nilz18t said:Hi Guys, I finally got my S3, but I just wanted to know what is the best petrol that should be used in the car eg super or normal, and which brand would be better??
Thanks
Nilz
S3 NIK said:I've ran mine on Vpower & Tescos normal unleaded and can't tell the difference. The car in standard is ok to run on normal unleaded so i go for the cheaper option.
I very rarely thrash it anway as i have a bike for speed :icon_thumright:
S3Steve said:The manual actually says not to use standard 95 ron unleaded if possible (only in emergencies with a loss of power) and to use a minimum of 97 ron. I use V power 99% of the time and occasionally tesco 99.
It originally only used to be available in the South East but seems to be spreading country wide (I got some in Durham at Xmas). They sell the 97 Ron stuff if they don't have the 99.paul_brad said:ive never seen tesco99, only 97 super unleaded? Not that I've toured the world's tescos or anything.
jonS3 said:looks like you should make this a poll. i've been using v-power/optmax since i started driving 7 years ago....
paul_brad said:ive never seen tesco99, only 97 super unleaded? Not that I've toured the world's tescos or anything.
S3 NIK said:Have you put it in 'normal' cars or have you always had performance cars?
I remember filling up my Impreza with Optimax one night and there was a woman at the pump next to me filling her Fiesta 1.1 with the very same, don't think she realised she was paying a premium for a fuel she didn't even need
Its ******** that we cannot get that in the Heart of the country...nearest is Northampton.jojo said:Used Tesco's 99RON once in my S3, no power gains according to my rollingroad run at powerengineering, did feel a but more zippy out on the road in the midrange department though, and the exhaust noise was a bit louder also. Too bad you can't get the stuff around here.
nilz18t said:OK so out of the widely available supers, what would be the best to use, bearing in mind are not super enough in Brum to have Tesco99