Drive a Zafira 1.6? Get 7 more mpg!
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Mr Thorne smacks of "all the gear but no idea".
I put some of this in my car on saturday and it actually made it run worse than before! All lumpy and spluttery on a cold start! (87 Golf GTi) Its normally spot on on "normal" juice!
I won't be paying for it again! Even if I do allegedly get more MPG.
I won't be paying for it again! Even if I do allegedly get more MPG.
Basically all petrol stations get their fuel from the nearest refinery. All fuel the lorries are subcontracted out, so you may fine Shell/BP lorries filling up tesco petrol stations, but that doesn't mean the fuel came from a Shell/BP refinery. There are very strict regulations regarding the quality of petrol and the only difference between different brands being the additives put in.
In summary the main/only difference between fuel brands is the (quality of) additive put in. However, there is a net fuel agreement between companies to supply any company who has a fuel shortage, so you may find from time to time that BP/Shell etc supply fuel with their additives in to Tesco/Asda etc.
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Lack of knock sensor means the fundamental difference for you is it's harder to ignite and cleans your injection system better.
Probably a sign that your plugs are getting tired.
Ah cheers bud
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So it has beneficial effect on my injection system? If replace the spark plugs then it should sort out the lumpy starts right?
Ah cheers bud
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So it has beneficial effect on my injection system? If replace the spark plugs then it should sort out the lumpy starts right?
You may have to manaually tweak the timing ever so slightly as well.
It's clearly marketing spiel and they have deliberately distorted the figures to show exactly what they want. 99% of people who see that graph wont analyse it in the same way which members on here have.
Saying that, I have been using Tesco 99 RON fuel for the past 6-8 months and it has definitely improved my mpg.... slightly. We're talking maybe +2 mpg. That's in a Clio 182 which is right on the cusp of making use of the higher octane.
Saying that, I have been using Tesco 99 RON fuel for the past 6-8 months and it has definitely improved my mpg.... slightly. We're talking maybe +2 mpg. That's in a Clio 182 which is right on the cusp of making use of the higher octane.
So basically supermarket bramds are a mishmash of brands
Branded fuel is more likely to be of one type in the tank?
our local station has a radio advert for it too.
They seem utterly unfazed by the unscientific nature of the research and are going all guns blazing in promoting it.
not sure what came first, shells "fuel save unleaded 95" or Tescos rebranding of Ultra 99 to Momentum 99.
They seem utterly unfazed by the unscientific nature of the research and are going all guns blazing in promoting it.
not sure what came first, shells "fuel save unleaded 95" or Tescos rebranding of Ultra 99 to Momentum 99.
Jesus that is worrying!
I wonder will they try to bring this to Ireland. It could be a great marketing strategy for them as people are generally even less educated about cars, and you can only get standard 95RON here anyway..
I wonder will they try to bring this to Ireland. It could be a great marketing strategy for them as people are generally even less educated about cars, and you can only get standard 95RON here anyway..
If the fuel were less dense that would technically be possible...
Are you joking? The lack of accuracy in measuring the total ammount of fuel used makes the results worthless, added to the fact that though they claim later that the tests were done blind the published testing methodolgy completely contradicts this. I'm seriously shocked that Tesco would have anything to do with the cowboys at Thorney and have actually advertised these "results".
I've sent a complaint to the ASA and would hope other will do the same.
As an aside previous Tesco 99 actually had less energy density than their normal unleaded but could offer increased mpg in some cases due to the higher RON. In fact they make no claims that the "new" fuel has higher energy density.
Because theory is clear on what is possible, I mean I've experienced the results myself, but perhaps the literature they advertise is what they believe to be more consumer friendly. This isn't just T99/Momentum, but any SUL.