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Not bad mileage for a resurrected thread. Is there anything else hidden away that might keep us going until New Year?this thread will run and run . unlike an engine filled at Tesco apparently
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Not bad mileage for a resurrected thread. Is there anything else hidden away that might keep us going until New Year?this thread will run and run . unlike an engine filled at Tesco apparently
well i can only say that the older bike made in 1984 that has carbs runs better on a branded fuel more mpg and less prone to preignition but it does have 180000mils on it, but the modern bike just gets more mpg say about 3/5 mpgWe do +/- 12000 km a year with our T6 150 ps TSI that needs 95 octane petrol (says VW).
We fill up almost always at a supermarket fuel station. Especially in France where the difference
is sometimes 20 à 25 Eurocents/litre with the "branded" fuels. That means that we save 200 à 300 € a year.
On holiday we spend this money on food & wine.
And watch this:
Happy new year 2021!
I was talking to someone who worked in the fuel industry recently ( can’t remember who ) but they said that supermarkets buy their fuel cheaper because it’s not as fresh as the big names . Not as big a problem with diesel as petrol which has just gone to 20 % ethanol and goes off very quickly . I’ve always used super diesel because I think it will need less dpf activation on short journeys . No proof . I don’t think you get more mpg . Does anyone know more ? We also were recommended by an outboard mechanic to run our Yamaha 4 hp on superpetrol after we had starting problems . No problems since . We have a Tesco in Poole about 4 years ago where hundreds of cars filled with diesel and broke down very quickly needing very expensive repairs . Don’t know the outcome but think it will be online . So I try to avoid supermarket fuel .
I am not sure that the supermarkets have PFS that don't fulfill legal regulations.
They don't look as fancy as the branded ones but for me
the color of the cat doesn't matter as long as it catches the mice.
And now I rest my case and tomorow I fill up my T6 with Eurosuper 95 (what's in a name) at the Shell petrol station with the money I saved during this year and I will tell if the van runs better......
I was one of the ones affected at Branksome Tesco. They paid for all the work to my car which broke down half an hour later in Southampton. They alleged that the trucker had had the tanker filled up, then he sold the diesel/replaced it with something else (the contaminant) then delivered it as normal. He was found not guilty. Going by the numbers of vehicles affected, plus the total replacement of tanks at the garage, it must’ve cost Tesco £3m easy. My invoice alone was as below.
No a cbr1100xx and a gl1200 the gl1200 was made in good old USA so has fuel lines and carbs made run ok their petrol unleaded and more ethanol content+ tedgina: 2 quotes from you:
"It is fuel injection so it is very soon that the new fuel goes in also it was running perfect for the last 200 miles......" -----> BMW K 100?
"well i can only say that the older bike made in 1984 that has carbs ......" --> BMW R 100?
On my 1983 BMW R 80 G/S Paris-Dakar (sold last year with 150.000 km) the valves & valve guides
where changed to resist the unleaded fuel. The rubber fuel lines and the carbu membrans where changed to resist the ethanol. If you don't do that then you can have problems with "modern" fuels in older bikes. That time in Germany you had badluck I think.
ps: I am pretty sure that a steamtrain runs better on destilled water.
You make Oliver pay for fuel. I thought he was your school age son?I have a limited amount of real life data for driving with premium diesel (I refuel with premium diesel every ~15 or so tanks to give the pipes a clean).
Diesel 58,807 km 33.96 mpg
Premium 4,349 km 33.17 mpg
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He is my 56 year old brother. We drove him and his wife to Northumberland and back for a wedding at the beginning of this year. He paid for a refuel.You make Oliver pay for fuel. I thought he was your school age son?
My mistake. I thought it was a way around paying for the chicken trip.He is my 56 year old brother. We drove him and his wife to Northumberland and back for a wedding at the beginning of this year. He paid for a refuel.
Our sons are Benjamin and Jack.
can I ask what the app is please ?I have a limited amount of real life data for driving with premium diesel (I refuel with premium diesel every ~15 or so tanks to give the pipes a clean).
Diesel 58,807 km 33.96 mpg
Premium 4,349 km 33.17 mpg
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LozMore ”cleaning agents” can mean more soot for your DPF/EGR though...
Its not a Cleaner burning fuel. it a fuel with cleaning agents added.Loz
please explain how a (cleaner burning fuel) leaves more ash i thought cheaper fuel has more sulphur content meaning a greater deposit on ashes in the systems
thanksIts not a Cleaner burning fuel. it a fuel with cleaning agents added.
can I ask what the app is please ?
thanks, is that the full or lite version ?Road Trip.
Enter litres and price per litre and any optional extras such as location and payment method and the app does the rest.
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