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Gil, dose the same apply for diesel or just petrol ? NEVER TAKE LIFE SERIOUSLY. NOBODY GETS OUT ALIVE ANYWAY
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Yes mate all fuel but more so petrol with the evaporation issues:wink:

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fekete wrote:
Gill, dose the same apply for diesel or just petrol ?


Less important for Diesel as it will not gas off at the rate Petrol does. Jon - 110 td5 [sold]. Currently Defenderless.
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Just found this Wink
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my old golf gti would show 360 miles on a full tank of cheap petrol....420 on a tank full of premium 97-99 ron. and it would be noticeably quicker....it was tuned quite well Thumbs Up

i had a interesting tete a tete with an M5 one morning over the plain.....it was rather fast so premium fuels are probably best left for performance type vehicles.....not a transit engine!
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Gil9713 wrote:
and while I'm in the flow, so to speak..................did you know that the petrol gauge tells you which side the filler cap is on?
Very useful, if like me you drive odd vehicles from time to time.
Indicated by an arrow on most vehicles or whichever side the filler pipe is on the symbol of a petrol pump.
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fekete wrote:
Gil9713 wrote:
and while I'm in the flow, so to speak..................did you know that the petrol gauge tells you which side the filler cap is on?
Very useful, if like me you drive odd vehicles from time to time.
Indicated by an arrow on most vehicles or whichever side the filler pipe is on the symbol of a petrol pump.
Happy days Wink


Still not true....your having a bad day Rolling with laughter
http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/icon.asp


Well the arrow bit is true, current Defender fuel gauge with arrow:

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Gil9713 wrote:
................One of the most important tips is to fill up when your Petrol tank is HALF FULL.

Hope that helps someone who didn't know all this.......................Gil Wink


Fancinating comments.

When I mentioned the above to my wife she said "oh good, that will save money, I now only have to spend 40 to fill up....." Banging Head BM52
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RE fuel gauge not in the current X5 but agree in most cars theres a tip hint to which side the fuel filler is on Thumbs Up
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Re: Diesel quality
ZeDefender wrote:
Filled up with ridiculously expensive Shell V-Power Diesel for the last two tanks - no discernible increase in power, and fuel consumption was the same (actually worse) than with the standard grade. Back to the cheap stuff and 2-stroke then.
I know it's pathetic but I really thought there would be a difference Sad
Any other experiences?
Matt

hi Matt,
Why don't you try some of the other brands that are in Germany...avia? Aral? They should be cheaper and just as good, with having to use 2stroke. 2008 Defender 110 60 year Edition (sold unfortunately)
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