E10 Petrol destroyed newly brought car!

Oh_Daesu

Hi All,

I brought a car back in September roughly when the nw E10 petrol was being released due the old one braking down all the time.  However I've had no choice but to use E10 petrol as no one sells E5 and it has totally destroyed my Zafira's engine. 

This is going to cost me £2K+ in repairs, I do have some questions below if you could be so bold!

Should I pay for the repairs then sell the car? I could get about £3K back for it.

I could sell it asa shell say £500 and add that to the car fund?

Final question anyone heard of anyone going after the government for compensation due to E10 doing this to thousands of cars that are not compatible? But have no choice but to use it.

Regards
OD

DB1904

Oh_Daesu said:

Hi All,

I brought a car back in September roughly when the nw E10 petrol was being released due the old one braking down all the time.  However I've had no choice but to use E10 petrol as no one sells E5 and it has totally destroyed my Zafira's engine. 

This is going to cost me £2K+ in repairs, I do have some questions below if you could be so bold!

Should I pay for the repairs then sell the car? I could get about £3K back for it.

I could sell it asa shell say £500 and add that to the car fund?

Final question anyone heard of anyone going after the government for compensation due to E10 doing this to thousands of cars that are not compatible? But have no choice but to use it.

Regards
OD

So there isn't a single garage selling super unleaded?

Oh_Daesu

DB1904 said:

Oh_Daesu said:

Hi All,

I brought a car back in September roughly when the nw E10 petrol was being released due the old one braking down all the time.  However I've had no choice but to use E10 petrol as no one sells E5 and it has totally destroyed my Zafira's engine. 

This is going to cost me £2K+ in repairs, I do have some questions below if you could be so bold!

Should I pay for the repairs then sell the car? I could get about £3K back for it.

I could sell it asa shell say £500 and add that to the car fund?

Final question anyone heard of anyone going after the government for compensation due to E10 doing this to thousands of cars that are not compatible? But have no choice but to use it.

Regards
OD

So there isn't a single garage selling super unleaded?

It's not always available, Which leaves you to get E10 especially if your running low and have no choice.

Grumpy_chap

How did you establish that the vehicle is not compatible with E10 petrol?
How did you establish that the damage is associated with the E10 petrol?

Did you review the guidance on the Vauxhall website?
https://www.vauxhall.co.uk/help-centre/owners/can-my-vehicle-use-e10-fuel.html

TadleyBaggie

I think you would need more than just “E10 destroyed my engine”, what exactly has happened to it?

Benny2020

Does your car take diesel?

Benny2020

Try this E10 Fuel: Is Your Car One Of The 300,000 That Won’t Be Compatible? (mycarcheck.com)

DB1904

Oh_Daesu said:

DB1904 said:

Oh_Daesu said:

Hi All,

I brought a car back in September roughly when the nw E10 petrol was being released due the old one braking down all the time.  However I've had no choice but to use E10 petrol as no one sells E5 and it has totally destroyed my Zafira's engine. 

This is going to cost me £2K+ in repairs, I do have some questions below if you could be so bold!

Should I pay for the repairs then sell the car? I could get about £3K back for it.

I could sell it asa shell say £500 and add that to the car fund?

Final question anyone heard of anyone going after the government for compensation due to E10 doing this to thousands of cars that are not compatible? But have no choice but to use it.

Regards
OD

So there isn't a single garage selling super unleaded?

It's not always available, Which leaves you to get E10 especially if your running low and have no choice.

So occasional use of E10 only or did you never use super unleaded?

Oh_Daesu

TadleyBaggie said:

I think you would need more than just “E10 destroyed my engine”, what exactly has happened to it?

What Halfords Garage is telling me the reason for my brake down (Loss of Power) is due to E10 its damaged the engine and I need Fuel Pump, Swirl Flaps, Spark Plugs and a few other things need to be replaced now.

elsien

Try topping up before you run low? There have been times round by me where there was no E5 but it has mostly been available. 

Oh_Daesu

Grumpy_chap said:

How did you establish that the vehicle is not compatible with E10 petrol?
How did you establish that the damage is associated with the E10 petrol?

Did you review the guidance on the Vauxhall website?
https://www.vauxhall.co.uk/help-centre/owners/can-my-vehicle-use-e10-fuel.html

This is what the garage has told me, Apparently loads of Zafira's are coming in with the same issues caused by E10.