Ethanol in fuel

[bluezeeland]

Should I use an additive to 'combat' ethanol content in fuel, this question is bugging me for a bit.

The fuel tank is new alu, the flexes are recent, so suppose ethanol resistant, the heads are leaded, so using a lead-addi, but what about carb-internals, engine and performance overal ?

I'm on the continent, so suppose the (EU)goverment directives differ slightly for the British ones

One little thing, I do not believe that the fuel of oil companies differ (been to long in that business to believe fairy-tales)

What are the views/ideas of you guys ?

[bluezeeland]

thanks you replies

Indeed the issues with the hoses creep up now and again, apparently if a hose is bend to reach a union, and the internals (these fluor-thingy stuff) gets overstretched, then the hose fails after a while
Having said that the hoses are an 'easy' check, I'm more concerned with the 'hidden' parts such as carb internals, head gasket, piston/rings and the performance as a whole
This fuel addi for ethanol is quite expensive, and while not doing a great deal of miles, it still adds up(and not sure if there is any gain/advantage)

[bluezeeland]

Upon checking the hoses turned out to be unmarked Gates(other than 'multifuel'), now wondering what grade they are, will keep an eye on them and replace with proper stuff when things go wrong.
When repacking carb i did not find any signs of fuel related problems, so logic dictates this is a non issue, and engine (like pistonrings etc) should be Ok, as this is the location the fuel (and ethanol) is turned into noise.
Could I safely assume as long as the hoses are 'ethanol-resistant' the use of ethanol combating fuel additives is not necessary ?