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Originally Posted by VIVA GT
Bella, with the "I'll put super-unleaded in every few tankfulls" routine, I think you're getting confused with the procedure when genuine leaded four star was becoming scarce. (Not something that you'll remember personally, but maybe a story from your parents?  ) |
haha no, i'm quite old too. we didn't have an unleaded car for quite a while, it was only with the dodgy 1.6 ford orion that unleaded happened for us as a family
i was purely thinking in terms of diluting the additives and that sort of thing. me putting 99 and 95 in probably comes to a happy medium the car wouldn't be too anxious about
the irony is i drive like a grandma, i just fancied getting as much for my money as i could. it was either a 2 litre petrol with *all* the toys or a 2 litre diesel with *some* of the toys plus an engine and a set of filters that would more than likely not agree with my driving style. hence i find myself trying to establish the daily grind of petrol engines
interesting on the economy figures andrewc supplies though - those extra miles can be quite important at the end!
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Originally Posted by BertMk2
But it's not a high performance engine is it? It's a mass production 2 litre with a turbo and a new ecu map. It's mildly tuned at best - we're not talking supercar or massively tuned to the limits screamer here are we? (No offence Bella - I'm not trying to belittle your shiny new purchase)
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- it's a purchase i somewhat stumbled into because of the above mentioned price/toys/value equation. it's something i can either hang onto till it explodes, or sell off in 6 months if it isn't sustainable in terms of fuel bills. in the meantime i want to make sure i get the most from it both as a car, and preserve it as an investment. its been treated very well by its previous owner, so it's a very nice little car.