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| View Poll Results: What Petrol do you use?? | |||
| Caltex Vortex |
   
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13 | 12.26% |
| Caltex Vortex 98 |
  
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8 | 7.55% |
| Shell Optimax |
  
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21 | 19.81% |
| Shell Unleaded 95/Shell Premium Unleaded |
  
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11 | 10.38% |
| Mobil Synergy 6000 |
  
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2 | 1.89% |
| Mobil Synergy 8000 |
  
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10 | 9.43% |
| BP Ultimate |
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33 | 31.13% |
| BP Premium |
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5 | 4.72% |
| Other Premium |
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3 | 2.83% |
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17-05-2006, 10:42 PM
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Hello Koni's!
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: South Sydney
Posts: 762
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I've averaging 7.6L/100km with an average speed of 40km/h (often heavy traffic). Got 630km from my first full tank, although the fuel light hadn't come yet. I use mostly the Shell 95 octane. |
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24-05-2006, 07:10 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 26
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31-05-2006, 06:37 PM
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Focus on my Focus
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Canberra
Posts: 820
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2900km on the clock and I'm down to 10L/100km now.
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Now: 2006 Ford Focus LX Manual in Satin White Wife: 2013 Kuga Titanium in Frozen White Then: 1990 Ford Laser - Assasinated by a 76 year old man who failed to give way. Now normally when we have these races, Jeremy goes in the car and says "Powerrr" alot.... - James speaking about Jeremy (Top Gear S7 E05) American parts... Russian parts... ALL MADE IN TAIWAN! - Russian guy in Armegeddon |
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01-06-2006, 02:46 AM
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Just Beginning
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 13
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Iv'e just done 1500kms and have been running it from new on Vortex 98 (there's a Caltex near my home). Earlier this week my tank was pretty much empty and I thought - spurred on by this thread - I would try another fuel. I filled up with Optimax and immediately felt a decrease in power. The car felt sluggish in comparison to the day before... Even the Boss (sorry, girlfriend), who didn't know about the fuel change commented after driving it that it didn't feel as 'zippy' as it normally does.
In my previous car, a 96 EFII Falcon, I swore by optimax. I got better kms and more throttle response, but not the case the Focus. Can't wait until this tank is virtually empty. Oh and also, after I filled up I reset everything and immediately drove a friend to the airport (approx 200km return trip). Car recorded 7.9L/100km. After owning a six sucking minimum 13L/100km you couldn't tear the smile off my face 
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20-06-2006, 10:34 PM
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This is really me :)
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Ryde
Posts: 57
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Can i just say V8 supercars say they use optimax but they dont because its rubbish fuel, they get special fuel from shell and call it optimax. I used to race go karts and used optimax and kept blowing engines so i researched the fuels and found shell is only an average of 98 octane whereas Mobile and BP are a min of 98. Also with shell it loses its octane rating when u open the cap so if ur fillin up and still half full it lets out all the gases which make the shell wat it is and therefor lower octane. I try to only stick with mobil
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