today i filled up my car with the 95ron, (as usual )
the checkout dude said to me.. "no, V POWER?" (the one on jct 35a m1)
i said "nah, can't afford it"
he said "all the subaru drivers fill up on vpower. as it gives you more mpg"

now i didn't knew that. i thought it is just helps the car perform better.
i never put anything other than basic UL.


can someone confirm that except for maybe a better drive/power?
is it really more MPG?
i wanna know is it worth the extra 5-6p per litre

 

lol they claim it gives something like another 30 miles to the tank but youve paid for them 30 miles with your extra 5p a litre

 

Plus it saves your engine from detonation, well minimises it anyway.

On the upside ive got my vpower card today so now i get double points on my fuel, bonus.

 

yeah horses for courses but depending on year some do run better on the better quality fuel

 

ahhhh , then thats ok, if it kinda balances it all out,
the only other benefit it has is it performs better on the car.

its like mineral water, but vpower is mineral water with ginseng

so should i try vpower next time?
filled £42 of 95 today, so maybe in 10 days time i will try vpower?

 

Reset your ECU if you do (assuming you have a classic) The ECU will take an age to adjust to the higher octane rating.

I have not run mine on anything but Optimax/V-Power since I got it 2 years ago.

 

on UK cars if you look behind the fuel flap you will see "super unleaded only" so 97ron minimum.

jap cars are pre-set for 100 ron so with V-power being 99 it's the best we can get straight from the pumps.(not including BP have your pants down 102ron fuel at £2 odd per litre!)


If you don't use good fuel it's like buying a thoroughbred race horse and feeding it s**t!


Just my 2p

 

Or buying a plastic rocket with a wet fuse

 

My car runs a hell of a lot better with V power! definetly worth the extra 5p or so.

Alan

 

mine is a bug eye, i think i give the vpower ago next time.,
and see how much difference it makes.. if any.. on mpg

 

Have a look behing your fuel flap then mate, I've got a blobeye and there's a sticker on mine saying "Super Unleaded 98RON MINIMUM" so it's either V-Power(98) or Tesco 99 for me

 

I really don't understand why people choose to buy a performance car and then skimp on proper petrol (which these cars need!), saying they cannot afford it. These cars cost an arm and leg to run full stop, so if you can't afford the extra £1.50 or so to use V Power each fill up then you can't really afford the car in the first place.

V Power is 99RON mate.

 

yeah its 99ron,

when i bought my car i was slightly better off, now i'm on very low pay, which i can just afford bread and water

 

I run VPOWER on both My UK STi as it's got the PPP kit and 97 RON and higher benefits it. And also on my Daihatsu YRV Turbo, and I can notice the difference.

 

V-Power :- 99.282 ron > 99.874 ron.

 

Hmmm, what's the size of the tank? 55-60L (I'm guessing as not a scooby owner) so say £3 more per tank on Vpower.
What's the average mpg? 30 if driven easy? 20-25 if driven harder, so that allegded 30miles per tank more is another gallon of 95ron at least at around £4.70ish per gallon or the extra Vpower for £3 plus if you have a tweaked engine it offers more protection against det.
So it sounds like a no brainer.

(except I've never run my car on 95 to see if I get 30miles less )

 

we always have one don't we....

hes going for a pi

 

According to the manual a bug eye will run on 95 RON OK even though the filler cap says SUL only. SUL will give better performance though the MPG difference is marginal - esp. as the extra zest from SUL does tend to make the old right foot a tad heavier!

 

V power all the way
why do we moan about skimpping on £3 per tank when we would not give a second thought to sticking a £600 exhaust on the car

 

V Power was 112p p/l when I used it yesterday £5.08 per gallon

TX.

 

Ahh, but if you look at the back cover of the owners manual (UK edition), it can say differently.



"Premium" and "Super" in many countries can mean very different RON ratings of fuel.