« Reply #7 on: 10 March 2022, 05:58 »
All meant in jest as I’ve known Sootchucker on the forums since at least the mk5 days when he had a black(?) GT TDI with a really nice spec, and he’s a really nice guy who looks after his cars with utmost pride.
Well, not all in jest as the forum charity was a serious bit and the underlying message was from the heart.
That’s a really interesting fact about the Esso fuel having much less E10 in JMS, and one well worth bearing in mind.
Something I missed off my last post due to time constraints was to add in about driving style making a difference too, not just to outright economy in either direction, but also as to whether you’d see any benefit at all in a GTI tuned for 95 RON in running 98/99 if the car was generally driven at low revs and using moderate throttle.
Combine an economical driving style (brisk but not using high revs) with lower octane fuel, use anticipation and light braking, then all together you’d see a reasonable saving (or levelling off more accurately) at the pumps as fuel costs rise ever upwards.
Last week I put in 35 ish litres at 156.9p per litre and last night 40 ish litres went it at 162.9p, in normal times that would bother me but to be honest I’ve been glued to newsfeeds 24/7 in disbelief/horror/anger at events unfolding hour by hour like many others here I’ll assume. We’ve just got to be grateful for our own small mercies right now.
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