1st Diesel car - avoid supermarket fuel?

wrightk

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what annoys me with this argument is the premium fuel fillers who believe they are better drivers/above everyone else/more in tune with their car.

i drive around 30k miles per year.fill up wherever is convenient,be it with tesco or shell or the local indy down the road.to those who say their engines cannot run on supermarket fuel i say take your car back to the manufacturer and ask for a full refund as they have produced an engine which is incapable of running on the standard specification required.see what they say

anotherbaldrick

motorguy wrote: »

Yes, like 2.0TDI VWs - says "Caution - will run lumpy on supermarket fuel" on the filler cap

:rotfl:

Still don't think he actually owns a car, just a forum lurker.

anotherbaldrick

wrightk wrote: »

what annoys me with this argument is the premium fuel fillers who believe they are better drivers/above everyone else/more in tune with their car.

i drive around 30k miles per year.fill up wherever is convenient,be it with tesco or shell or the local indy down the road.to those who say their engines cannot run on supermarket fuel i say take your car back to the manufacturer and ask for a full refund as they have produced an engine which is incapable of running on the standard specification required.see what they say

So you know no difference between running OK and running well ?

motorguy

anotherbaldrick wrote: »

So you know no difference between running OK and running well ?

You said "lumpy".

"lumpy" is certainly not running ok.

Have you booked your car in with VW yet to see whats wrong with it?

anotherbaldrick

motorguy wrote: »

You said "lumpy".

"lumpy" is certainly not running ok.

Have you booked your car in with VW yet to see whats wrong with it?

Why should I , it is running a dream, serviced 5K back and I intend to keep it running the same by you know what.
However my new car is now at the dealership, must confess it is not a diesel but 2.0 TFSI 180 ps , did not fancy the AdBlue technology the new diesels come with.

motorguy

anotherbaldrick wrote: »

Why should I , it is running a dream, serviced 5K back and I intend to keep it running the same by you know what.

Because clearly if it runs "lumpy" on non premium brand diesel it has a problem as no other VW diesel i've owned or come across has ever run lumpy on non premium brand diesel.

So its either a fault, or you try to use it as bragging rights in your VW, you being a "discerning driver" and having such a finely tuned performance car that simply cant run on "normal" diesel. I'm sure the laydees in the office are very impressed

motorguy

anotherbaldrick wrote: »

However my new car is now at the dealership, must confess it is not a diesel but 2.0 TFSI 180 ps , did not fancy the AdBlue technology the new diesels come with.

All joking aside, can you not find something more interesting to have depreciating like snow off a ditch than a brand new VW? Must cost a fortune in depreciation each change. Wouldnt be so bad if it was for something worthwhile.

anotherbaldrick

motorguy wrote: »

All joking aside, can you not find something more interesting to have depreciating like snow off a ditch than a brand new VW? Must cost a fortune in depreciation each change. Wouldnt be so bad if it was for something worthwhile.

My choice to do what I want with my money, will upgrade the Beemer shortly

robatwork

What's wrong with leaving a decent car at an airport?

Minrich

anotherbaldrick wrote: »

Precisely , exactly my point, however my filler cap just says "DIESEL"

There are different sorts of diesels , some for economy and some for power . If i had a newish Golf GTD , 330D Bmw or similar i would be putting premium fuel in my car as the cost would be negligible . Afterall i had opted to buy power over economy by buying those cars . If i had bought a Golf Bluemotion diesel i would be after economy , wouldn't I ? But DPF's are a big problem as is the idea that diesels are not as good for the environment as they first thought . So petrol will have a resurgence over the next few years imho. We will be replacing my wifes 2008 Mini Cooper D with the petrol version soon .....Anyone want to buy it ? £5300