Does 99 Octane pay for itself?

[roadster]

According to this ( not necessarily unbiased!) report more expensive fuel may pay for itself.

Tesco Fuel Report

I would expect the turbo cars to get the most benefit from this. Have any owners tested for themselves? Please tell us.

Regards Roadster

Edited 16 January, 2011 by roadster

[Fatbloke]

According to this ( not necessarily unbiased!) report more expensive fuel may pay for itself.

Tesco Fuel Report

I would expect the turbo cars to get the most benefit from this. Have any owners tested for themselves? Please tell us.

Regards Roadster

The report compares it only to standard 95 octane tesco fuel which from what most people say is not particularly good and I agree, certainly in this car. I have been running momentum for a while now but recently changed to v-power and I would say I've noticed an improvement in economy and smoothness of the engine. In my opinion the report bears out my experience but I will be sticking to v-power from now on.

[GentleGiant]

High octane fuels are only any good for cars designed to use them, on anything else they are a waste, despite what the Petrol companies try to tell you.

BP is a great example, they tell you "Up to fifty miles more per tank"; but if you work out the difference in cost, the average car will go ~150 miles further on normal petrol for the same money.

[Timelord1.9Tdi]

Hello

In short NO!!!!

Tried and test... lol

[vRSy]

Hello

In short NO!!!!

Tried and test... lol

i used to get about another 30miles out of my octy vRS between 95 ron and 99 ron, so i would say yes. I know this as when the missus fueled up she always used the cheapest fuel, where as i dont.

[TeebsVRS]

Looks convincing - but just how did they only average 36mpg out of a Focus?? I used to get at least 42mpg even on cheap fuel from a Mk1 1.6.

[lol-lol]

Amazing figures and I presume the 2008 TT uses the EA888 engine we sue in the 1.8 TSI and VRS.

Might give it a go but is it not about 5 or 6 % more expensive for starers?

My fuel goes on a fuel car so I only effectively pay for 40% of the value of my fuel so might be wortth it and get me closer to SWMBO's VRS.

Sceptical but will run the car down to zero miles and then fill up. Might be worth alternating tank to keep a mix of higher octane in the tank as some say there is another gallon after the range hits zero miles and we might need all of this help in the fuel strike by tanker driver goes ahead.