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What fuel do you use (UK spec cars only)
24 January 2006, 09:45 PM
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Optimax. 99 UK Turbowagon totally boggo.
Started on 95, after a few months tried Optimax and that cured the mid band hesitation I'd complained to a dealer about.
Worked for the same problem on our 99 1.3 Micra too, so that gets Optimax.
99 Tesco has just become available our way but I haven't tried it yet.
Started on 95, after a few months tried Optimax and that cured the mid band hesitation I'd complained to a dealer about.
Worked for the same problem on our 99 1.3 Micra too, so that gets Optimax.
99 Tesco has just become available our way but I haven't tried it yet.
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25 January 2006, 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Nick_Cat
Aren't some of the older ecu's better at retarding than advancing the ignition? So an ecu reset would be necessary after going from Optimax to say 95 ron and then back to Optimax?
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25 January 2006, 02:09 PM
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Legally all cars sold in the UK MUST be capable of running on 95ron fuel.
That's a fact, along the same lines as 'The earth is not flat.'
I've never understood the fuel argument to be honest, and as everyone knows it's been covered so many times before
I think for a lot of people using super or sloptimax it has more of an intangible benefit.
Whether the car feels better is incalculable, and is inconsistent. One My99 might feel better, one might feel worse. Hell, if it makes you FEEL any better buying Optimax then do so
All I can say is that my MY00 ran for more than four years on Sainsbury's 95 (yes I can feel the gasps!!! - It's that Sainsbury's well out in the Persian gulf, purposely sucking up crap fuel ) with NO problems whatsoever. It never missed a beat, and ran perfectly.
That's a fact, along the same lines as 'The earth is not flat.'
I've never understood the fuel argument to be honest, and as everyone knows it's been covered so many times before
I think for a lot of people using super or sloptimax it has more of an intangible benefit.
Whether the car feels better is incalculable, and is inconsistent. One My99 might feel better, one might feel worse. Hell, if it makes you FEEL any better buying Optimax then do so
All I can say is that my MY00 ran for more than four years on Sainsbury's 95 (yes I can feel the gasps!!! - It's that Sainsbury's well out in the Persian gulf, purposely sucking up crap fuel
) with NO problems whatsoever. It never missed a beat, and ran perfectly.
25 January 2006, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Stephen Pope
I am surprised to see that as many as 15% of us (not me I might add) use 95 RON. I would have expected far less. I wonder if these guys use chip pan oil in their engines!!!
But if you can't tell the difference in performance and its not going to do any harm to the engine, then I suppose, why not.
25 January 2006, 07:18 PM
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Suermarket superplus unleaded = The Pound Shop !!
Optimax = Harrods !!
What would you rather have in yours ??
If you do a google search on "5th Gear" (TV programme) and search on there for the fuel survey they did, the results speak for themselves - Optimax.
It costs me £90 quid extra a year to use Optimax rather than ordinary unleaded. What's £90 quid over a year - not worth worrying about.
Rant over !!
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Optimax = Harrods !!
What would you rather have in yours ??
If you do a google search on "5th Gear" (TV programme) and search on there for the fuel survey they did, the results speak for themselves - Optimax.
It costs me £90 quid extra a year to use Optimax rather than ordinary unleaded. What's £90 quid over a year - not worth worrying about.
Rant over !!
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25 January 2006, 07:33 PM
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I was using optimax ....
Then Our Tesco's brought there 99RON unleaded here and have used that ever since...my car A MY99 UK runs fine on it...115/120 miles on £20 round town back and forth too work...
Then Our Tesco's brought there 99RON unleaded here and have used that ever since...my car A MY99 UK runs fine on it...115/120 miles on £20 round town back and forth too work...
26 January 2006, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by graeme.
It costs me £90 quid extra a year to use Optimax rather than ordinary unleaded. What's £90 quid over a year - not worth worrying about.
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So why stick 'Harrods' fuel in our 'Debenhams' car ?
26 January 2006, 01:28 PM
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Always used to use Optimax and was very happy with it but have tried Tesco 99 for the last 4 fills. Subjectively the car feels a bit livelier on my commuting run (30 miles of mixed traffic) but seems to be a couple of mpg down. This could of course just be the cold weather.
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