Petrol

[The Nige]

Hi Guys. Just out of curiosity what are you paying for Shell V power? Filled the Cerb up yesterday 112.9 per litre I don't remember a fuel increase recently.

[bobbins]

Filled up earlier - 104.9. Was 99.9 last time I brimmed a couple of weeks ago.

[optimax sniffer]

101.9 in Bristol. But do know of a shell garage selling normal unleaded at 104.9.

Its been creeping up for the last few months when the supermarkets were doing their price war. Seems as though it goes up a penny a week.

Have a look at www.petrolprices.com for local fuel prices

[ridds]

I've just paid €1.44 for 100 RON ultimate in Adenau.

[VPower]

Just paid 106.9 but 105.9 last week at different station.

[Byker28i]

103.9 or 104.9 last week. Usually it just gets sainsbury's super at 97p/litre (97 Ron). I save Vpower for special occasions.

[WorAl]

slightly off topic, but does anyone use Tesco 99?? i ask this as its 4p per liter cheaper in my area

[Byker28i]

Kinda don't trust tesco's after the unleaded fiasco. They knew about the problem with the fuel but I suspect worked out it was cheaper to pay for the odd car repair rather than ditch several hundreds of thousands of litres of fuel.

it's supposed to be reasonable stuff though.

[dean_ratpac]

WorAl said:

slightly off topic, but does anyone use Tesco 99?? i ask this as its 4p per liter cheaper in my area

i swap between 99 tesco, V power and 95. although recently mine has been banging and popping more on the 95 than the higher octane?

[Malx]

WorAl said:

slightly off topic, but does anyone use Tesco 99?? i ask this as its 4p per liter cheaper in my area

Thats what i use all the time.

[Steve_T]

Put some in my bike the other day as no regular unleaded available - 103.9p/l - Cerb runs on Sainsbury's 97 typically - 99.9p/l last weekend.

[bobbins]

WorAl said:

slightly off topic, but does anyone use Tesco 99?? i ask this as its 4p per liter cheaper in my area

The only running issue I had in 60,000+ miles of Fiat Coupe-ing was with Tesco 99. Didn't have enough in the tank to get me to the next Shell station, so put £15 of this stuff in. More like Tesco 999 Tickover went loopy, misfiring and muchos smoke. Limped to the next station and put boggo 95 in, it got better. May have just been a bad batch but won't take the chance again. Haven't veered from V Power since.

[Mr.Cerbera]

bobbins said:

WorAl said:

slightly off topic, but does anyone use Tesco 99?? i ask this as its 4p per liter cheaper in my area

The only running issue I had in 60,000+ miles of Fiat Coupe-ing was with Tesco 99. Didn't have enough in the tank to get me to the next Shell station, so put £15 of this stuff in. More like Tesco 999 Tickover went loopy, misfiring and muchos smoke. Limped to the next station and put boggo 95 in, it got better. May have just been a bad batch but won't take the chance again. Haven't veered from V Power since.

Didn't know about all these quoted problems and filled up with it at 102.9 / litre last week and did 400 flawless kms in two hits.

[mikeinsheffield]

This may be slightly tangental - but what's the advice on using regular petrol v's V Power or higher octane stuff? I'm relatively new to Cerb ownership and have an 02 4.2 AJP that is in rude health, as witnessed on Joo'd dyno.

I tend to alternate between regular unleaded and high octane stuff, but only put in Shell, BP or maybe Texaco and steer clear of supermarket petrol.

Is this the right thing to do? I've not noticed any particularly poor running or lack of power on regular 95 octane, but feel that the car "deserves" better stuff every other tank.....

What's the advice on which petrol to use?

[Mr.Cerbera]

mikeinsheffield said:

This may be slightly tangental - but what's the advice on using regular petrol v's V Power or higher octane stuff? I'm relatively new to Cerb ownership and have an 02 4.2 AJP that is in rude health, as witnessed on Joo'd dyno.

I tend to alternate between regular unleaded and high octane stuff, but only put in Shell, BP or maybe Texaco and steer clear of supermarket petrol.

Is this the right thing to do? I've not noticed any particularly poor running or lack of power on regular 95 octane, but feel that the car "deserves" better stuff every other tank.....

What's the advice on which petrol to use?

Hi Mike,

I always try to put 98 in over here which is readily available but on the odd occasion I've had no choice and had to put 95 in I have not felt any difference at all.

[C2HYM]

Mr.Cerbera said:

bobbins said:

WorAl said:

slightly off topic, but does anyone use Tesco 99?? i ask this as its 4p per liter cheaper in my area

The only running issue I had in 60,000+ miles of Fiat Coupe-ing was with Tesco 99. Didn't have enough in the tank to get me to the next Shell station, so put £15 of this stuff in. More like Tesco 999 Tickover went loopy, misfiring and muchos smoke. Limped to the next station and put boggo 95 in, it got better. May have just been a bad batch but won't take the chance again. Haven't veered from V Power since.

Didn't know about all these quoted problems and filled up with it at 102.9 / litre last week and did 400 flawless kms in two hits.

I put Tesco 99 in my Cerb once, and as you describe, it ran like crap. Felt flat, lacked power and didn't idle right.