BIG RON

[Cavcraft]

£1.23 a litre for the 'normal' stuff at a garage near work yesterday, another 5p for the premium/high octane stuff

 

I'm glad you mentioned mpg Volksy, I had heard it (higher octane fuel) is supposed to be more economical but thought it might be bullshit sales splurge.

[chaseracer]

£1.23 a litre for the 'normal' stuff at a garage near work yesterday, another 5p for the premium/high octane stuff

Bloody hell!

 

It's down to 1.13 UL / 1.17 diseasel here...

[Cavcraft]

Rip off or what?

This is the same garage who (when the last bout of fuel strikes came about) got their tanks filled just beforehand then shut the garage for a week or so until the other local ones ran out.

They then re-opened, shoved the price of fuel up by a small fortune and made a killing.

[Andrew353w]

£1.23.9/litre! Bloody hell! £1.13.9 here for the ordinary stuff. Oddly I tried a few tankfuls of the "powerful stuff" in the Wartburg, just to see if it made any difference to a 1970's 2 stroker, and, amazingly, it DID! The engine ticked over more quietly and acceleration through the gears seemed smoother, too! All subjective, of course; no science here, just how it felt! It's difficult to tell if the ultimate/v. power etc premium fuels help with the economy in a 2 stroke engine, but I suppose as I'm diluting the fuel with 2 stroke oil every time I fill up and this must lower the octane levels a bit, to a tank full of 97 octane would raise it back up again!

[Cavcraft]

I'm running a two stroke on it too Andrew, though to be fair I'd probably not really notice much difference. I don't especially mind paying a little more for the two wheeler fuel as it's economical enough not to have to worry about an extra few pence per litre.

 

Do you have to pre-mix the Wartburg or does it have it's own pump by the way?

[Andrew353w]

Slightly 'off topic", but who else remembers "Big Ron" from the early "Minder" episodes?

 

Oh, and by the way, my motor factors employ a guy called "Ron" to collect your account, if it runs over 2 months late.... Quote from the boss when I opened my account there: "you don't want to meet Ron, Andrew!".......

[Lord Sterling]

I used 95RON and occasionaly "treated" my car the High-Octane stuff. Not noticed any difference in performance or MPG.

 

Reading the handbook of my car says you can use a 'minimum' of 97RON (Later 2.7 800s used a minimum of 95RON). I guess my car should really be run on High Octane stuff. I will from now on.

[Owain-328i]

I used 95RON and occasionaly "treated" my car the High-Octane stuff. Not noticed any difference in performance or MPG.

 

Reading the handbook of my car says you can use a 'minimum' of 97RON (Later 2.7 800s used a minimum of 95RON). I guess my car should really be run on High Octane stuff. I will from now on.

Not surprising probably set up for 4 star, shame we cant get that anymore

[Polystratus]

Not surprising probably set up for 4 star, shame we cant get that anymore

Apparently you can still get 4 star but with limited availability, and it's something like £1.90 a litre.