11 minutes ago, themanwithnoaim said:

http://www.fuelly.com/car/skoda/octavia/2017/themanwithnoaim/656953

 

But, its a loads fun to drive

 

12mile commute from cold, driven like I just stole it at every opportunity, think it's a 24-1/2 p/p/m for the 15-3/4k mile average.

 

I run Tesco Momentum as it's a bit more powerful than Vpower

At least it won't be pinking on Tesco's finest. BTCC have to use Momentum and I would to if Tesco built one nearer to me. Not prepared for a 12 mile round trip just for fuel when I drive by a Shell garage twice a day.Is that why yours produces 49bhp less than mine.

16 minutes ago, shyVRS245 said:

Is that why yours produces 49bhp less than mine.

No, I think thats cos you spent £k's going stage 2

18 minutes ago, themanwithnoaim said:

No, I think thats cos you spent £k's going stage 2

True, money well spent, never had so much fun behind a steering wheel.

14 hours ago, Gerrycan said:

If your tank was completely empty then you MAY notice a difference otherwise it is going to take quite a few more similar refills before you have full V Power content.

 

Thats understandable   I will fill with V Power on my next major trip and see if there is any difference with a full tank.

11 hours ago, themanwithnoaim said:

http://www.fuelly.com/car/skoda/octavia/2017/themanwithnoaim/656953

 

But, its a loads fun to drive

 

12mile commute from cold, driven like I just stole it at every opportunity, think it's a 24-1/2 p/p/m for the 15-3/4k mile average.

 

I run Tesco Momentum as it's a bit more powerful than Vpower

 

That Fuelly is very interesting. Is it an app on your phone or just the website?

@ExSEAT

All Tesco or Tesco Express filling stations are not supposed to have Tesco Momentum 99.

But all New Tesco Stores with Filling Stations in England, Scotland & Wales have and 430 Tesco Filling stations.  That leaves ones that have not.

Costco Super Unleaded 99 minimum is good, and might well be produced by Greenergy that produce Tesco Momentum 99.

 

http://www.tesco.com/help/petrol-stations

see 

'How much ethanol is in Tesco petrol.'   Current Winter Spec Tesco Super Unleaded oop north lovely stuff IME. 

Maybe as good as Continental Europe 100 Ron (+)

What about those who want it, but don't have a Tesco or such like to get it. 

 

Who does the good alternatives? 

 

I mean I won't be using it for most of the time, but if I'm going long distances then I probably will. 

 

We don't have Tesco or Costco near Guildford so, suggestions would be appreciated. 

Royal Dutch Shell are partners with Greenergy importing and storing base fuels.

 

So Shell V-Power Nitro+ is 99 ron Minimum in the UK, and maybe only 10 pence a litre more expensive than Momentum or Costco 99 and maybe has different additives, or maybe not....

 

Sainsbury Super Unleaded 97 ron minimum is 97 minimum, like ESSO, Gulf, BP etc.  so could be a higher octane.  You just fill the tank and see how they are.

Just Super Unleaded fuel after all.

http://volkswagen.co.uk/need-help/owners/Fuel

 

3 hours ago, FletchCossie said:

 

That Fuelly is very interesting. Is it an app on your phone or just the website?

Join the website I think, might be an App by now, I've been on it 4 or 5 years now

21 minutes ago, themanwithnoaim said:

Join the website I think, might be an App by now, I've been on it 4 or 5 years now

Is the 30.9mpg from 3 years ago when you had the 1.4Tsi?

10 minutes ago, shyVRS245 said:

Is the 30.9mpg from 3 years ago when you had the 1.4Tsi?

Yep, I ragged the **** outta that too

 

Are you starting to see a pattern forming ?

All modern petrol cars can take whatever RON fuel and it makes very little difference to how they run. Some highly tuned engines need higher octane fuel to run properly and they specify this for those models. Had your car mapped and running more boost then probably you could do with it. 

