GTi Fuel

[AlanD]

Always try and do whats best for the car so its Tesco 99 or V-Power for me.

[Steve30]

Always try and do whats best for the car so its Tesco 99 or V-Power for me.

Alan where are you getting the Tesco 99 ron , coz I cant find it any where? I know your in Croydon area? Thanks Steve

I use V-power diesel now anyway , but was wondering if there high grade diesel that Tesco do?

[AlanD]

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=elmers+end+tesco&ie=UTF8&hl=en&hq=elmers+end+tesco&hnear=Croydon,+UK&ll=51.398054,-0.048956&spn=0.004445,0.011362&t=h&z=17

The Tesco in Elmers End which down the road from me sell Tesco 99 and I find its always cheaper than V Power.

[Steve30]

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=elmers+end+tesco&ie=UTF8&hl=en&hq=elmers+end+tesco&hnear=Croydon,+UK&ll=51.398054,-0.048956&spn=0.004445,0.011362&t=h&z=17

The Tesco in Elmers End which down the road from me sell Tesco 99 and I find its always cheaper than V Power.

Thanks Alan , any where else you know? 

[Egbutt Wash]

Cheapest for me.  Especially in winter.
After extensive testing I have found that the higher octane fuel does make the power delivery more reliable.  The lower octane sometime causes the engine to back off on power for a few seconds, now and again.

Not worth the extra cash unless you are on the Isle of Man or at the Nurburgring.

[simonkit]

  Why buy a car like the GTI & then not use the fuel that it's designed for?
 
  Definitely high octane !!

  Simon

[Egbutt Wash]

It's designed for 95 octane.  I would not have bought one if it could not use normal petrol.

Try some 95.  The engine management takes a couple of miles to adjust after 98, then the car runs perfectly well.

At least I try these things.

[AlanD]

It's designed for 95 octane.

Wrong, the engine in the MK5 was desgined to run on high octane fuel due the way the FSI engine works.

That doesnt mean 95 wont work as it clearly does.

The MK6 is a diffrent story and was designed to run on 95, this might be where your getting your wires crossed.

[Egbutt Wash]

Perhaps some prankster has swapped my fuel flap sticker to one that says 95 RON super unleaded.

[AlanD]

This was talked about ages ago and someone posted a link to details about how the FSI engine works. The higher octane allows the engine to run in FSI mode for a longer period of time.

Im not saying this is hard solid fact, but just passing info that was talked about last time.