Fuel for 2006 130 TDI FR Ibiza

[Nick_J]

There's too many variables to judge the difference in one journey.
Temperature, wind, traffic conditions to name but a few.

For a real indication you need a long term test.

Hi

Ive used v-power before and does seem to make a difference, however not enough of a difference around town to compensate for the extra cost!

Interestingly, Noone seems to have used BP ultimate for a long period yet, people seem to have used V power or Shell Deisel extra more.

 

[TonyK]

I've never used anything but BP Ultimate in my PD160 .. but that isn't going to help you as I've never used anything else so I can't offer a comparison. I'm hoping the V-power will move to Northampton soon so I'll grab a couple of tanks and let you know.

 

[Nick_J]

Ok, well now we have 2 cars running on same kind of fuels but different brands!

I beleive the Shell garage along the A45 coming off the M1, towards Hardingstone should get V power deisel soon, as they told me on an e-mail they stick it where they get alot of trade. So the main route into Northampton from the M1 should be pretty tempting for them!

 

[TonyK]

Excellent, just up the road from where I work that'd be quite handy! I'll try to remember to go and check in a few weeks

 

[craig-pd130]

I spoke to my local Shell (Macclesfield, Cheshire) and they say they're having a new diesel tank put in in Jan 07, and should have V-Power diesel by start of Feb. We'll see

 

[Nick_J]

Awesome, after a few tanks (if youve been using supermarket fuel) you should notice a difference, if not before then.... All depends on how cruddy the fuel is that has been used, and how long it takes to clear that

 

[beefy]

I have used BP Ultimate for over a year and I really like it.

I do about 70:30 town driving and get about 47-50 mpg (usually averaging around 23mph per tank). 99% of the time I fill up at the same petrol station. A few times I have had to fill up with regular diesel and found that every time I do it my mpg drops to around 43-46. I also feel that if you use ultimate regularly you get a much smoother drive.