jonisginger
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Yeah. Once I realised V power was about 11p more a litre where I live I was like le **** off.
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S3 MPG -what's yours?
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Lol..Quite a difference..How you finding the Tesco fuel? Any difference in performance or economy?
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I'm interested to know too. My dealership told me to stick in BP or shell. V Power is now at 1.30 in my area, she said I can use the fuel saver but providing it ain't from a super market. Though I thought Tesco 99 was decent? Least it was in my previous car.
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Well, essentially it was over 8p a litre different when I switched. Once I filled up with V Power and it was like £70, on Tesco it was £60 or something. That's quite a difference.
Some tuning site did a proper fuel test and Tesco 99 came out better for torque and power than any other brand, though almost down to negligible differences with V Power. Btw BP was the worst by miles, almost as bad as 95.
If you're a Tesco person whack your club card in to get free fuel later on. Plus Tesco quite common. But Shell do have triple points on V Power atm.
Alas I have to confess that I was sure the engine sounded happier and was more urgent on V Power, and also that mpg around town seemed to be a little better, but I never did a concrete test. The stats and power curve on the test suggest the more mpg was likely fallous. Rest probably psychological - I'm a down to Earth kinda guy.
In two non-related events, I stopped driving everywhere like a **** about the time I switched fuels, but car feels fine to drive and I have an extra ££ in my bank account.
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Interesting. I'll give it ago, Problem is BP garage and Shell garages are close to me. But next time I'm near a Tesco, I'll try something new. I am a massive points / Clubcard fan haha.
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Checked my Long Term figures this evening... car still brand new, so no complaints with 31.1mpg so far.
Admittedly I've only done 80 miles in total so far, but I got an average of 27 mpg on my commute of 20 miles each way on Friday. Mix of 60 & 30 mph roads. Drive Select in Comfort, driven sensibly.
Was hoping for more as that's what I got (even slightly less) in the S5, but it's early days and the engine will no doubt loosen up a bit too.
Was hoping for more as that's what I got (even slightly less) in the S5, but it's early days and the engine will no doubt loosen up a bit too.
jonisginger
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£1.30 lol, Tesco 99 in Hull about £1.16 at the moment, on a full tank that's 55 x £0.14 which is about £7.70... Times that by how many tanks you currently use a month. If it's only 1 it doesn't matter a jot, if you're using 1 a week that is £30.80..half a tank free at the end of the month....plus Clubcard points. Adjust for your own fuel prices..
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Filled up again tonight, £40 for 150 miles. wasn't impressed, then I realised how my drive on Friday went.. Smiles all round! - I've done almost 1k miles in the first month of ownership. Proud, but now hopefully I can calm down a little!
