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[MrDJ]

Been reading up on the net and most people seem to think supermarket fuel might not have the additives but is ok to use.

What do people on here think?

Is supermarket fuel as good as esso/texaco/etc?

And what about the super unleaed - will you get more MPG from it or am I better off sticking to the cheap stuff?

[TheBoy]

Generally seems to have high levels of ethanol to get octane rating up I believe.


Certainly with diesel, I found supermarket fuel smoked far worse than premium brands

[Del Boy]

I must say, I can notice a difference when I'm running on supermarket fuel and ESSO or equivalent fuel 

[Jimbob]

Ordinary shell for me.

Dont like the performance / rough running Ive often experience with tesco's fuel.

I occasionally put the vpower through, but for its cleaning properties


http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1258052938

shows some effects we beleive are down to this sort of regime...

[Del Boy]

The SAAB and current 5 series are the only cars I've noticed which need Super unleaded, the 5 runs pretty poor of normal unleaded and performance wise I can certainly feel a difference. SAAB was the same.

[tunnie]

you notice the supermarket fuels more on the bike, Tank of tesco fuel and it ran quite rough and lumpy and down a bit of power, soon as a tank of BP went in, smoothness was back, and significant increase power

[TheBoy]

you notice the supermarket fuels more on the bike, Tank of tesco fuel and it ran quite rough and lumpy and down a bit of power, soon as a tank of BP went in, smoothness was back, and significant increase power

Surprised you notice on your bike - its not like its a refined engine. One step removed from a VW Beetle engine....

[tunnie]

you notice the supermarket fuels more on the bike, Tank of tesco fuel and it ran quite rough and lumpy and down a bit of power, soon as a tank of BP went in, smoothness was back, and significant increase power

Surprised you notice on your bike - its not like its a refined engine. One step removed from a VW Beetle engine....

that tank full of Bicester Tesco fuel was awful! Made boxer even worse 

[whitebullet]

i allways used to put supermarket fuel through m car tesco/sainsburys, but when i was on the way back from billing i got to the a50 and noticed i need fuel so i went into the shell and filled up, the difference in the carwas amazing, it ran smoother and the throttle response was alot better and power seem'd better aswell, a few people have said there is no difference in the fuel but quite clearly there is, i only run mine on proper fuel now(shell/bp

[Sixstring]

ALWAYS run my bike on V-power, and won't use supermarket fuel in the miggy unless there is no other option, then only a tenner to get me to another Shell/BP/Esso/Texaco station. Can feel the difference in "ordinary" and V-power fuel, ordinary just "runs" and V-power actually makes it respond better.

In the bike, it can be really felt, so much better.

[Kevin Wood]

Mine runs fine on supermarket fuel.. but then it only runs on petrol until it gets to the end of my road in the morning.

Kevin

[tunnie]

Mine runs fine on supermarket fuel.. but then it only runs on petrol until it gets to the end of my road in the morning.

Kevin

Same here, £10 of fuel has lasted me 4,000 miles 

[jerry]

you gets what you pays for. supermarket fuels are NOT as good . Most are standard 95 ron but even the likes of Tescos higher octane are poor compared with V-power and bp ultimate. Used to have a jap import Prelude that wasnt set up for uk 95 ron fuel and it was so lumpy when forced to use supermarket fuel .Anyhow, I tend to stick mostly to v-power, yes it is a lot dearer than supermarket stuff but whilst I cant pretend that its the same price overall I reckon I get nearly an extra round trip to work and back (48 miles) each week if I put v-power in and, of course, you get some money off fuel vouchers too when you use their card. Pick up is also noticeably better too as well as the "cleaning" benefits. Only downside Ive heard about-besides price!-is potential wear on valves which I believe to be minimal anyway, but this is something that those on here with far more knowledge than me might be able to shed light on...

[Iain]

Well i dont know but i do know a guy who drove a tanker out of Grangemouth
He said the tanks that filled his truck which he took to BP stations around Central Scotland was the same tank that filled his mates tanker for Tesco supermarkets in the same area... :question

I fill up at Shell,because it has a Morrisons store across the road, so the Shell station keeps its fuel prices the same (obviously) ! Result! 

[tigers_gonads]

i think its more down to whether the garage looks after its tanks then owt else 

tend to use wherever is cheapest round here and i can't tell the difference