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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: kmpowell on 02 February 2019, 10:33
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Some interesting comments in another thread got me wondering what people here feed their GTI.
Widely debated for many years, the normal v Super debate will rage-on for many more until we’re all using electric and then I’m sure the truth will come out. But until then everybody has their preference, so what’s yours?
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Shell isn't 99 Ron is 98.
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Some interesting comments in another thread got me wondering what people here feed their GTI.
Widely debated for many years, the normal v Super debate will rage-on for many more until we’re all using electric and then I’m sure the truth will come out. But until then everybody has their preference, so what’s yours?
:smiley:
Next debate...will normal electricity give you more miles per charge than economy 7 units? :grin:
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Shell isn't 99 Ron is 98.
Not according to Shell it isn't...
https://support.shell.com/hc/en-gb/articles/115002792532-What-is-Octane- (https://support.shell.com/hc/en-gb/articles/115002792532-What-is-Octane-)
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There's not much that is actually 98 Esso and BP higher octane fuels are RON97. Shell, Tesco Momentum and Costco Premium are RON99.
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Shell isn't 99 Ron is 98.
Not according to Shell it isn't...
https://support.shell.com/hc/en-gb/articles/115002792532-What-is-Octane- (https://support.shell.com/hc/en-gb/articles/115002792532-What-is-Octane-)
they obviously haven't updated any of the pumps in my area then, they still say 98 🤷♂️
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Next debate...will normal electricity give you more miles per charge than economy 7 units? :grin:
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Beat me to it!! :grin:
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Shell isn't 99 Ron is 98.
Not according to Shell it isn't...
https://support.shell.com/hc/en-gb/articles/115002792532-What-is-Octane- (https://support.shell.com/hc/en-gb/articles/115002792532-What-is-Octane-)
they obviously haven't updated any of the pumps in my area then, they still say 98 🤷♂️
V-Power in the UK has always been 99RON, its predecessor Optimax was rated at 98RON, but that was killed off years ago.
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Well that's how old the pumps must be then as they definitely say 98 where I fill up :smiley:
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Tesco 99 or V-Power, I'd say I'm 95% Tesco because of location
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V Power predominantly due to location, Momentum otherwise - nothing else since new!
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Haven’t got my GTI yet but currently driving an Audi so I voted based on that. I generally just buy fuel from
the nearest station when I actually need some. I don’t seek out the cheapest but I will drive past any which are taking the pi$$ (mostly BP on dual carriageways). In the Audi I can’t say I notice any difference between supermarket and branded petrol. However 10+ years ago I had an Astra SRi and that really didn’t like supermarket fuel. It used to miss and stutter but was fine on Shell or BP 95RON. It was only six months old too, so not an old banger. No such issues in any of the cars I’ve owned since.
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https://youtu.be/d8L-X89duEs
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I’m basing this on my S3 so the GTI May be different but I always use Tesco momentum now, my S3 used to burn through V power so I solely use Tesco now, cheaper and it responded better to it. I can’t recall the last time I up a 95 pump
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2000 miles on the clock now, so I've had a chance to fully test V-Power 99 and Tesco Momentum 99. My conclusion, FWIW:
The Golf feels more responsive and sounds much angrier when it's running on the Tesco 99, and of course it's 5-10p a litre cheaper than V-Power 99. But... with Tesco 99 you lose the cleaning properties of the V-Power.
Horses for course I suppose. :huh:
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2000 miles on the clock now, so I've had a chance to fully test V-Power 99 and Tesco Momentum 99. My conclusion, FWIW:
The Golf feels more responsive and sounds much angrier when it's running on the Tesco 99, and of course it's 5-10p a litre cheaper than V-Power 99. But... with Tesco 99 you lose the cleaning properties of the V-Power.
Horses for course I suppose. :huh:
Cleaning properties which are presumably also absent from the standard unleaded that I use. So for me Tesco Momentum could be a nice compromise. Although I’m in a minority and would actually prefer my GTI to be just a tad quieter if anything. Not louder lol.
