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chris-sri
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9th Apr 05 at 16:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hi everyone, just been down to fill the car up with petrol and wondered if it was worth putting optimax or one of the other garages equivilent in the car. What do you guys reckon?
Marc
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9th Apr 05 at 16:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Not unless its highly tuned or turbocharged.
Paul H
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9th Apr 05 at 16:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
works great in the golf can tell the difference to supermarket rubbish
Simon L
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9th Apr 05 at 16:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ive found Texaco equivilant of Optimax and Super to be better.

Cant mind the name of it though.
RKS
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9th Apr 05 at 16:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i get way more MPG out of optimax or superplus,
stuartmitchell
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9th Apr 05 at 16:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just dont use Tesco fuel, its shite
Mark Petty
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9th Apr 05 at 17:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I use optimax in my 172
chris-sri
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9th Apr 05 at 17:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Fair one, I'll give it a go next time round and see how it goes. cheers
IntaCepta
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9th Apr 05 at 17:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by --Rikki--
i get way more MPG out of optimax or superplus,


really? is this true for others?
Paul H
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9th Apr 05 at 18:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah i get better mpg
Carr
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9th Apr 05 at 19:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
But then you pay more for it anyway! Is there an Optimax for diesels?
RKS
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9th Apr 05 at 19:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Carr
But then you pay more for it anyway!


no, i get more MPG from £20 of optimax than i do from £20 of standard 95 ron unleaded,
Dom
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9th Apr 05 at 19:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by --Rikki--
quote:
Originally posted by Carr
But then you pay more for it anyway!


no, i get more MPG from £20 of optimax than i do from £20 of standard 95 ron unleaded,


im suprised by this tbh, understand better performance but hows it possible to get better milage from less fuel??
R Lee
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9th Apr 05 at 20:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
more cleaner therefore more efficient isn't it?

anyways, i've always preferred super/optimax etc.
engine feels so turd when i had to use normal.
Andrew
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9th Apr 05 at 21:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I just use the cheap stuff Change cars like i change my underpants anyway
PainZ
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9th Apr 05 at 21:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I have used it in my car since I bought it.

The SXi i had before had never had it, however as soon as I got th SRi i decided to start using it.

I notice MPG go up alot after a few tank fulls.

This is the reason I use it,

Havent really noticed any performance difference,
MikeE
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9th Apr 05 at 21:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Peugeot Nut
I just use the cheap stuff Change cars like i change my underpants anyway


best change them underpants then
James_DT
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9th Apr 05 at 22:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If you compare Supermarket petrol to Optimax you'll notice a difference. There's a noticable difference between Supermarket petrol and standard Texaco unleaded FFS.
Jambo
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9th Apr 05 at 22:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My turbo runs like shoot on normal fuel, i drive out of my way to fill up with optimax my car is soo much smoother and i havent really noticed much of a performance differnce but it does pick up quicker
James_DT
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9th Apr 05 at 22:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yes, yours is a nice sexual turbo charged car. It's people who stick Optimax in their 1.2 and 1.4s that amuse me.
Jambo
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9th Apr 05 at 22:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i used it occasionally in my old 1.4, didnt really make a difference or add Mpg but hey i tohughti was
iceman
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9th Apr 05 at 22:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mine is mapped 4 higher octane fuel
Richie
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9th Apr 05 at 22:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The higher the RON rating, the slower the fuel burns.
IntaCepta
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9th Apr 05 at 23:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Richie
The higher the RON rating, the slower the fuel burns.


But so much so that you get more MPG per £ ? :

quote:
i get more MPG from £20 of optimax than i do from £20 of standard 95 ron unleaded


If thats the case, people might as well use optimax, not only is it cheaper but runs more smoothly than 95ron.
MarkM
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10th Apr 05 at 09:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The best fuel I have found to make my car seem smoother and pick up in low gears a lot better is Esso's Superplus unleaded...think its 97RON...then next best is Optimax...I very rarely use 95RON unleaded these days as it makes the car run like shite...

For some reason the Esso stuff makes mine run better than Optimax...

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