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[Chopsdad]

My 4 pot will match any car on the road in the traffic jams around here.....

The only place mine struggles is on motorways when its conjested and then starts moving again quickly.....sometimes i have to use kickdown and full throttle just to try and keep up with the accelerating traffic  

But if i was on petrol....that may not be the case  :-/

My MV6 is currently like that. I suspect a tankful of Asda has made it flat.  Once I'm nearly empty, it'll get some high octane and a damn good thrashing, hopefully that will cure.

I normally get between 320-350 miles per tank on Tesco 97, but the last 2 fillups has dropped to 270 - 300, + poor performance.

Yesterday I filled up with BP Ultimate.. and WOW, the car sings again.

Can't wait to see if there is an improvement in mileage.

I usually get 10% extra with BP Ultimate.  Currently using Shell Optimax as it's cheaper and car purrs.  Mpg up and cleared 400 miles with £50 - combined cycle.

[Taxi_Driver]

My 4 pot will match any car on the road in the traffic jams around here.....

The only place mine struggles is on motorways when its conjested and then starts moving again quickly.....sometimes i have to use kickdown and full throttle just to try and keep up with the accelerating traffic  

But if i was on petrol....that may not be the case  :-/

My MV6 is currently like that. I suspect a tankful of Asda has made it flat.  Once I'm nearly empty, it'll get some high octane and a damn good thrashing, hopefully that will cure.

Your MV6 should not be struggling to keep up.....a 2.2 on lpg maybe....but never a MV6  

[TheBoy]

My 4 pot will match any car on the road in the traffic jams around here.....

The only place mine struggles is on motorways when its conjested and then starts moving again quickly.....sometimes i have to use kickdown and full throttle just to try and keep up with the accelerating traffic  

But if i was on petrol....that may not be the case  :-/

My MV6 is currently like that. I suspect a tankful of Asda has made it flat.  Once I'm nearly empty, it'll get some high octane and a damn good thrashing, hopefully that will cure.

Your MV6 should not be struggling to keep up.....a 2.2 on lpg maybe....but never a MV6  

It feels like its towing a burger van, but I did check the mirror, and no mobile bedsit following....

Have to see what the next tankload does.  btw, it was filled at Asda in Wheatley, so further west than the current 'problem'

[Martin_1962]

My 4 pot will match any car on the road in the traffic jams around here.....

The only place mine struggles is on motorways when its conjested and then starts moving again quickly.....sometimes i have to use kickdown and full throttle just to try and keep up with the accelerating traffic  

But if i was on petrol....that may not be the case  :-/

My MV6 is currently like that. I suspect a tankful of Asda has made it flat.  Once I'm nearly empty, it'll get some high octane and a damn good thrashing, hopefully that will cure.

Your MV6 should not be struggling to keep up.....a 2.2 on lpg maybe....but never a MV6  

It feels like its towing a burger van, but I did check the mirror, and no mobile bedsit following....

Have to see what the next tankload does.  btw, it was filled at Asda in Wheatley, so further west than the current 'problem'

Heard rumours it is further west than supposed - but what do I care - filled up at Calor today

[x25xe]

Have to see what the next tankload does.  btw, it was filled at Asda in Wheatley, so further west than the current 'problem'

Let's hope so..........................

[hol666]

I drive an old 2lt 16v and it goes, ok went well  :-/, it does need plenty of revs but as an ex-biker, thats part of the fun!  Only drawback is fuel consumption but I get anything between 28 to 38 depending on if I'm commuting from here to Swindon or if I'm on a longer trip, either way, I always try to enjoy the car.  

[JamesV6CDX]

Agreed the 2.0 can go well.. we just drove from Oxford to Cardiff and I got told to slow down several times

But... it does need high revs.. which increases consumption.. whereas the V6 can produce the same performance at much lower revs.. hence making it as broad as long on MPG...