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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816   
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Here is your answer. From someone who used the first few years mainly French supermarket crap, and then has seen the light and never turned back...
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic11415....p;start=15 By the way, you will see that BP is not available across the border in France, but I am talking within reasonable distance from Geneva here. A bit further away from us, BP is reasonably well represented in France. You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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23rd Jun 2014 6:08pm |
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| a13x Member Since: 25 Sep 2011 Location: Burton on Trent Posts: 553 
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It's France, no different to the UK. The quality will be the same wherever you go however if you venture into the villages/towns your wallet will appreciate it. Fuel prices on motorways are very expensive in comparison.
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23rd Jun 2014 8:10pm |
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| Grouse Member Since: 16 Apr 2012 Location: on the hill Posts: 523 |
Carrefour = Tesco - good or bad you decide
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23rd Jun 2014 8:47pm |
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| Fabio Member Since: 05 Aug 2011 Location: Somerset Posts: 589  
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I have used the supermarket fuel now and again on my trips to France and Portugal !
Never had a problem with the defenders or the disco 3. I haven't tried with the puma but can't see it being any different... Fabio |
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23rd Jun 2014 10:51pm |
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| rossy Member Since: 29 Nov 2010 Location: Co. Roscommon Posts: 1296  
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merci beaucoup guys
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24th Jun 2014 4:41pm |
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| VeeTee Member Since: 06 Mar 2011 Location: Somewhere Posts: 1512 
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This is contrary to Italy, where the price of diesel in the villages is higher than on motorways.  Cheers, Vincent
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24th Jun 2014 5:17pm |
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| GUM97 Member Since: 05 Feb 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3555 
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Never had a problem with Carrefour Diesel, and we drive over once a year at least and always fill up at the City of Europe on the way there/back
An engine to TDi for!
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24th Jun 2014 7:59pm |
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| Mdm Member Since: 11 Sep 2013 Location: Sunny Lancashire Posts: 1631
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Never had a problem with supermarket juice here or abroad
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25th Jun 2014 8:13pm |
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| Birdy Member Since: 07 Oct 2011 Location: CĂ´te d'Azur Posts: 870 
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French fuel is absolute rubbish… every hundred metres (sorry, yards) one sees diesel trucks and cars abandoned at the side of the road or on breakdown trucks on the way to a workshop to have their engines replaced.
JLR, of course, never thought to test their vehicles to destruction using fuel of the poor quality that you might find in Africa or South America, so when you dare to take your precious baby over the Channel I’m afraid its engine will blow up within a couple of kilometres from your first fill-up. Peter (returned to the UK on Monday after a six-week/3,000 mile holiday in France, everything from €1.46/litre French motorway diesel to €1.35/supermarket stuff to €1.19/litre Luxembourg prices, believe it or not with no ill effects) |
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25th Jun 2014 10:07pm |
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