I KNEW this would happen.
01 February 2012, 02:08 PM
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I KNEW this would happen.
My car is flat out of fuel. I've left it until today, payday, to get some, due to having no money left in the bank. 
BOTH Shell stations now gone, and Tesco, as usual, are out of stock of Momentum.
A query to them regarding when it will be back in stock reveals that they don't know, since it comes from a different depot and that depot is now having trouble sourcing it.
So.........car is running on fumes, I'm on foot..
Cheers Shell and Tesco, you b@stards!
BOTH Shell stations now gone, and Tesco, as usual, are out of stock of Momentum.
A query to them regarding when it will be back in stock reveals that they don't know, since it comes from a different depot and that depot is now having trouble sourcing it.
So.........car is running on fumes, I'm on foot..
Cheers Shell and Tesco, you b@stards!
01 February 2012, 02:13 PM
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Hi - You're in/around Scunny aren't you ? I had exactly the same problem. I resorted to the old shell station near Asda (Now JET) and tried some of their super unleaded. I have a std '03 PPP WRX and it actually seemed to run better than V-Power but it was expensive !! Worth a try if your stuck.... Cheers.
01 February 2012, 03:01 PM
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This is why I brim my tank on a Friday no matter how much I've used as it's sods law to happen! Current weekly mileage would see me ok till mid next week at least.
Tesco have a search thing for petrol stations with Momentum, I used it when down at Bobs on Saturday Jeff
Tesco have a search thing for petrol stations with Momentum, I used it when down at Bobs on Saturday Jeff
01 February 2012, 03:46 PM
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This is why I brim my tank on a Friday no matter how much I've used as it's sods law to happen! Current weekly mileage would see me ok till mid next week at least.
Tesco have a search thing for petrol stations with Momentum, I used it when down at Bobs on Saturday Jeff
Tesco have a search thing for petrol stations with Momentum, I used it when down at Bobs on Saturday Jeff
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01 February 2012, 06:51 PM
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dunx: empty your inbox mate.........
No Shell stations withinn 60 miles now ;(
And not enough gfuel to get to Donny, 25 miles, where the next Tersco is, who MIGHT have some Momentum
And no Octane Booster: left what was left of what I had in France for use there as their supermarket fuel is CR@P.
Need to get some, but what to buy?
And what would my car run on, say 95, or 97 octane if it were remapped and is making around 400/400 now?
No Shell stations withinn 60 miles now ;(
And not enough gfuel to get to Donny, 25 miles, where the next Tersco is, who MIGHT have some Momentum
And no Octane Booster: left what was left of what I had in France for use there as their supermarket fuel is CR@P.
Need to get some, but what to buy?
And what would my car run on, say 95, or 97 octane if it were remapped and is making around 400/400 now?
01 February 2012, 07:11 PM
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Exactly why my car was mapped on 95. I can usually get Tesco momentum but of not I run it on 95 and take it a bit easier. Couldnt do with all that hassle!
Goodl uck finding some decent fuel anyway Alcazar.
Goodl uck finding some decent fuel anyway Alcazar.
01 February 2012, 07:27 PM
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01 February 2012, 08:16 PM
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im such a pleb!, ive owned a scooby for a few months now and have been running it on standard petrol, am i right guessing, the car will run better and pull better on the higher octane stuff? where i am, in bedfordshire theres a shell garage that does the higher octane race type fuel its riddiculous, its about £2.50 odd a litre, but **** me, i had 2.0 16v nova i got 20 litres of the fuel given to me in a barrel, you could tell it was race type fuel as its smell was obvious, you could barely take a whiff! lol lets just say for about 70 odd miles, the nova went like ****, and my foot was down constantly, it did make a massive difference.. wonder what the scooby would be like running on that type fuel, if i remember correctly it was 106 ron or maybe even 110? it was stronger than the normal, momention, optimum stuff, i know that for sure! lol
01 February 2012, 08:24 PM
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OP, why dont you get it tweeked to run on 97 ron as its available almost everywhere, or if your ecu supports twin maps get one on v power and one on 95-97 like mine,.
01 February 2012, 08:44 PM
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im such a pleb!, ive owned a scooby for a few months now and have been running it on standard petrol, am i right guessing, the car will run better and pull better on the higher octane stuff? where i am, in bedfordshire theres a shell garage that does the higher octane race type fuel its riddiculous, its about £2.50 odd a litre, but **** me, i had 2.0 16v nova i got 20 litres of the fuel given to me in a barrel, you could tell it was race type fuel as its smell was obvious, you could barely take a whiff! lol lets just say for about 70 odd miles, the nova went like ****, and my foot was down constantly, it did make a massive difference.. wonder what the scooby would be like running on that type fuel, if i remember correctly it was 106 ron or maybe even 110? it was stronger than the normal, momention, optimum stuff, i know that for sure! lol
Depends on what model it is, and whether it has been previously mapped to run a certain fuel or not.
Before Saturdays map, my UK wagon would happily run on NL but I personally chose to run Tesco 99 in it (unless not available).
If your car is an import (after circa 96-97) then I would swap straight away to SUL.
