i picked my new car up thursday, its a awd 2000 on a p plate, i asked the garage what fuel to use and he said to use normal unleaded , is this right, sorry 4 being not quite up to the no but its best to be safe than sorry, its a uk model.

 

i have newer car but always use optimax (have put super in twice when couldn't find a shell garage!) if the car you have has only ever been run on unleaded then if you start using super/optimax then it will take a while for the car to get used to the better fuel.

i understand that although super is more expensive, your mpg is improved so this makes it better value than it looks, also improves power

 

would it affect the engine at all changing fuel like that, dont wanna bugger it up ,

 

shouldn't have thought so. you could always get dealer to reset ecu so then the car would get used to the new fuel quicker?

 

You wont have any problems running a UK car on unleaded (2000 turbo or new age wrx, both without PPP) BUT, you will benefit more from running super unleaded or an equivelent, due to better pickup, smoother, better economy (believe it or not!) so you can choose, its an extra 3p spent but you get it back in the above.

Tony

 

cheers all, ill switch to the super then,

 

Where's Pete tonight then?

 

Medication probably made him drowsy

Nice to see some accurate info in a fuel thread for once as opposed the usual "you MUST use super"