Not good news for those of us running older petrol cars

[Horney]

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/274696/biofuel_shakeup_will_affect_thousands.html

nick

[lemski]

well the only thing i can think of is put a newer engine in the mk2. or run it on super unleaded til they change that too

[daz veedub]

am alrite i run on super unleaded 

[jv]

classic car owner rukkus

[Horney]

Volkswagen:
With few exceptions, E10 is cleared for use in all Volkswagen passenger cars with petrol engines. The exceptions are the following models with the first generation of FSI engines:
   Lupo 1,4 (77 kW) made from August 2000 to November 2003 (model year 2001 - 2004);
   Polo 1,4 FSI (63 kW) made from February 2002 to June 2006 (model year 2002 - 2006);
   Golf IV 1,6 FSI (81 kW) made from November 2001 to May 2004 (model year 2002 - 2004);
   Golf IV Variant 1,6 FSI (81 kW) made from October 2001 to October 2006 (model year 2002 -
2006);
   Bora 1,6 FSI (81 kW) made from October 2001 to September 2005 (model year 2002 - 2005);
   Bora Variant 1,6 FSI (81 kW) made from October 2001 to September 2005 (model year 2002 - 2005);
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   Golf V 1,4 FSI (66 kW) made from November 2003 to November 2004 (model year 2004 - 2005);
   Golf V 1,6 FSI (85 kW) made from August 2003 to May 2004 (model year 2004);
   Golf V 2,0 FSI (110 kW) made from January 2004 to May 2004 (model year 2004);
   Touran 1,6 FSI (85 kW) made from November 2002 to May 2004 (model year 2003 - 2004);
   Touran 2,0 FSI (110 kW) made from October 2003 to May 2004 (model year 2004).

[lemski]

so mk2 would be fine? am confused

[Horney]

It would seem so. My track MKII only ever runs super anyway. but from 2013 I'll have to look more closely at the problem.

nick

[SoundillusioN]

Hope my MK1s OK on it although it only really ever has super, but that might not be available one day so would dread to think what i'd do if I couldn't fuel it properly.

I've read that all this Ethonal sh*t is in no way green! to produce is it just as harmful if not worse than it is to burn petrol. Not sure how much truth there is in that but I wouldn't be surprised..

Reminds me of the diesel hype... everybody buys a diesel and then the price goes up and technically the fumes produced from them are far worse than cleaner burning petrol engine. 

ANother thing, why are hybrids always petrol!?

We are merely puppets! 

[Mr_Orange]

Bio-fuels will never be be environmentally sound.  It takes up fertile ground that would be better used producing food and usually involves pesticides, irrigation and destruction of habitats. 

What's the true motivation here?  These companies caring for the environment?..... I think not!  Just another way for fuel producers to screw us over with hiked up fuel prices.  I'm still waiting for the cost of petrol to come down now that we've sorted out another dictator excuse in the middle east 

Same argument for "zero emission" charge up electric cars, where does the electricity come from?  Jokers.

[JC]

diesel FTW