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[Alex W]

What is the benefit, if any, in paying the extra for the "Advanced"or "Ultimate" fuels? Are they worth it?

[Jimbob]

I find they do give a little extra economy OR performance....

but not really worth the extra.

Tend to give each a dose for cleaning purposes when I fill up immediately after using forte cleaner.

[TheBoy]

The higher octane rating will slightly improve economy and performance...  ...whether its cost effective is another matter.  The extra detergent agents should save on injector cleaners etc

[tunnie]

i just tried 2 tankfulls of BP Ultimate, its a noticeable improvement.

I found:

Smoother Idle
More power at the higher rev ranges, pulls harder from about 4.5k RPM onwards
1-3 mpg improvement.

Switched back to normal BP for now, but it only costs about £2/3 extra for a tank of the good stuff, i might go back to it  

[Alex W]

So it's probably worth treating it to a tankful now and then for cleaning purposes?

[cem_devecioglu]

Slight performance increase but the slight economy vaporizes with the higher price..However if they really add some cleaners this is plus..

[TheBoy]

So it's probably worth treating it to a tankful now and then for cleaning purposes?

I tend to occasionally use BP Ultimate or Shell V-Power once in a while in the MV6.

[Dusty]

No significant difference...no point in the extra expense.

[bob.dent]

I haven't found the very slight increase in mpg and performance justifies the extra expense so only use a tankful once every couple of months.

[JamesV6CDX]

Have only ever run the 3.0 on VPower or Ultimate for the last 7 tankfulls...

[bob.dent]

Have only ever run the 3.0 on VPower or Ultimate for the last 7 tankfulls...

You must be earning too much James!!

[The Elite]

If you've got a high performance turbo car they make a massive difference, and as some mk3 golf (small non turbo engines I might add!) owners found out to their cost vital to make the car run right. But in anything else you'll be pushed to tell the difference.

[Tefal]

i have never used premium fuel but have added acetone when i fill up the tank (this was on my vectra yet to try on the mig)

only benefitted when i filled the tank and on long journeys. better performance for a fraction of the petrol cost

[Banjax]

What is the benefit, if any, in paying the extra for the "Advanced"or "Ultimate" fuels? Are they worth it?

i did notice a discernible difference in performance with my V6 Galant - not huge - but noticeable - also - maybe i was justifying the extra cost a bit in my head it did seem more economical - didnt do any scientific tests on this tho

ps - my wife could tell whether or not i'd put the good stuff in - said the car was "peppier"
mainly used shell v-power



i'd like to try the Tesco99 stuff but its about £2.50 a litre!!

[JamesV6CDX]

i'd like to try the Tesco99 stuff but its about £2.50 a litre!!

Surely you mean BP 102?