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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Does anyone use this in their cars ?. Have you noticed any benefits.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I use it on occasion. The car accelerates better. Because of this i accelerate harder and more often than i need to. End result, i use more petrol which was more expensive to buy in the first place.

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

No, because I knew the car would accelerate better. Because of this I would have accelerated harder and more often than i needed to. End result, i would have used more petrol which was more expensive to buy.

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!


"No, because I knew the car would accelerate better. Because of this I would have accelerated harder and more often than i needed to. End result, i would have used more petrol which was more expensive to buy. "
in the first place.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"No, because I knew the car would accelerate better. Because of this I would have accelerated harder and more often than i needed to. End result, i would have used more petrol which was more expensive to buy. in the first place. "

Tis true, tis true.

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By *anejohnkent6263Couple
over a year ago

canterbury

yes because my car needs 98 octain...as per told by manufacturer....yes it picks up and runs better.....high proformance car though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Waste of money.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Interesting. Some garages as in mechanics I have spoken to have said our car would benefit from it as it's a petrol turbo.

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By *ossnsecretaryCouple
over a year ago

Epsom


"Interesting. Some garages as in mechanics I have spoken to have said our car would benefit from it as it's a petrol turbo."

If you have a knock sensor - which is typical in a turbo car, then you would benefit.

We put super unleaded in our cars. I reckon I get about 5% extra mileage from it in real world driving, so if the price is less than 5% difference it's worth it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Interesting. Some garages as in mechanics I have spoken to have said our car would benefit from it as it's a petrol turbo."

The performance would benefit from it. Your wallet would not.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"yes because my car needs 98 octain...as per told by manufacturer....yes it picks up and runs better.....high proformance car though"

If the manufacturer based its performance figures on SU then it would have to recommend you use that fuel spec.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My dad always told me not to. Buy regular and every now and again add a solution like _edex, i think it was called...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"My dad always told me not to. Buy regular and every now and again add a solution like _edex, i think it was called..."

True. Fixed my last "emission sensor fault" with _edex.

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By *ichaelangelaCouple
over a year ago

notts

never tried it .... but would it help my turbo diesel accelerate any quicker ??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"never tried it .... but would it help my turbo diesel accelerate any quicker ?? "

Super diesel would.

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By *eryBigGirlWoman
over a year ago

East Yorkshire


"never tried it .... but would it help my turbo diesel accelerate any quicker ?? "

Well super unleaded definitely won't but I've put the more expensive diesel in my car once by accident and never noticed anything and mines turbo diesel but then again I always drive mine in sports mode as any other it's like pulling off in a tank!!!

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By *eMontresMan
over a year ago

Halesowen


"...but then again I always drive mine in sports mode as any other it's like pulling off in a tank!!!"

Is there enough room to pull off in a tank - especially if it has a full crew?

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By *eovilcouple76Couple
over a year ago

yeovil

Neither of my cars are slow. Both have been modified quite extensively and I've used both super unleaded and regular unleaded without any difference in mpg or performance. The only thing that goes faster by using it is the money you spend.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used it once, totally fucked my diesel engine

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The 99 + RON fuel is recommended if your running a JDM (car imported from Japan) as the Japanese cars are mapped to run the higher grade fuel,if you don't the cars tend to run lean and metal piston or the bottom end drops.

Not sure of the benefits for your everyday UK car though

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Our car isn't and out and out high performance car. It's only a 207 gt which has the turbo charged mini cooper engine with 150 bhp. Although we have been told using super unleaded would give us better mpg as the engine prefers to run on it.

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By *edMan
over a year ago

cambridgeshire

Years ago my BMW K100RS would numb my right wrist if I stuck it at 80 to 85 on UL. It didn't do that on super UL.

It did seem smoother all over the range.

BUT, that was an 86 bike designed to perform on super. It ran on UL but not as well as it did on super.

But engines designed and built for UL won't see a benefit using superUL .. I think

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Years ago my BMW K100RS would numb my right wrist if I stuck it at 80 to 85 on UL. It didn't do that on super UL.

It did seem smoother all over the range.

BUT, that was an 86 bike designed to perform on super. It ran on UL but not as well as it did on super.

But engines designed and built for UL won't see a benefit using superUL .. I think"

It is designed to run on either 95 or 98 octane. We get on average 40 mpg which is better than our previous diesel scenic.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My previous car was mapped for 100 octane fuel, and the knock sensor would cut in if i put normal unleaded in Did better mpg too

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