Fuel. Branded vs Supermarket ?

Old Tom Joad replied on 27/02/2014 15:48

Posted on 27/02/2014 15:48

Has anyone got any strong opinions on the merits or otherwise of using branded fuel, ie. Shell/Esso over supermarket fuel. Do you get more mpg using branded, is it better for your engine ? I tend to look for the cheapest option but is this a false economy ?

brue replied on 12/02/2019 15:37

Posted on 12/02/2019 15:37

We do a similar mileage with our EV and it only needs an occasional 8 pints of petrol but when we take the motorhome out we get a horrible shock and head for the cheapest fuel we can find. wink

EmilysDad replied on 12/02/2019 15:56

Posted on 12/02/2019 15:37 by brue

We do a similar mileage with our EV and it only needs an occasional 8 pints of petrol but when we take the motorhome out we get a horrible shock and head for the cheapest fuel we can find. wink

Posted on 12/02/2019 15:56

An occasional 8 pints?🤔 .... I use at least that every time I go to work & back. In the Smart it'll go there & back on a gallon but in the Merc it'll use that each way 😥

cyberyacht replied on 12/02/2019 16:27

Posted on 12/02/2019 16:27

Interesting that the lined website suggests that there 'might' be a slight improvement in a performance vehicle driven hard. Since the majority of us are using engines geared for 'grunt' rather than performance it seems that it would be money down the drain/exhaust pipe.

ABM replied on 12/02/2019 16:59

Posted on 12/02/2019 16:59

I've  read  quite  a  bit  recently  about  the  improvements  in  performance /  PDF cleanliness  gained  from  using  "Premium"  dieselsurprised.  So  I  did  a  simple  bit  of  research  in / around  Crewe  and  found  that  Premium Diesel  is  in  such  high  demand  that  there  is  only  ONE Fuel  station  round  'ere  that  sells  the  stuff  !!  The  other  places  don't  seem  to  be  short  of  customers  tho'  wink

Metheven replied on 12/02/2019 17:01

Posted on 12/02/2019 17:01

Petrol no, diesel maybe.

There is the possibility that diesel with additives and detergents that supposedly come with premium diesel, could help reduce the soot so may be of benefit to diesel vehicles with a DPF and short trips that upset regeneration.

nelliethehooker replied on 12/02/2019 19:28

Posted on 12/02/2019 19:28

Thanks all for the info on re-mapping. I'll just have to look into it a bit more before coming to a decision one way or another.

mickysf replied on 13/02/2019 05:26

Posted on 13/02/2019 05:26

Still don't see what remapping is to do with the OP. Surely it's just throwing yet another viariable into the equation.

replied on 13/02/2019 07:13

Posted on 12/02/2019 15:56 by EmilysDad

An occasional 8 pints?🤔 .... I use at least that every time I go to work & back. In the Smart it'll go there & back on a gallon but in the Merc it'll use that each way 😥

Posted on 13/02/2019 07:13

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replied on 13/02/2019 07:33

Posted on 13/02/2019 05:26 by mickysf

Still don't see what remapping is to do with the OP. Surely it's just throwing yet another viariable into the equation.

Posted on 13/02/2019 07:33

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