The RON number is simply a measure of resistance to pre-detonation or pinking, measured using some arcane test setup and indexed relative to pure benzine at 100 RON if I remember correctly. 

But all fuels are not the same. The additives you get may vary as well as the amount of ethanol in the petroleum mix. 

Because of that cheaper fuels do not keep as well as the posh stuff. Learned this over many years of having motorbikes, if you put the bike away for the winter with cheap fuel in it is always more difficult to start in the spring, but fill it up with posh stuff the last couple of times in the autumn and its a different story. Same with lawnmowers according to my neighbour. But this won't affect you if you run your car regularly eg go through a tankful in a month or less.

The ethanol in cheap fuel can also cause problems with it rotting plastic components. But at least it is more tree-hugger friendly. 

19 hours ago, themanwithnoaim said:

Join the website I think, might be an App by now, I've been on it 4 or 5 years now

 

Thanks, might look into it  

4 hours ago, TDIum said:

The ethanol in cheap fuel can also cause problems with it rotting plastic components. But at least it is more tree-hugger friendly. 

The green credentials of ethanol can indeed be suspect depending on the source material, but most (all?) modern petrol vehicles are fitted out to resist at least a 10% ethanol content. 

I believe that UK 95 Octane fuel has a mandatory 5% ethanol content, but it is not mandatory in higher octanes although not illegal to include it, so most don't but some do. Scandinavian countries apparently have a mandatory 10% ethanol content and Briskoda members from there do not report any issues with it.

My understanding is that the usual ethanol/petrol mixes only become an issue when storage has been compromised so that the hydroscopic ethanol absorbs water and then separates from the petrol.

Vehicles must have a full 'flex-fuel' capability to run E85.

Apparently engines that are adapted to run solely on E85 with turbos and diesel like compression ratios achieve very high efficiencies.

Edited 30 January, 20197 yr by Gerrycan

You're probably correct. 

I know some older motorbikes with plastic fuel tanks have problems with them bulging and distorting, but this may well have been caused by a combination of ethanol content and long periods of storage. 

On 29/01/2019 at 09:46, Skoffski said:

@ExSEAT

All Tesco or Tesco Express filling stations are not supposed to have Tesco Momentum 99.

But all New Tesco Stores with Filling Stations in England, Scotland & Wales have and 430 Tesco Filling stations.  That leaves ones that have not.

Costco Super Unleaded 99 minimum is good, and might well be produced by Greenergy that produce Tesco Momentum 99.

 

http://www.tesco.com/help/petrol-stations

see 

'How much ethanol is in Tesco petrol.'   Current Winter Spec Tesco Super Unleaded oop north lovely stuff IME. 

Maybe as good as Continental Europe 100 Ron (+)

Yeah I read that on the site but missed the word 'new'. Thanks for the info!

 

On a seperate note....

 

So given theres no shell garages here, no costco and no tesco momentum - and taking into account how badly some claim their cars run on 'normal' or 'supermarket' fuel Im suprised I dont see performance cars scattered along the roadside everywhere with distraught owners stood beside them 

Are there no ESSO, Texaco, Gulf, BP, Sainsburys selling 97 ron Super-Unleaded.

Some with remapped cars or performance ones that run better / more efficiently use Octane Boosters.

Some buy 'Race Fuel' and add to Fuels. I buy '102 octane Hiperflo 250' in 25 litre drums.

In the car in containers for when at the likes of north of Inverness for a bit of a jaunt for a few days if not going to be near a station with 99 ron when the tank is low..

 

Maybe they are not at the roadside distressed because there is hardly any need to at UK NSL's is there.

But those with cars or bikes that run poorly on lower octane fuels is not some Internet Myth.

 

Some cars do run badly on 95 unleaded. Some  Japanese / 'Grey' Imports.  & some like Mk2 Fabia vRS 1.4TSI Twinchargers. But then some might never notice.

And EU Type Approved petrol vehicles are going to run on 95 octane anyway.

Edited 30 January, 20197 yr by Skoffski