Fancy fuels.

The standard it is blended at is very strict and is policed with constant testing but I agree that there are potential gains in mpg and power but the sums are usually flawed as to the cost savings.
The premium fuels are usually about 10p a litre more so currently about 8% overall so fuel consumption needs to improve by the same or more to
The standard it is blended at is very strict and is policed with constant testing but I agree that there are potential gains in mpg and power but the sums are usually flawed as to the cost savings.
The premium fuels are usually about 10p a litre more so currently about 8% overall so fuel consumption needs to improve by the same or more to be worthwhile.
I get 456 miles from a tank of cheap diesel, 520 from premium. Tested it several times, stats hold true
 
I’ve just got a little petrol euro 6 van and it’s shaved an easy £100 a week off my 14k PA fuel bill only use the landcruiser now for shooting related work, deer stalking taking the teckles out or towing

these little pop pops are a real money saver on fuel, servicing and road tax 20k between servicing

pleased I got it - nice to see money coming my way for change
 
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My truck returns about 4 or 5 mpg more from V-Power diesel than from the standard Texaco fuel which I sometimes have to put in it. It’s definitely more responsive with premium fuel and I have had no DPF trouble since I started using it. Definitely worth the extra cost.
 
I’m sipping a Laphroaig just now, very nice. Costs me a bit more but I think I’m worth it. I could of bought a cheaper bottle from Lidl, but it’s not the same, is it ? 😋
Laphroaig,god,I don’t think I have ever tasted anything so putrid,and that after taste reminds me of tcp,I take my hat of to you,enjoy your dram,atb Wilbur
 
There is a definite difference in fuels from different outlets. When I got my first diesel back in 2000 (2L Mondeo) I thought I was imagining it as there were times when it seemed I got significantly more milage from one tank than another. So I started to keep an eye on it.

Whenever I filled up at Tesco, Sainsbury and BP I got significantly worse fuel consumption (somewhere between 10 & 15% worse) than if I filled up at Esso or especially Shell. I was driving around 36000 a year at that time and claiming back fuel on company milage so it made a big difference to my costs. This was a little before the fuel companies started putting additives in and I also started using a fuel additive that improved it even more and easily covered the cost of the additive.
 
I buy my fuel via Shell agency card and it is charged at an average UK price.... my Shell local outlet is price matching Morrisons and for 5p a litre more i can buy Shell V Power diesel by my debit card instantly. Is it worth the 5p extra?
Yes it is. People who say there’s no difference between regular and this are wrong. I guarantee you will get more mpg and a smoother, quieter more potent engine running V power. Doesn’t even need to be a tuned car, I ran 10 tanks of standard BP diesel in my insignia estate and 10 of the higher garage ultimate. There was a difference in average MPG of 6 miles! Same journeys, same conditions. The car also performs far better on ultimate.
 
Laphroaig,god,I don’t think I have ever tasted anything so putrid,and that after taste reminds me of tcp,I take my hat of to you,enjoy your dram,atb Wilbur
I had a friend in Ireland that made poteen. One evening he bought a bottle of Laphroaig round and I had a dram. It was watered down poteen coloured with a spot of tea and two spots of TCP in the bottle. I would have defied most people to tell the difference between that and the stuff from Islay.
 
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