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Offline FastGTI

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Shell Optimax?
« on: 19 January 2004, 10:21 »
Hello,

I filled up with Optimax last night, I've only drove about 30 miles...the car feels  smoother, more responsive and MPG is up about 2,3 (I sound like an advert!).

Has anyone else felt differences, and will it get better after a few tanks full?
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Offline davidhawkins_78

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Re:Shell Optimax?
« Reply #1 on: 19 January 2004, 10:33 »
should do - I never put anything else in my GTi ...

Seeing as the car has a knock sensor it can differentiate between the RON ratings of the fuel and behave accordingly.

Also the fuel has the usual cleaning additives most performance fuels have so it'll have keep your insides clean!

Most importantly it's the only fuel for sale in the UK with a 98RON which is what VW state you should run your GTI on !
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Re:Shell Optimax?
« Reply #2 on: 20 January 2004, 16:45 »
i have started to run my car on optimax now, and it does improve the responsivness, not checked it for mpg yet, but everyone i have spoken to about optimax ith has told me that they have noticed there mpg imporving once they have been using it for a while.
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Offline Golfgal

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Re:Shell Optimax?
« Reply #3 on: 20 January 2004, 16:50 »
Put 10 tanks in now and got 44.5 mpg on way home from newark at 80 so I'm chuft wi it :)
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Offline jasonpi

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Re:Shell Optimax?
« Reply #4 on: 20 January 2004, 16:54 »
Quote from: golfgal on 20 January 2004, 16:50
Put 10 tanks in now and got 44.5 mpg on way home from newark at 80 so I'm chuft wi it :)
what u driving a scooter
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Omar

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Re:Shell Optimax?
« Reply #5 on: 20 January 2004, 17:01 »
register here and start collecting your PlusPoints peeps!

.....double points with Optimax   ;)

http://www.shellpluspoints.com/welcome/Index.asp

Optimax rocks!
« Last Edit: 20 January 2004, 17:01 by Omar »
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Offline Golfgal

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Re:Shell Optimax?
« Reply #6 on: 20 January 2004, 17:01 »
yeah but to the normal eye it looks like a mk2 gti  :P
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Re:Shell Optimax?
« Reply #7 on: 20 January 2004, 17:03 »
Quote from: jasonpi on 20 January 2004, 16:54
Quote from: golfgal on 20 January 2004, 16:50
Put 10 tanks in now and got 44.5 mpg on way home from newark at 80 so I'm chuft wi it :)
what u driving a scooter

hahah ;D

What colour pump is optimax? light blue or the black one? ???
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Offline Golfgal

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Re:Shell Optimax?
« Reply #8 on: 20 January 2004, 17:04 »
black
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Re:Shell Optimax?
« Reply #9 on: 20 January 2004, 17:15 »
I dont know of any optimax pumps down my ends.  :(
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