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has anyone tried out that v-power diesel from shell.. flippin' heck it makes a helluva difference!! tried it out on the weekend and boy i can tell u honestly its no gimmick unlike BP ultimate diesel! it improved acceleration so much, alot smoother, and was easily reaching unmentionable speeds! plus i got decent miles out of it even after thrashing it.. about 124 miles from 10 litres!! its just as good as their unleaded optimax which i've tried out in my bro's mk4 golf gti, the only fuel he ever uses... and now i think im gonna be doing the same! the only problem is they sell it in very few stations, only 30 across the whole country according to their website... yesterday i actually i drove 7 miles just to fill the car up with it again!

How much per litre you pay for that then?

the when i 1st went to was off the A1 b4 the m25 junction and it was 96.9 pence per litre there.. while the one i went to the other day nearest to me on Apex corner was 98.9p abit on the pricey side by very satisfied so its worth it!

On the petrol side of things, I'm a regular user of BP Ultimate unleaded and have found it to be pretty good. If I had the choice though I'd use Shell's V-Power for three or four fills and see how that goes. Unfortunately though, there is no Shell garage within 12 miles of my home!!

Shell's V-Power unleaded, at 99RON, is a higher octane than BP's Ultimate unleaded (97RON). Is this the same with the premium diesel fuels, ie. Shell more refined/higher octane than BP?

Id have to go a tad further than you then. Well basically Id have to leave wales and cross the bridge and then some before I found a station, ah well

hmmm may look at trying some of this v-power diesel stuff!!
i've tried BP ultimate diesel and was pretty pleased with it to be honest, got a very good MPG out of it on a long trip!!
i usually just use sainsburys fuel as i get nectar points

I get 32 MPG with Super, hate to think what I'd get without

Shell V-Power petrol is bloody amazing as well.

with V-power i get around 31-32mpg. plus the added bonus of a highly improved and smoother throttle response.

without V-power i get anything between 23 and 27mpg (depending on which other s**t fuel im using).

it might be 6 or 7p a litre more, but if you work out the cost savings over a tank you actually save money in the long term.

did a fuel calculation, a year of V-power would cost about £1700 in petrol (i drive a fair bit) and a year of sainsburys petrol for the SAME AMOUNT OF MILAGE would be around £1960.

not bad at all!

DanDiesel wrote:hmmm may look at trying some of this v-power diesel stuff!!
i've tried BP ultimate diesel and was pretty pleased with it to be honest, got a very good MPG out of it on a long trip!!
i usually just use sainsburys fuel as i get nectar points

if ur in it to get the nectar points and u like BP ultimate diesel.. as i recall BP give out nectar points too anyway!

Again this weekend i went to visit the old folks out in the country (essex!) and from the 20 quid fill up last week, which was about 20 litres, i managed about 267 miles which after attempting a few calculations works out 50+ mpg! just wasn't sure of the exact figure for how many litres in a gallon can i just say bass mekanik, i gotta commend u for doing the fuel calculation for a year but also u must have alot of spare time on your hands to do that!

The diesel I use is that special it's even a different colout

Nothing beats a 70's Perkins Diesel engine, they run on any old crap.

omicron wrote:The diesel I use is that special it's even a different colout

Nothing beats a 70's Perkins Diesel engine, they run on any old crap.

different colour eh? i used that once, worth it in a very different way!

way_z wrote:

DanDiesel wrote:hmmm may look at trying some of this v-power diesel stuff!!
i've tried BP ultimate diesel and was pretty pleased with it to be honest, got a very good MPG out of it on a long trip!!
i usually just use sainsburys fuel as i get nectar points

if ur in it to get the nectar points and u like BP ultimate diesel.. as i recall BP give out nectar points too anyway!

Again this weekend i went to visit the old folks out in the country (essex!) and from the 20 quid fill up last week, which was about 20 litres, i managed about 267 miles which after attempting a few calculations works out 50+ mpg! just wasn't sure of the exact figure for how many litres in a gallon can i just say bass mekanik, i gotta commend u for doing the fuel calculation for a year but also u must have alot of spare time on your hands to do that!

nope- i have no time spare at all!!

so i used this: http://www.torquecars.co.uk/Tuning/uk-m ... ulator.php

gotta love t'interweb

ah i c.. very useful link, cheers!

I have been using the stuff for about two/three weeks now & would have liked to post about it, if i'd time any sooner. It returns good economy (down to driving type & style), and the motor seems to like it.

The last time when I was away from home on the opposite end of London - I drove to 4 different Shell's to find the stuff (light bulb clicked on & checked shell's website for the 4th pump). I need another tank now

At nearly 98p a litre it isn't cheap, saying that its the same price as BP's ultimate diesel.

when i put BP ultimate diesel in my car it was 104.9ppl!!!!!
i would use BP all the time but the nearest station to me is 4 miles away!! and they do give out nectar points!


ps-i always use 4.55 litres to a gallon for my calculations!