How much you paying for fuel.

[GreiginFife]

Just paid £1.95 per litre of Vpower. £140 for the full tank

Just out of curiosity, what are you putting it in?

 

[Crazyface]

Just paid £1.95 per litre of Vpower. £140 for the full tank

 

[Blue in Munich]

181.9 for super unleaded at the local BP on Saturday.

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Just out of curiosity, what are you putting it in?

Transit custom van.

I was advised by the mechanic to swerve supermarket diesel and stick to Vpower, something about a sensor on these new transits that are very sesitive to any crap in the supply.

In fairness its 15p per litre more than standard diesel, in the grand scheme of things its about £10-12 more per tank than standard.

 

[GreiginFife]

Transit custom van.

I was advised by the mechanic to swerve supermarket diesel and stick to Vpower, something about a sensor on these new transits that are very sesitive to any crap in the supply.

In fairness its 15p per litre more than standard diesel, in the grand scheme of things its about £10-12 more per tank than standard.

Fair enough. Not going to argue with your mechanic even though I think he's talking pish. Diesel engines, let alone ones built for commercial vehicles, are just not that sensitive. The "supermarket fuel" myth also seems to live on .

But if you can afford it and it gives you comfort than it's probably worth the £10-12 a pop.

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Fair enough. Not going to argue with your mechanic even though I think he's talking pish. Diesel engines, let alone ones built for commercial vehicles, are just not that sensitive. The "supermarket fuel" myth also seems to live on .

But if you can afford it and it gives you comfort than it's probably worth the £10-12 a pop.

I’ll let him know what GreiginFife thinks ?

Yeah, peace of mind the van starts every day. I also think you get more miles out of it.

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Fair enough. Not going to argue with your mechanic even though I think he's talking pish. Diesel engines, let alone ones built for commercial vehicles, are just not that sensitive. The "supermarket fuel" myth also seems to live on .

But if you can afford it and it gives you comfort than it's probably worth the £10-12 a pop.

Always thought that myth was miss supermarket fuel and just get normal fuel from bp or shell

Not their super performance fuel

All those transit vans running around on normal diesel how do they cope

 

[Deleted member 29109]

I always found I got better fuel economy when using VPower so the extra cost of a tank full was marginal.

I don’t have a choice now as work stopped us filling up with premium before Covid.

 

[fundy]

I’ll let him know what GreiginFife thinks ?

Yeah, peace of mind the van starts every day. I also think you get more miles out of it.

that and the customers paying for it anyway

 

[GreiginFife]

I’ll let him know what GreiginFife thinks ?

Yeah, peace of mind the van starts every day. I also think you get more miles out of it.

No one cares what a mad Fifer thinks . But even the engine in my old 335d didn't know the difference between standard and premium and that was a precision engine.

Absolutely you will get better mileage from premium (especially diesel) but love the myth that supermarket diesel is anything but "normal" diesel.

I do notice a difference in my car when using 98 RON premium over 95 RON, and think with the new turbo I'll see even bigger differences. Again though a petrol engine is a totally different set-up.

 

[Slime]

Fair enough. Not going to argue with your mechanic even though I think he's talking pish. Diesel engines, let alone ones built for commercial vehicles, are just not that sensitive. The "supermarket fuel" myth also seems to live on .

But if you can afford it and it gives you comfort than it's probably worth the £10-12 a pop.

I try to ignore supermarket diesel in the winter because their anti-waxing agents are not as good.

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Always thought that myth was miss supermarket fuel and just get normal fuel from bp or shell

Not their super performance fuel

All those transit vans running around on normal diesel how do they cope

Merseyside has the dirtiest supermarket fuel in the country.

Prevention is better than cure.

 

[patricks148]

Went past asda on Friday , was 1.59, past again last night 1.71, tesco was still 1.59 this morning , tonight though was 1.68.
Price of oil has dropped the last week yest these crooks sticking the peice up every day. We really do get tipped of for almost everything in this county.

 

[ExRabbit]

Filled up in case my wife has to use my car if there are more shortages + a 450 mile round trip to London early next month. £70 for maybe 3/5th of a tank was a bit of a shock - diesel estate with c. 15 gallon tank apparently. I checked Parkers about my tank size because I was so surprised.

When I got back I read that prices are about to drop - can't be bothered to post again in random irritations!

 

[Robster59]

Always thought that myth was miss supermarket fuel and just get normal fuel from bp or shell

Not their super performance fuel

All those transit vans running around on normal diesel how do they cope

I've run numerous company cars on Supermarket diesel for years. Each changed at 100K miles. Funnily enough, I've never had a problem with any of them. At least not relating to the engine or the fuel.

 

[Deleted member 21784]

I've run numerous company cars on Supermarket diesel for years. Each changed at 100K miles. Funnily enough, I've never had a problem with any of them. At least not relating to the engine or the fuel.

It would not surprise me in the slightest if these "myths" come from shell BP and alike keeping their prices higher and spreading rumour about the others.

 

[jim8flog]

 

[jim8flog]

I have been getting concerned over the drop in my fuel consumption since the introduction of E10.

My car was in for some work in November and I only just realised this week the they had left the aircon on.

At the moment, luckily for me, the drop in the amount of driving I am doing still means only £20- £25 in the tank each week.

 

[Deleted member 21784]

I have been getting concerned over the drop in my fuel consumption since the introduction of E10.

My car was in for some work in November and I only just realised this week the they had left the aircon on.

At the moment, luckily for me, the drop in the amount of driving I am doing still means only £20- £25 in the tank each week.

That's really old , and bad advise , to turn the air con off ever.. it should run all the time (even in winter) for one in winter it helps manage condensation on the windows making it safer but also it stops problems with the system developing over time because it's being under used and the seals go

It really doesn't use a lot of fuel either, not with modern systems

 

[jim8flog]

That's really old , and bad advise , to turn the air con off ever.. it should run all the time (even in winter) for one in winter it helps manage condensation on the windows making it safer but also it stops problems with the system developing over time because it's being under used and the seals go

It really doesn't use a lot of fuel either, not with modern systems

It is something which some say yes to keeping it on and others say no eg from air con specialist company

In our experience, switching off your air con when you are not using it is a good idea. Not only can permanent running be a drain on your battery, but it can also shorten the length of time between air con re-gassing.