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General Car Chat / Re: high octane fuel
« on: 14 March 2016, 16:41:22 »
Piss off.
I speak as I find and have tried V power in the following cars...
'95 N 1.4 Peugeot 106
'51 3.2 Omega manual
'55 1.9 Vectra 150 cdti
'07 1.9 Seat Altea XL tdi
'54 3.2 Omega manual
'00 2.0 Omega manual
'55 1.8 Vectra C saloon
'55 1.8 Vectra C hatch
'58 1.8 Vectra C hatch
'03 3.2 Omega manual
'63 2.0 Insignia 130cdti
'03 2.2 Omega auto
'11 2.2 Merc E class Blue efficiency diesel auto
'61 2.0 Insignia 160 cdti 4x4
'03 3.2 Omega auto
If that isn't a wide enough test pool, then I don't know what is... on every single car, the net result was zero, ie the extra cost was balanced by a slight increase in mpg, resulting in the same pence per mile.
i don't know why you're getting so worked up about this. anyone can post a long list of cars they have driven but the proper test is quite easy to do especially if you drive to work on a motorway that isn't too busy (as i used to do):
* choose a set distance eg between 2 or three junctions
* make sure your tank is fully either unleaded or super unleaded
* set cruise control
* reset fully your average mpg on the display
* drive the distance at the cruise speed and write down the final mpg figure.
tested half a dozen times i was getting about 10% more mpg with super on the 2.5 V6, that's my experience.
hopefully oof is about people sharing their experiences not about keyboard warriors telling people to piss off
Agreed
Methinks someone has not been taking their meds!
