V-power Vs Ultimate

[squirrelGTi]

Hi guys,

My local Shell has been closed for about 6 weeks, so i had to fill up with BP Ultimate for that time.

Since filling back up with V-Power again, i've noticed that i'm getting around 3mpg less. At first i thought maybe it was just me, but the last few trips to and from work haven't been as good as when i was using BP juice.

Open to debate.........

[am1w]

I started using Shell V Power and posted some time ago that my fuel consumption was really terrible. I even took the car to VW for a check-up.

I then changed to BP Ultimate and the engine's fuel effeciency improved very slightly. However, the engine felt a bit rougher. Could be my imagination.

I then went back to Shell V Power, and the fuel effeciency of the engine was slightly worse but the engine felt smoother.

Finally, I tried Total Excellium. I got better fuel economy than with Shell V Power and about the same as that with BP Ultimate. However, I felt that the engine was as smooth as when I used Shell V Power.

I am therefore sticking with Total Excellium 97 RON for the present.

While I agree that this is all very subjective and there are a huge number of variables, I can only go by my own meagre experience.

[R32UK]

none of that 95/97/98 rubbish for me!!


99 only here

[jdjd]

Ultimate is a joke, bp forecourts are always more expensive then shell, 99 ftw Tesco or shell

[Sam]

I get pretty much the same in my very delicate mk2, brilliant on v power and very good on tesco. f**king sh!te on everything else, BP ultimate dropped 5mpg of my last trip home and made the engine idle slightly weird

[Sebby]

I've started using Tesco Momentum 99 now. I always used to use V-Power. Seems pretty good!

[GolfTi]

After filling up with almost exclusively Shell V Power or Tesco 99 I found myself having to fill up at a BP station a few days ago.

Grunt and mpg both disappointing.

[am1w]

After filling up with almost exclusively Shell V Power or Tesco 99 I found myself having to fill up at a BP station a few days ago.
Grunt and mpg both disappointing.

Don't like BP Ultimate.
Poor BP, even their fuel sucks.

[Khare]

I use either V-power or Tesco Momentum 99, nothing else.

Can't really tell much difference between the two, both in smoothness or MPG, so I go for Tesco's which is cheaper + it gives me nice clubcard points (£14 more and I'll get a Ferrari/formula renault experience day). 

[JonnyG]

A bit of background reading :-

+20bhp more on a Focus RS,  just by upgrading to 99 RON   

http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/tuning/ford/focus-rs/focus-rs-fuel-testing.shtml

http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/tuning/Fuel_Test_Results_Update.shtml

I stick with Tesco Momentum or Shell V-Power and never use anything else .. I even plan my refuels if going on a long trip away from home