[Audi A3/S3] Super unleaded fuel

[pendrea]

JamesCG,I also had a focus st 2.5 but ran it on ordinary shell petrol.Always seem to go well but I thought now I am buying a car alot more expensive ,I would treat it to decent fuel.Do you like your focus?

[rich1068]

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I just worked out that based on a 6p a litre difference in price and 15,000 miles a year @ 25mpg, you'll be spending an extra £160 on super unleaded over normal.

C'mon guys, if you've just spent the best part of £30k on a car I am sure you can stretch to put the proper fuel in it

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I agree.

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Fair point about the distance though. I have two or three Shell stations within a couple of miles.

[JamesCG]

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I just worked out that based on a 6p a litre difference in price and 15,000 miles a year @ 25mpg, you'll be spending an extra £160 on super unleaded over normal.

C'mon guys, if you've just spent the best part of £30k on a car I am sure you can stretch to put the proper fuel in it

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It not just the 6p. I don't mind that. But I am not going to do an extra 28 miles just to get petrol. Other super unleaded closer to me will be just fine, thats BP, Tesco or Sainsburys.

To edwards : Yeah the Focus ST is a great car. I have an ST3. The S3 is not that much more expensive. £20k compared to £27k. Problem is I took a S3 for a test and like it too much plus was in a position where I could buy it outright

[diadem]

My A3 2.0TFSI is 11 months old with 37,000 on the clock. All travel has been done in the Cairngorms of Scotland which is like driving in Alpine roads. Started off using V-Power for the 1st 10,000 then switched to standard only difference I noticed was the fuel bill at the end of the month. No drop in performance at all.