I have followed the threads about petrol quality and it seems a safe bet to use Texaco, Shell or Esso every now and again. It's only a couple £ a year extra and seems worth while for peace of mind. You also get a chance to frequent some of the smarter stations - food, toilets and all.
Anyway, I shall soon be the proud owner of my first diesel car and suspect I won't be using too much Teaxaco unleaded! Let's hope there's no mistake.
Is there a view / opinion / hard evidence about what brand of diesel to use. (I mean opinions on the legal stuff not red or cooking oil.)
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Shell Optimax/BP Ultimate give the most noticeable improvements.
I've tried both and get smoother tick-over and acceleration.
I also got a modest increase in mpg.
Having said that I run on Mr. Sainsburys city diesel most of the time cos I pay by Sainsbury's credit card, get nectar points and if they're running offers it works out about 78p per litre.
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Usually use Tesco soup, due to short term high use using anything I need when needed. Recently tried Bp Ultimate, and found it does offer noticeable increased performance, smoothness and low rev tractability.
None however seem to affect MPG.
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For me Shell seems to be the better bet - a little smoother, and slight improvement in mpg.
CG
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Mmmm....seems like BP or Shell then. I will report back in a couple of months.
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