Buying and Selling and Shell V-Power

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Buying and Selling and Shell V-Power

I have just bought a new Focus Titanium to my exact spec through Drive the Deal, and sold the old car through Sure Sell. It worked out very well - thanks for the advice in your DT articles. Everybody involved was extremely friendly and helpful.

The new car needs Shell V-Power, as also recommended by you, but my local garage charges 8p more per litre for it than for ordinary un-leaded. Does this seem a fair mark-up to you ???

Asked on 19 January 2012 by Glyn Roberts

Answered by Honest John

Many thanks for confirming that the strategy works. I am so convinced by V-Power I would not put anything else into a petrol engine I owned. With diesels it's a toss up between BP Ultimate diesel and Shell -Power diesel to get the extra lubricity, detergent and cetane, all of which benefits the engine.

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Dear Honest John,

Please help me choose my next car. I would like it to have:

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