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| Piggle Member Since: 24 May 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 75  
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Filled up with Shell V Power stuff (TD5) and can certainly notice a difference in grunt...whether worth the extra dosh is another question. Would be interested whether would be beneficial for the engine , now 110k miles, if used the good stuff consistently.
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16th Oct 2017 2:43pm |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971  
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Mine sounds better and I get around 10% more miles per tank.
I use the expensive stuff if it's less than 10% more! |
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16th Oct 2017 8:25pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 19568
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If you run Millers diesel addictive you'll have the same effect, without messing around trying to find the same fuel station or premium fuels. Diesel$ Live$ Matter. ⛽️🛢️👨🔧🧰⚙️ RED, WHITE & BOOST! 🇬🇧
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16th Oct 2017 9:01pm |
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| Hendrix Member Since: 04 Oct 2016 Location: North Notts Posts: 103  
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In an older vehicle better fuels help keep emissions down for the MOT test
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19th Oct 2017 12:41pm |
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| Swine&Small Member Since: 20 Mar 2017 Location: Norfolk Posts: 1223
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I have heard that diesel additives have a detrimental effect on the DPF, whereas premium diesel is fine. Is this correct ? 1983 Series 3 Pick up in Marine Blue 1967 Morris Traveller 1966 Morris Convertible 2012 VW T5 Camper Quod Abundat Non Obstat. |
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19th Oct 2017 12:58pm |
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| Coatesyyy Member Since: 07 Sep 2017 Location: Knutsford Posts: 423
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Just supermarket fuel for my Defenders. Run well
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19th Oct 2017 1:11pm |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5765  
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Hard pressed to find any premium stuff around here, all supermarkets. There is a Total in the Chamonix Valley, but they add a number of taxes onto their prices:
1. More expensive than supermarkets, because we're not a supermarket, tax 2. We're the first petrol station after the Mont Blanc Tunnel Tax 3. We're at altitude Tax 4. We occasionally have a snow-covered forecourt Tax 5. Our cafe has views of Mont Blanc Tax 6. Some Tax, just because we can 7. Some tax because we can include the Chamonix postcode in our address 8. Some tax because we can add Mont Blanc in our name 9. Some tax, because we have French employment laws to deal with 10. Some tax because we sell premium diesel and nobody else does So expensive it's not included on ANY of the generic local-petrol-prices comparison websites. Unless they do one for Superyachts and F1 cars... 
So it's SuperU or Intermarch for me, but at 1.07/l why wouldn't I  . Do use additives when I can remember.  Monsieur Le Grenadier
I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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19th Oct 2017 1:25pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816  
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Mr. Le Grenadier, all those french taxes added up still make it a bargain compared with our regular Swiss diesel prices, let alone the price I pay for my BP Ultimate diesel here.
The only thing which eases Swiss fuel price pain a bit is the fact that we have B0 diesel, i.e. 100% mineral oil without the addition of 5 to 10% biodiesel like the rest of Europe. Switzerland never approved biodiesel for cars which is a good thing for our motors. I outright hate french supermarket fuels, I know from experience the difference in engine clatter between what I was having in the early years from SuperU diesel and later from our branded Swiss diesels, so I happily stick to Swiss BP Ultimate for about 8 years already. Now, with the frequency I fill up my truck, once every 2 to 3 months or so, the price does not matter that much.
Fuel price really is meaningless if I compare it with what I paid to dealer for installing a new clutch a few weeks ago, or for the new sump and dipstick a few weeks before that when the dipstick point had broken off and fell in the old sump. Painfull. 
Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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20th Oct 2017 5:01am |
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| Bluest Member Since: 23 Apr 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 3997 
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I used to have theory that it was more important to use a busy station on the basis that the fuel was fresher. Didnt want the stale fuel, water and muck from the bottom of a little used storeage tank. Thinking about it now, that seems like nonsense !
2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS |
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20th Oct 2017 9:08am |
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