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98 Octane, where has it gone?

Jumpy · 2006-12-29 08:52:26

Noone does it anymore. My car is apparently designed for a higher octane level and I cant find the bloody stuff anywhere. It used to be on every second pump, but all the major petrol dealers have withdrawn it.

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29-12-2006 9:52am

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Jumpy

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Noone does it anymore. My car is apparently designed for a higher octane level and I cant find the bloody stuff anywhere.
It used to be on every second pump, but all the major petrol dealers have withdrawn it.

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#2 29-12-2006 9:57am
bennyx_o

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The duty on petrol over soemthing like 95.8 octane petrol is too high to make it economically viable to sell it. Thats what I was told, anyway. You could always use V Power, it's still 95 octane, but I noticed an increase in performance and better mpg when using it.

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#3 29-12-2006 3:38pm
antodeco

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Would you not try any of the "octane boosts". I use them religiously in the car, and I do notice a difference over standard 95 ron. even recently v power.

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