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the standard unleaded that I use
I've always subscribed to the theory that the RON rating on the cap is the 'minimum', not the recommended, so yes the GTI will run fine on 95, but it'll run better (more efficiently and responsive) on a higher octane.
VW's website even says so for the GTI/R...
(https://i.postimg.cc/hP6wntmT/Screenshot-2019-03-24-at-15-34-38.png) (https://postimg.cc/zVwpS50G)
Try a few tanks of 99 and see what you think.
I'm tempted to try a few tanks of 95 to see if I can notice a difference as I have done with previous cars.
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the standard unleaded that I use
I've always subscribed to the theory that the RON rating on the cap is the 'minimum', not the recommended, so yes the GTI will run fine on 95, but it'll run better (more efficiently and responsive) on a higher octane.
VW's website even says so for the GTI/R...
(https://i.postimg.cc/hP6wntmT/Screenshot-2019-03-24-at-15-34-38.png) (https://postimg.cc/zVwpS50G)
Try a few tanks of 99 and see what you think.
I'm tempted to try a few tanks of 95 to see if I can notice a difference as I have done with previous cars.
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Shall do. I’ve only filled up once since I bought it and now have 75 miles left on the range so I’ll be filling up again either tomorrow night or Tuesday morning. I’ll give Tesco 99 a try and will report back with my findings.
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Annoyingly I was almost empty and had to fill up at the nearest station which accepted Apple Pay as I'd forgotten my wallet. Ended up filling up at Sainsburys with 95RON standard I'm afraid. I'll try again next time...!
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Annoyingly I was almost empty and had to fill up at the nearest station which accepted Apple Pay as I'd forgotten my wallet. Ended up filling up at Sainsburys with 95RON standard I'm afraid. I'll try again next time...!
I would have put a fiver in, just enough to get me home, pick up my wallet, then go and fill up with momentum99 :rolleyes:
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Slightly off topic but I’m reasonably happy with my average MPGs so far. My daily commute consists of:
3 miles of twisty country lane, 17 miles of single carriage A road (with zero overtaking opportunities and nearly always a bus, lorry, tractor or horsebox causing a 5 mile tailback and a traffic crawl at around 36mph) with a final 6 mile cross-city section (although it does keep flowing with minimal stop/start).
Return journey consists of 6 mile city crawl (again minimal stop start and only two sets of traffic lights to contend with), then out onto some dual carriageway for a 5 mile blast, then onto the mundane A road which again dawdles along at around 35mph and finally the 3 mile twisty bit home.
I’m averaging 41 mpg doing that each day which is highly impressive. I’m driving in Normal mode. By contrast my A3 1.4 150ps with cylinder deactivation used to average 48mpg on the same trip which again highlights just how efficient the GTI can be in the right circumstances and with the correct style of driving.
However, I suspect it’s a different matter once I get on some open roads evenings or at the weekends 😬
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Slightly off topic but I’m reasonably happy with my average MPGs so far. My daily commute consists of:
3 miles of twisty country lane, 17 miles of single carriage A road (with zero overtaking opportunities and nearly always a bus, lorry, tractor or horsebox causing a 5 mile tailback and a traffic crawl at around 36mph) with a final 6 mile cross-city section (although it does keep flowing with minimal stop/start).
Return journey consists of 6 mile city crawl (again minimal stop start and only two sets of traffic lights to contend with), then out onto some dual carriageway for a 5 mile blast, then onto the mundane A road which again dawdles along at around 35mph and finally the 3 mile twisty bit home.
I’m averaging 41 mpg doing that each day which is highly impressive. I’m driving in Normal mode. By contrast my A3 1.4 150ps with cylinder deactivation used to average 48mpg on the same trip which again highlights just how efficient the GTI can be in the right circumstances and with the correct style of driving.
However, I suspect it’s a different matter once I get on some open roads evenings or at the weekends 😬
That's really good. In comparison I get the same 41-42 mpg in my 230PS DSG sitting at 70mph for 2 and a half hours with a few foot to the floor spurts when I get bored.
I imagine that your 7 speed 245 would average a little higher mpg on my journeys due to the overdriven 7th gear.