Supermarket or premium fuel for my first car?

I've just been given my first car - a 1998 Ford Fiesta non-turbo diesel. I'm the fifth owner. My dad says that I should always stick the best fuel possible in my car because, having done 200K miles, it needs all the help that it can get, so I've always used Shell V-Power Diesel.

But my uncle says that, for the very same reason, I may as well use cheaper supermarket fuel: my car is so worn and old that a premium fuel won't make any difference. I remember you saying once in the newspaper that premium fuels help protect the engine parts better?

Whose advice should I follow? My dad's or my uncle's?

Asked on 5 January 2012 by EmmaTheSchemma

Answered by Honest John

The V-Power diesel (or BP Ultimate diesel) will help to keep the fuel system clean, will lubricate the fuel injection pump better and will give the engine a little more power.

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