Nice car! Question about fuel.

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   that's expensive!
Where I love, super plus is only 2-3p more per litre than unleaded, about 90p.

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LuxAuto Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member II Joined: 10-April-2005 Status: Offline Points: 225	Posted: 17-August-2005 at 10:17
	that's expensive! Where I love, super plus is only 2-3p more per litre than unleaded, about 90p.

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David321 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member II Joined: 13-October-2004 Status: Offline Points: 202	Posted: 17-August-2005 at 10:16
	Sainsbury's Super Unleaded is the way forward. I paid 88.9p a litre for it yesterday, which has to be the cheapest 98RON fuel going. I get slightly better economy from 98Ron fuels, but generally nowhere near enough to justify the extra price of Optimax etc.
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Ric H Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10-August-2005 Status: Offline Points: 7	Posted: 17-August-2005 at 09:31
	Thanks for the replies - and at just under a pound a litre, I'm pleased to hear that the super unleaded isn't any better than the normal stuff!

neileg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Really Senior Member II Joined: 20-July-2004 Location: Northumberland Status: Offline Points: 638	Posted: 17-August-2005 at 07:28
	Mmm... Redex doesn't go down too well with catalytic converters.
	Cheers, Neil

Nostrils Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Really Senior Member II Joined: 27-October-2002 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 792	Posted: 17-August-2005 at 06:53
	Its all in the mind, if you fill up with the expensive stuff, you want it to be better and in some way convince yourself that it is better! Petrol is petrol, as discussed before, not all the oil companies have refineries all over the country, so they trade on supplies and add their own ingredient at the point of tanker/petrol station. In the past, I have used an additive to clean the fuel system...you've all heard of it, Redex! Adding this to a full tank will assist with the the cleaning of the fuel system and like the added ingredients, it could be perception working...but it certainly worked on older cars I used own!
	Phil

LuxAuto Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member II Joined: 10-April-2005 Status: Offline Points: 225	Posted: 17-August-2005 at 06:30
	I agree totally, and would also like to add that whether these fuels give better fuel economy or not is also open to debate as there are too many variables to consider, i.e. driving style, the roads you travel on etc. Due to the expense, any increase in economy (if there is any) is going to be offset by its cost so you are not going gaining anything in reality. the only time I would suggest using these fuels is if you have a specific problem, like pinking for example, this can help, but not always.

Peter Fenwick Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Bavarian-Board Contributor Joined: 27-August-2003 Location: Lost somewhere in time... Status: Offline Points: 6484	Posted: 17-August-2005 at 06:00
	I spent quite a lot of time when I first got my car comparing the performance and economy when using Optimax and standard UL (I even did a graph in Microsoft Excel! Very sad I know). Optimax gave only slightly better economy and I didn't notice any improvement in performance. IMO it's not worth the extra cash and unless your car is specifically set up to run on it I wouldn't bother.
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LuxAuto Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member II Joined: 10-April-2005 Status: Offline Points: 225	Posted: 17-August-2005 at 02:54
	I've tried it and didn't ntoice any difference. You could also try BP ultimate or the other expensive stuff, but i didn't notice any difference there either.

Ric H Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10-August-2005 Status: Offline Points: 7	Posted: 16-August-2005 at 19:44
	Bought my first BM today - Saphire black 330ci sport coupe (03) with beige leather interior (nice!). Like it. Driven about 150 miles already, and I'm not disappointed. Will be up early tomorrow to take it for another spin. Like the look, love the ride and overall standard of comfort. Hate the arm rest - can't figure out how the hell you're meant to operate the handbrake without breaking your wrist. (or your elbow, if you put the armrest up)! Like all the gizmos - like the automatic lights/windscreen wipers, electric seats, cruise control, and the way the wing mirrors change angles when reversing! Goes quite fast, but was wondering whether the performance would be noticably better if I used 98 ron (ie super unleaded) rather than 95 (normal). The dealer said normal would be okay, so that's whats in it at the moment. Anyone done any comparisons?