Fuel brand mpg figures

#1

The other day I went from Kent to Bristol on normal 95 ron Esso and when i
got there I refilled the tank on my 2.0ltr Nissan Primera and it worked out
at 36 mpg. When I refilled it was with BP again 95 ron and on my return home
and refilling again my mpg worked out at 42 mpg. The up and down journeys
were on the same route of mostly motorways and the speeds were about the
same so could it be that the BP is a better fuel than Esso. Has anyone else
noticed a difference between the major fuel brands on economy.
Trevor Smith

#2

In article <ha7kg1$lti$1 (AT) news (DOT) albasani.net>,
Trevor Smith <trs55 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

The other day I went from Kent to Bristol on normal 95 ron Esso and when
i got there I refilled the tank on my 2.0ltr Nissan Primera and it
worked out at 36 mpg. When I refilled it was with BP again 95 ron and
on my return home and refilling again my mpg worked out at 42 mpg. The
up and down journeys were on the same route of mostly motorways and the
speeds were about the same so could it be that the BP is a better fuel
than Esso. Has anyone else noticed a difference between the major fuel
brands on economy.

No. Look for another reason.

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#3

Trevor Smith wrote:

Quote:

The other day I went from Kent to Bristol on normal 95 ron Esso and when
i got there I refilled the tank on my 2.0ltr Nissan Primera and it
worked out at 36 mpg. When I refilled it was with BP again 95 ron and on
my return home and refilling again my mpg worked out at 42 mpg. The up
and down journeys were on the same route of mostly motorways and the
speeds were about the same so could it be that the BP is a better fuel
than Esso. Has anyone else noticed a difference between the major fuel
brands on economy.

The "up" journey was also against the prevailing wind, I presume?

#4

In article <ha7kg1$lti$1 (AT) news (DOT) albasani.net>, trs55 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com says...

Quote:

The other day I went from Kent to Bristol on normal 95 ron Esso and when i
got there I refilled the tank on my 2.0ltr Nissan Primera and it worked out
at 36 mpg. When I refilled it was with BP again 95 ron and on my return home
and refilling again my mpg worked out at 42 mpg. The up and down journeys
were on the same route of mostly motorways and the speeds were about the
same so could it be that the BP is a better fuel than Esso. Has anyone else
noticed a difference between the major fuel brands on economy.
Trevor Smith

I usually fill up at Tesco's, but occasionally frequent a Shell or BP garage,
and there's sod all difference in consumption.

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#5

In article <ha7kg1$lti$1 (AT) news (DOT) albasani.net>, Trevor Smith says...

Quote:

The other day I went from Kent to Bristol on normal 95 ron Esso and when i
got there I refilled the tank on my 2.0ltr Nissan Primera and it worked out
at 36 mpg. When I refilled it was with BP again 95 ron and on my return home
and refilling again my mpg worked out at 42 mpg. The up and down journeys
were on the same route of mostly motorways and the speeds were about the
same so could it be that the BP is a better fuel than Esso. Has anyone else
noticed a difference between the major fuel brands on economy.
Trevor Smith

No.

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#6

On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 14:44:31 +0100, "Trevor Smith" <trs55 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com>
wrote:

Quote:

The other day I went from Kent to Bristol on normal 95 ron Esso and when i
got there I refilled the tank on my 2.0ltr Nissan Primera and it worked out
at 36 mpg. When I refilled it was with BP again 95 ron and on my return home
and refilling again my mpg worked out at 42 mpg. The up and down journeys
were on the same route of mostly motorways and the speeds were about the
same so could it be that the BP is a better fuel than Esso. Has anyone else
noticed a difference between the major fuel brands on economy.
Trevor Smith

Is Bristol higher?

#7

"Trevor Smith" <trs55 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

The other day I went from Kent to Bristol on normal 95 ron Esso and when i
got there I refilled the tank on my 2.0ltr Nissan Primera and it worked
out at 36 mpg. When I refilled it was with BP again 95 ron and on my
return home and refilling again my mpg worked out at 42 mpg. The up and
down journeys were on the same route of mostly motorways and the speeds
were about the same so could it be that the BP is a better fuel than Esso.
Has anyone else noticed a difference between the major fuel brands on
economy.

On occasion , I've done a tankful on supermarket fuel then done a similar
tankful of journeys on branded fuel and seen an improvement.

Then a month or two later I've seen better results on supermarket fuels....

I don't think there's much difference at all in practice.
A couple of years back I did run my car on BP Ultimate diesel for a month or
two and did see a marked improvement in consumption , a reduction in smoke
on startup and what felt like a smoother engine at idle.

--
Alex

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#8

Trevor Smith wrote:

Quote:

The other day I went from Kent to Bristol on normal 95 ron Esso and
when i got there I refilled the tank on my 2.0ltr Nissan Primera and
it worked out at 36 mpg. When I refilled it was with BP again 95 ron
and on my return home and refilling again my mpg worked out at 42
mpg.

Most likely explanation is prevailing wind.

Tim

#9

"Trevor Smith" <trs55 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

The other day I went from Kent to Bristol on normal 95 ron Esso and when i
got there I refilled the tank on my 2.0ltr Nissan Primera and it worked
out at 36 mpg. When I refilled it was with BP again 95 ron and on my
return home and refilling again my mpg worked out at 42 mpg. The up and
down journeys were on the same route of mostly motorways and the speeds
were about the same so could it be that the BP is a better fuel than Esso.
Has anyone else noticed a difference between the major fuel brands on
economy.
Trevor Smith

Yes, a 15-20mpg difference between Tesco Diesel and Shell Diesel. That is
why I will not use Tesco stuff, it is also 2p more per litre than the local
Shell
garage. There is a huge difference between different makes. Tesco were
caught
out blending biodiesel with real diesel and also trying to thin petrol using
additives.
Remember all the cars that were breaking a few years ago!

yes there IS a difference in fuels, it is reported over many forums.

#10

Roger wrote:

Quote:

"Trevor Smith" <trs55 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in message

Has anyone else noticed a difference between the major fuel brands on

Yes, a 15-20mpg difference between Tesco Diesel and Shell Diesel. That is
why I will not use Tesco stuff, it is also 2p more per litre than the local
Shell
garage. There is a huge difference between different makes. Tesco were
caught
out blending biodiesel with real diesel and also trying to thin petrol using
additives.
Remember all the cars that were breaking a few years ago!

yes there IS a difference in fuels, it is reported over many forums.

15-20 mpg difference? You are taking the piss now.

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