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  Is BP Ultimate as good as Shell V-Max? 15 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  You have always recommended Shell V Power petrol and I have run my high mileage BMW 535iMSport on it for three years and my wife's C-Max 1800cc similarly...
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  Which diesel fuel for my Land Rover Discovery? 20 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I live in Northern Ireland and recently bought my first diesel-engined car, a Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE automatic. I would like to use Shell V-Power but...
• bm330dsport V 330ise sport 22 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Hi all, I am thinking about buying the car above and don't know which one to go for. Any advice on power,value for money, running cost etc. would be great. rgds Tango
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  What's causing my E-class to suffer poor fuel consumption and loss of power? 15 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My Mercedes-Benz E-class is very heavy on fuel, yet it has next to no acceleration. What’s going on?
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  Supermarket diesel 2 Nov 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Does the problem with supermarket petrol also apply to diesel? And is there a particular fuel to look for?
• My car has got FMT 15 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  I have always used optimax as a preffered fuel when it was convenient to fill up with it and have started using V power now it has replaced optimax. While in the qeue at the filling stn I started to read the V power leaflet and it talks about one of the fuels properties being this Friction
• Any - E10 petrol - from September 25 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  , one from 2008 (FR-V 1.8) and one from 2003 (Element 2.4 import). Both have been faultless running on a mixture of E5 and V-Power (more V-Power than E5 generally).  The Gov website advises that both cars will accept E10 without issue, which will be cheaper to buy,  So why am I
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  Should my son use Shell V-Power in his Audi R8? 19 Jan 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My son has recently bought a Audi R8 and I have told him to use Shell V power. He seems reluctant to use it on the grounds that the fuel consumption is...
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  Would the advantages of V-Power fuel be felt in a 13 year-old car? 4 Oct 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I've seen you recommend V-Power fuel multiple times and seen the reasons why - but I've always been told that if a car is regularly run on a lower grade...
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  I improved my Nissan Murano's fuel economy by 4mpg by using Shell V Power fuel. 4 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I own 2009 Nissan Murano, purchased new, where prior to running in I averaged 24 mpg. However, now that it has covered 9000 miles my consumption has improved...
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  Which fuel should I buy? 11 Aug 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I am taking delivery of a new Qashqai 2.0 diesel auto. I always use Shell fuel. Do you think the extra cost of Shell V Power is worth it for my new car?...
• 1999 v reg seat toledo 2.3 v5 - engine issues 22 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  Hi guys, I have the above car an am experiening problems. Recently I have had loss of power between revs, I wait for the engine to warm up before moving off but we I do one minute the power you would expect is there hen it dies.   Iv had an engine service oil, coolant
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  What is the best high octane pump fuel available? 27 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I always try to use Shell V-Power super unleaded petrol, but here in Bideford there are no local Shell stations. The next nearest fuel station until recently...
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  How do I keep my new i40 healthy? 8 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I take delivery of a Hyundai i40 diesel in March and have read your posts about Particulate Filters with interest. 4 My mileage has fallen dramatically...
• Hamster Powered Race Cars 18 May 2006 (Forum)
  With oil at an all time high, how about some alternative automotive power? There must be a few backroomers who have Hamsters? Movie: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtfMoxdB960 {link made non clickable, as per the info in "Announcements". Copy and paste if you wish to view - DD} Minisite: http
• Honda FR-V - Honda FR-V poor acceleration 28 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  Hi everyone, I recently bought a 2006 Honda F-RV, petrol 2.0 ivtec sport. Although it has 150bhp it really struggles to accelerate with any real power. Had it to a local garage and they've put the code reader on it and all the sensors are fine. The ECU light is not on. My father in law serviced
• Saab 93 TID no power 7 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  I have a V reg Saab 93 with coming up to 100,000 miles, Ive had it from 6 months old and have had it regulary serviced. Recently i have noticed a signifiacnt lose of power especially between 2 and 3000 rpm any one had the same problems or know of a solution
• Power curves 30 May 2003 (Forum)
  Anyone know where I can get hold of a power and torque graph for my Omega 2.5? I'm basically interested in where I will find peak torque. Academic query only. I've had a good look through the site and I can't find anything answering this. Anyone know a website with this kind of stuff? Thanks
• Honest John’s Motoring Agony Column 18-11-2017 Part 2 18 Nov 2017 (Forum)
  Re V-Power vs BP Ultimate: I use Super Unleaded in my 2004 Jazz (to prolong the life of the engine) and got no better MPG with V-Power - and some instances worse - than running on supermarket unleaded. By contrast BP Ultimate gives me 20-50 miles more per tank. I mostly use my car to commute
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  Skoda Superb: Can I use two-stroke oil and diesel 7 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have read that adding two-stroke oil to diesel helps keep the pump and injectors lubricated. is this true and would you advocate this. My car is a Skoda...