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newbos · 11-13-2021, 04:33 AM

I'm in Lincs and just paid 168.9 for diesel vpower. £93 to fill my F31 330d. Pardon my french but fucking ridiculous!!!

Kendo67 · 11-13-2021, 04:57 AM

I was over £150 to fill the Cayenne with V Pwr Diesel a week ago.

As you say it is getting totally out of order.

K

cramsnik · 11-13-2021, 05:52 AM

I used to put V power in mine, these days I chuck in some millers on each fill. Can't say I've noticed a difference between the additive and the premium fuel.

Techno 9000 · 11-13-2021, 08:17 AM

I would always use super unleaded with my previous cars, (turbocharged petrols) as the engine mapping was such that they gave best performance with high octane fuels, pulling back on boost and retarding the ignition when lower grade fuel was used.

However, from my reading, there is no performance benefit to these costly Diesel fuels. I'm on the cheapest supermarket Diesel myself. About once a year I put in a tin of the BMW Diesel additive.

SirMoo · 11-13-2021, 10:10 AM

I know of a Shell thats 141.9 for Reg and 151.9 for VP diesel..... My local Tesco is 152.9 for reg diesel....
No prizes for guessing where I go !
Crude is now knocking on the door of 100$ a barrel.... it is going to get worse yet.

newbos · 11-13-2021, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Techno 9000

I would always use super unleaded with my previous cars, (turbocharged petrols) as the engine mapping was such that they gave best performance with high octane fuels, pulling back on boost and retarding the ignition when lower grade fuel was used.

However, from my reading, there is no performance benefit to these costly Diesel fuels. I'm on the cheapest supermarket Diesel myself. About once a year I put in a tin of the BMW Diesel additive.

VPower diesel makes my engine quieter and I have seen an inlet manifold on these diesels where the owner lived on supermarket fuel and compared it to mine. It might not give too much difference in performance but it definitely keeps the engine in better shape.

Techno 9000 · 11-13-2021, 02:13 PM

Well, mine made as many Bhp on a dyno as many others (both before and after remap), so it can't be coking up the manifold that much.

I believe the use the car is put to is as much at fault as anything for the coking issues.

SteveChester · 11-13-2021, 02:15 PM

Time to go petrol lads. It's the future.

Techno 9000 · 11-13-2021, 04:03 PM

Nah, torque matters...

Kal101 · 11-14-2021, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveChester

Time to go petrol lads. It's the future.

Or dare I say electric !!

Panchoa · 11-14-2021, 04:32 PM

I filled up on v power petrol today at £1.65 p/l - £100 tank……wtf

Will go back to Costco premium with a shot of millers next fill. That’s £15-£20 a tank difference so v power is officially not worth it in my book!!!

Panchoa · 11-14-2021, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Kal101

Or dare I say electric !!

Yep Tesla model 3 on order as a comp car. They are a no brainy….! Balances out the M5

SO8 · 11-24-2021, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by newbos

VPower diesel makes my engine quieter and I have seen an inlet manifold on these diesels where the owner lived on supermarket fuel and compared it to mine. It might not give too much difference in performance but it definitely keeps the engine in better shape.

This was my view when I had a 330d … ‘super’ diesel definitely for cleaning

11-13-2021, 04:33 AM	#1
newbos Second Lieutenant 38 Rep 268 Posts Drives: BMW F31 320D Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lincoln, UK iTrader: (0)	VPower I'm in Lincs and just paid 168.9 for diesel vpower. £93 to fill my F31 330d. Pardon my french but fucking ridiculous!!! __________________ BMW F31 330D XDrive Alpine White BMW E92 335D Gone but not forgotten BMW E92 335D Montego Blue
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Kendo67 Major 1097 Rep 1,093 Posts Drives: Me - 440i , Dog - Cayenne Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Glasgow (ish) iTrader: (0)	I was over £150 to fill the Cayenne with V Pwr Diesel a week ago. As you say it is getting totally out of order. K
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cramsnik Crustacean denier 389 Rep 577 Posts Drives: M3LR Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Northants iTrader: (0)	I used to put V power in mine, these days I chuck in some millers on each fill. Can't say I've noticed a difference between the additive and the premium fuel.
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Techno 9000 Captain 518 Rep 944 Posts Drives: 435D Estoril Blue Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: East Sussex iTrader: (0)	I would always use super unleaded with my previous cars, (turbocharged petrols) as the engine mapping was such that they gave best performance with high octane fuels, pulling back on boost and retarding the ignition when lower grade fuel was used. However, from my reading, there is no performance benefit to these costly Diesel fuels. I'm on the cheapest supermarket Diesel myself. About once a year I put in a tin of the BMW Diesel additive.
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11-13-2021, 10:10 AM	#5
SirMoo New Member 3 Rep 13 Posts Drives: F31 320d MSport Shadow Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: uk iTrader: (0)	I know of a Shell thats 141.9 for Reg and 151.9 for VP diesel..... My local Tesco is 152.9 for reg diesel.... No prizes for guessing where I go ! Crude is now knocking on the door of 100$ a barrel.... it is going to get worse yet.
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11-13-2021, 02:13 PM	#7
Techno 9000 Captain 518 Rep 944 Posts Drives: 435D Estoril Blue Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: East Sussex iTrader: (0)	Well, mine made as many Bhp on a dyno as many others (both before and after remap), so it can't be coking up the manifold that much. I believe the use the car is put to is as much at fault as anything for the coking issues.
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SteveChester Brigadier General 2472 Rep 4,653 Posts Drives: F82 M4 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chester iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 BMW F82 M4 [0.00]	Time to go petrol lads. It's the future. __________________ Steve Roberts UK F82 M4 I'm running the 2024 London Marathon for the British Forces Foundation - https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/sr5/
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Techno 9000 Captain 518 Rep 944 Posts Drives: 435D Estoril Blue Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: East Sussex iTrader: (0)	Nah, torque matters...
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11-14-2021, 04:32 PM	#11
Panchoa Major 659 Rep 1,487 Posts Drives: BMW F30 330d M Sport Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Leicester iTrader: (0)	I filled up on v power petrol today at £1.65 p/l - £100 tank……wtf Will go back to Costco premium with a shot of millers next fill. That’s £15-£20 a tank difference so v power is officially not worth it in my book!!!
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