What kind of fuel do you buy?

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What kind of fuel do you buy

  • Regular 87 octane (93RON Europe)

    Votes: 22 45.8%
  • Mid-grade 89 octane (95RON Europe)

    Votes: 7 14.6%
  • High performance 91-94 octane (97-99RON Europe)

    Votes: 17 35.4%
  • Diesel/Bio-diesel

    Votes: 3 6.3%
  • Other - please post

    Votes: 7 14.6%
  • BP Ultimate 102 (102RON Europe)

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    48
N-Propyl Nitrate?


I never knew that. I don't run my car off it, but N-Propyl Nitrate is what fueled the Go-Kart that embarrased Tommy Ivo's twin engined Dragster in the 60s. Ivo then got beat by a VW beetle that was Thermolene powered. But they had jet engines. (really a Quickchange rear flipped backwards, with a nozzle that provided thrust, and the spinning turbine spun the axle.)
 
89 Octane, a tank of 93 every 3rd/4th tank (the engine's supposed to used it, anyhow).

Using a lower grade of fuel tends to make engines a littel sluggish, customers who drive our loaner cars with 93 compared to cheap stuff that they put in their car definately notice the difference.

Sometimes the oxygen sensors burn out quicker on cars that use less-than premium grade fuel, but the O2 sensors are kind of poor quality in our cars anyhow.
 
Famine
95RON = 94p/litre average
97-99RON = £1.01/litre average
BPUltimate 102 = £2.45/litre

No, not a typo...
im pretty sure that is a typo as its the 110ron thats £2.45 a litre :confused:

edit petrol price search for the area of york
The Highest price in this area:
Unleaded Diesel LRP Super LPG
99.9p 102p n/a 105.9p 46.9p


not that im trying to prove the great famine wrong :sly:

edit2: your right sorry £2.42 a litre for the 102 ron......cant remember who was gonna bring out 110 ron though *thinks*
 
A little off topic: today the first gas station opens in Bruges
Belgium, where you can full up your car with coleseed diesel.
 
I use 98RON; because my car refuses to work with 95!:mad: :banghead: that's 1,28/litre, and my car cionsumes 7-12 litres/100km.. :ouch:
 
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