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  • kat10
    kat10 Posts: 126 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Where I live I find that I get more miles using Tesco or Asda than using BP, however the Total garage is quite good too.
    :j Nothing is impossible the word itself says I'm possible-Audrey Hepburn
  • A._Badger
    A._Badger Posts: 5,881 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    How many times can the same thread appear?
  • pendulum
    pendulum Posts: 2,302 Forumite
    A._Badger wrote: »
    How many times can the same thread appear?
    At least when the oil runs out there will be no new posts about this.

    Although there will be arguments about what type of electricity is best.
  • Notmyrealname
    Notmyrealname Posts: 4,003 Forumite
    craftygran wrote: »
    Hi

    I have been advised by a friend who works on oil rigs not to buy supermarket petrol. He said they add things to it and you do not get as many miles to the gallon as you would from a shell or BP garage. Does anyone know if there is any truth in this.

    Thanks
    Jayne

    How would he know? Only the people who work in the refinery know for sure.
  • grizzly1911
    grizzly1911 Posts: 9,965 Forumite
    mikey72 wrote: »
    Long drive to the airport?


    Might know more about the AVGAS for the heelycopta. That north sea is sooo cold at this time of year;)
    "If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....

    "big business is parasitic, like a mosquito, whereas I prefer the lighter touch, like that of a butterfly. "A butterfly can suck honey from the flower without damaging it," "Arunachalam Muruganantham
  • centretap
    centretap Posts: 164 Forumite
    pendulum wrote: »
    At least when the oil runs out there will be no new posts about this.

    Although there will be arguments about what type of electricity is best.

    Far more miles per kW on nuclear than wind generated :D
  • Weird_Nev
    Weird_Nev Posts: 1,383 Forumite
    Well, I've discussed this with a friend who designs engines for a living.
    There IS a small difference - measureable under test conditions, between engine performance on "premium" fuels and "supermarket" fuels. It's in the order of 1-2% efficiency/power.
    But he says that in the real world there is no practical difference, and as stated tyre pressures, loadings, driving styles and state of maintenence are all much more important.
    They also build their engines to run acceptably well on everything from 104RON "Race fuel" to stuff you can buy in glass flagons on the side of the road in Vietnam, so it's a bit of a non issue. The cost savings in buying the cheapest fuel in the UK more than make up for any performance/economy benefit of more expensive fuel - but it's worth stating that there IS a measurable difference between fuels from different suppliers.
  • keystone
    keystone Posts: 10,916 Forumite
    grizzly1911 wrote: »
    Might know more about the AVGAS for the heelycopta..............
    Either its a damned small or rather ancient helo to be still using that stuff. :D

    Cheers
    The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein
  • grizzly1911
    grizzly1911 Posts: 9,965 Forumite
    keystone wrote: »
    Either its a damned small or rather ancient helo to be still using that stuff. :D

    Cheers


    OCD kicks in - what do they use these days, or more to the point can it be taxed;)
    "If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....

    "big business is parasitic, like a mosquito, whereas I prefer the lighter touch, like that of a butterfly. "A butterfly can suck honey from the flower without damaging it," "Arunachalam Muruganantham
  • mikey72
    mikey72 Posts: 14,680 Forumite
    Jet A1
    No tax.
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