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[JamesV6CDX]

Please make a selection and vote for what you would use in your car.

Not really interested in starting a debate about what's best (has been covered before) - but I'm interested in counting the votes

[MikeDundee]

Please make a selection and vote for what you would use in your car.

Not really interested in starting a debate about what's best (has been covered before) - but I'm interested in counting the votes

Never used either so not really able to vote, as always use BP :-/

[Entwood]

I'll not vote as I now have an "odd" strategy ....

For long runs especially towing the mobile road block ... Shell V @ 101.9p/ltre ... definitly better performance AND MPG.. reckon that is up by far more than the extra cost, on the last long run (solo) I got 36+ mpg without pretending to be a snail - average speed 75 ish .... if you follow !!

Commuting/round town I'm using Sainsbury's 95 @ 92.9/ltre ( less when SWMBO gets the discount vouchers !!) as the mpg is always around 18-22 whatever happens.

2.7 p's worth (inc VAT)

[Martin_1962]

Well since I have worked out my car goes better on LPG than Tesco petrol I'm sticking with the decent stuff

[Markie]

bit of both for me but have voted for the more prominant use...

[Bo Bo]

I use Asda 95 RON 'cos I can't tell the difference anyway  :-/

[TheBoy]

I'm more impressed with BP Ultimate that Shell's hihj octane stuff...

[Martin_1962]

I'm more impressed with BP Ultimate that Shell's hihj octane stuff...

I haven't found Shells recently - my nearest became a BP. And at that SS I like to confuse them

This tank of Tesco 97 has been pretty useless, back to BP expensive stuff again soon.

[ricardo1500]

If the difference is as noticable as you all say then i,m gonna try some......but have voted for what I use now!!

[Golfbuddy]

Thought it may be of interest to post a reply I made to the 'Shell Optimax' thread about a month ago.

...... Filled up with Shell Optimax a week ago and then again with Shell V-Power on Friday. Not to surprising there, cost me an arm and a leg at 106.9p per litre.

Just drove back from my Mum's in Bristol to Cornwall. Kept the cruise control on all the way at 70mph except for the short section that is not dual carriageway when I dropped to 60mph. Including the 3 miles onto the M5 at Bristol and the 4 miles from the A30 to home I averaged 38.9 mpg and used only 4.2 gallons over the 164 miles door to door. This means total cost of £20.40 for the run.

Compare this to the run when I use Tesco petrol when I usually get 32 mpg on the same run. At 91.9p per litre that would cost £21.40. I know this is not a huge saving but I feel that the benefit of using a premium fuel must add something to the equation.

I would be interested to see if anyone has the same experience.

Still using Shell but the MPG seems to have dropped off a bit lately and am now struggling to get 30 mpg although this is all lowish speed and on some fairly hilly terrain.

[Baron Von Spongebob]

Thought it may be of interest to post a reply I made to the 'Shell Optimax' thread about a month ago.

...... Filled up with Shell Optimax a week ago and then again with Shell V-Power on Friday. Not to surprising there, cost me an arm and a leg at 106.9p per litre.

Just drove back from my Mum's in Bristol to Cornwall. Kept the cruise control on all the way at 70mph except for the short section that is not dual carriageway when I dropped to 60mph. Including the 3 miles onto the M5 at Bristol and the 4 miles from the A30 to home I averaged 38.9 mpg and used only 4.2 gallons over the 164 miles door to door. This means total cost of £20.40 for the run.

Compare this to the run when I use Tesco petrol when I usually get 32 mpg on the same run. At 91.9p per litre that would cost £21.40. I know this is not a huge saving but I feel that the benefit of using a premium fuel must add something to the equation.

I would be interested to see if anyone has the same experience.

Still using Shell but the MPG seems to have dropped off a bit lately and am now struggling to get 30 mpg although this is all lowish speed and on some fairly hilly terrain.

Did you remember to take the hand brake off  

[Golfbuddy]

Thought it may be of interest to post a reply I made to the 'Shell Optimax' thread about a month ago.

