make it as effective as possible?

Title: Re: V-Power unleaded- Worth the extra?
Post by: dazzawest1987 on 06 November 2010, 18:03

higher octane fuels tend to burn cleaner aswell so you dont get as much carbon build up in your engine,

Title: Re: V-Power unleaded- Worth the extra?
Post by: Phil1980 on 06 November 2010, 18:05

V-Power all the way.

Title: Re: V-Power unleaded- Worth the extra?
Post by: Kazama76 on 06 November 2010, 22:12

Quote from: golf-sib on 05 November 2010, 20:20

Redex pissed my engine off, felt slower less responsive even though I had constantly been on the Vee-powa for a long time, took about 3 tanks to get that feeling back. Think redex is a gimmick, pretty sure its just some oil/lube with some sticky ass red dye? As modern fuels already are well mixed with additives to make it as effective as possible?

Ill second that, its never agreed with my car either  :undecided:
 V power ive only ever used on my imports.

Title: Re: V-Power unleaded- Worth the extra?
Post by: JDM82 on 06 November 2010, 22:55

Well just to update my post. I dont know if Im wrong but I do seem to notice a difference in power  :grin: not 100% sure but I feel something  :undecided: Anyhow I will definately continue to use V-POWER  :smiley:

Title: Re: V-Power unleaded- Worth the extra?
Post by: jimmyb on 06 November 2010, 22:59

i personally always use high octane in the vr6,it says so on the petrol flap