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95 RON
pazz:
For the first time since owning the ED30 I've been forced to put 95 RON in her. It wasnt an easy decision believe me :ashamed:
Partly as an experiment but mostly due to the fact that I just couldnt bring myself to pay 109p a litre for VPower. Especially when diesel was only 103p.
The car is not re-maped so I cant see it being any cause for conern.
But I'd be interested to know if anyone sticks by 95 RON and uses it reguarly? Are there any drawbacks other than the expected lower power figures?
FTW!!!
Top Cat:
I thought it worked out cheaper to put in the higher RON as you get better mileage from it. :happy2:
Janner_Sy:
i know my car runs like sh*t on 95ron fuel. the higher the octane is cleaner and better for the engine. plus better mpg on mine by 2-3mpg
john_o:
in emergencies then yeah its fine ...
but in a std ed30 it makes the car feel 'flat'
i guess if you drove everywhere 'slowly' then the economics might work out but then we dont buy GTI's to go slowly....
pazz:
--- Quote from: john_o on August 16, 2009, 09:47:07 pm ---in emergencies then yeah its fine ...
--- End quote ---
See I dont agree with this on a standard map. 95 RON will admitedly produce more knock but will be solved by chucking more fuel in to adjust.
I had guessed that the MPG may suffer, but thought I'd give £15 worth a try to guage the difference of using a lower grade of petrol.
I use my ED30 to get to work and back everyday, so I dont always drive it like I've stolen it.
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