...... Filled up with Shell Optimax a week ago and then again with Shell V-Power on Friday. Not to surprising there, cost me an arm and a leg at 106.9p per litre.

Just drove back from my Mum's in Bristol to Cornwall. Kept the cruise control on all the way at 70mph except for the short section that is not dual carriageway when I dropped to 60mph. Including the 3 miles onto the M5 at Bristol and the 4 miles from the A30 to home I averaged 38.9 mpg and used only 4.2 gallons over the 164 miles door to door. This means total cost of £20.40 for the run.

Compare this to the run when I use Tesco petrol when I usually get 32 mpg on the same run. At 91.9p per litre that would cost £21.40. I know this is not a huge saving but I feel that the benefit of using a premium fuel must add something to the equation.

I would be interested to see if anyone has the same experience.

Still using Shell but the MPG seems to have dropped off a bit lately and am now struggling to get 30 mpg although this is all lowish speed and on some fairly hilly terrain.

Did you remember to take the hand brake off  

What's a hand brake? Is that like a clutch? My dad told me about those, they used to have them in the olden days.

[geoff]

i have used bp's super unleaded and to say it more expensive,but found get better mpg figures,only use bp's fuel,i never use cheap supermarket find i get less mpg

[Baron Von Spongebob]

Thought it may be of interest to post a reply I made to the 'Shell Optimax' thread about a month ago.

...... Filled up with Shell Optimax a week ago and then again with Shell V-Power on Friday. Not to surprising there, cost me an arm and a leg at 106.9p per litre.

Just drove back from my Mum's in Bristol to Cornwall. Kept the cruise control on all the way at 70mph except for the short section that is not dual carriageway when I dropped to 60mph. Including the 3 miles onto the M5 at Bristol and the 4 miles from the A30 to home I averaged 38.9 mpg and used only 4.2 gallons over the 164 miles door to door. This means total cost of £20.40 for the run.

Compare this to the run when I use Tesco petrol when I usually get 32 mpg on the same run. At 91.9p per litre that would cost £21.40. I know this is not a huge saving but I feel that the benefit of using a premium fuel must add something to the equation.

I would be interested to see if anyone has the same experience.

Still using Shell but the MPG seems to have dropped off a bit lately and am now struggling to get 30 mpg although this is all lowish speed and on some fairly hilly terrain.

Did you remember to take the hand brake off  

What's a hand brake? Is that like a clutch? My dad told me about those, they used to have them in the olden days.

I forgot..You have a bit of rope with an anchor on in Cornwall dont you..

[Golfbuddy]

Thought it may be of interest to post a reply I made to the 'Shell Optimax' thread about a month ago.

...... Filled up with Shell Optimax a week ago and then again with Shell V-Power on Friday. Not to surprising there, cost me an arm and a leg at 106.9p per litre.

Just drove back from my Mum's in Bristol to Cornwall. Kept the cruise control on all the way at 70mph except for the short section that is not dual carriageway when I dropped to 60mph. Including the 3 miles onto the M5 at Bristol and the 4 miles from the A30 to home I averaged 38.9 mpg and used only 4.2 gallons over the 164 miles door to door. This means total cost of £20.40 for the run.

Compare this to the run when I use Tesco petrol when I usually get 32 mpg on the same run. At 91.9p per litre that would cost £21.40. I know this is not a huge saving but I feel that the benefit of using a premium fuel must add something to the equation.

I would be interested to see if anyone has the same experience.

Still using Shell but the MPG seems to have dropped off a bit lately and am now struggling to get 30 mpg although this is all lowish speed and on some fairly hilly terrain.

Did you remember to take the hand brake off  

What's a hand brake? Is that like a clutch? My dad told me about those, they used to have them in the olden days.

I forgot..You have a bit of rope with an anchor on in Cornwall dont you..

It's called a sheet not a rope! Don't you welsh boys know anything? And, my sheet brake works very well thank you!