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Offline Hurdy

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Re: Premium fuel test, What Car website.
« Reply #10 on: 28 September 2007, 23:45 »
Sorry guys, but I for one will continue with BP ultimate over 95ron shyte. I don't care what mpg I get or that there is "little difference in power". All I know is that it is what is recommended by VW and i'll stick by it. :wink:
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Re: Premium fuel test, What Car website.
« Reply #11 on: 29 September 2007, 16:42 »
Yeah, premium fuel is more expensive, but THE DIFFERENCE does not impact my finances much, it's the TOTAL price that does it. Which means, I will continue to put V-Power in my Schatz. Does it make any difference to power or longevity of the engine? I don't know. But better to be safe than sorry.

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Re: Premium fuel test, What Car website.
« Reply #12 on: 01 October 2007, 17:43 »
hmmm.. I must say Im suprised at the results.. but only slightly. I always use sainsbury's premium fuel which costs about 4ppltr more than the standard stuff. This weekend I was on a 500mile round trip and had the opportunity to fill her up with shell V-power which i had previously heard good things about. I decided to do so but was slightly shocked at the cost of £1.06 which is significantly more than the usual stuff. However I noticed no difference in power, economy, or anything else for that matter... it was just the same as the sainsburys stuff!! In future i dont think I will be going for v-power of anything else other than sainsburys.. not only because its cheaper, but according to those results its one of the better performers.

I think we are all a little peeeved at those results because no one likes to hear they have been p1ssing money up the wall!! But the fact of the matter is petrol companies have devised a very clever way of making money out of us more caring motorists.. and may I add that VW seem guilty of joining forces with other companies/products to ensure joint marketing and healthier profits. Others do it so why not VW too??

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Re: Premium fuel test, What Car website.
« Reply #13 on: 01 October 2007, 17:54 »
On the Continent how much is Super more than normal unleaded Peskarik?
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Re: Premium fuel test, What Car website.
« Reply #14 on: 01 October 2007, 20:12 »
reading that test it reads that they only filled up with one tankful; well you're never going to see the difference on just one tankful! it took at least 3 tanks before i started seeing the benefits with my derv.

if you're going to do a test do it ruddy properly!! :rolleyes:

EDIT - perhaps i'd better read it through properly....... :embarassed: still for the extra 3-4p i reckon the premium stuff is worth it.

But whats the point of testing a 1.4 petrol with a premium fuel  :huh: its only rated for 95RON......
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Re: Premium fuel test, What Car website.
« Reply #15 on: 01 October 2007, 20:56 »
reading that test it reads that they only filled up with one tankful; well you're never going to see the difference on just one tankful! it took at least 3 tanks before i started seeing the benefits with my derv.

if you're going to do a test do it ruddy properly!! :rolleyes:

EDIT - perhaps i'd better read it through properly....... :embarassed: still for the extra 3-4p i reckon the premium stuff is worth it.

But whats the point of testing a 1.4 petrol with a premium fuel  :huh: its only rated for 95RON......

They did it over a longer period for a Ford Focus to counter that argument...  :smiley:
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Re: Premium fuel test, What Car website.
« Reply #16 on: 01 October 2007, 21:01 »
ah cheers illyun; glad one of us is reading it properly  :laugh:

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Re: Premium fuel test, What Car website.
« Reply #17 on: 01 October 2007, 21:19 »
On the Continent how much is Super more than normal unleaded Peskarik?

At the gas station close to me, prices are in swiss franks*100:

95          172.5
V-power  186.5
Diesel     181.5

Here fuel is cheaper than in EU