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| Premium (98RON) only, damn the cost but its painful. |
   
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270 | 42.06% |
| Premuim (98 or 95Ron), it hurts |
  
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137 | 21.34% |
| Mostly regular with some premium as a treat |
  
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95 | 14.80% |
| Sorry, regular only, I'm into reality |
  
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80 | 12.46% |
| LPG, BBQ fuel but sucked in, its cheap as! |
  
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60 | 9.35% |
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09-11-2005, 11:12 AM
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likes falcon's
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne
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go go gasssssss
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09-11-2005, 03:49 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sydney
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98 RON - The price is higher but I get more kays per tank so its cheaper in the long run, not to mention the fact that is also boosts perforamance and keeps the engine clean of e.
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09-11-2005, 05:31 PM
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Turbine Power
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Wagga Wagga
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I use petrol personally piston engines don't like avtur very much, pitty.
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09-11-2005, 10:02 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Is that your face, or did you neck throw up
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09-11-2005, 10:37 PM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
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It seems that most of you that have posted hear have rather large pockets or maybe your vehicles have all been tuned to get the best out of 98 ron.
I had mine retuned to 95 ron recently because of the cost, it still performs noticebly better when I occasionally run the 98 ron, when it's cheap enough and when I feel like a good fang.  :
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09-11-2005, 10:42 PM
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rocknrolla
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Adelaide, SA
Posts: 1,589
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I run my daily driver, a DC LTD 5.0, on regular. the ZC 351 gets premium otherwise it pings like mad.
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09-11-2005, 10:58 PM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 97
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lol righto ill accept the blame for it.
i just seen it on the 2nd page i think it was but oh well sum people are getting a kick out of it |
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10-11-2005, 06:54 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 4,167
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Fuel here on nth coast is still $1.27cpl unleaded $1.36 Optimax but Thats all I use in all my cars. Yes it hurts sometimes but I'm happy to pay a little extra.
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10-11-2005, 08:17 PM
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Kaddis Customs
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Eastie Melbourne
Posts: 558
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i only use premium in my XR it just runs soo much better and alot more smooth + you can feel that little extra power... cant wait till my ea is on the road gas is going to be great!
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11-11-2005, 10:59 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: The Alice, NT
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I live in Alice Springs NT and have been running my BA XR8 on BP Ultimate. Went to fill up yesterday & almost died! It now costs $160.9 p/l up here!
Why, am I complaining? I have a motorcharge card... lol |
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11-11-2005, 07:29 PM
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GRRRRRR
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 73
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BP ultimate 98
It is very expensive when fuel prices are high but i seem to get more klms from the the ultimate than normal unleaded. I worked it out once and it was less than 10 dollars extra per tank for ultimate and i figure while i can afford it why not? 
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11-11-2005, 10:13 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 536
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On part-time pay, i try my hardest to fill up on bp or mobile premium. last couple of weeks which it has been cheap i have been goin nuts. but for a while i was using shell unleaded. it made my baby sick and now that she is recieving the right treatment, she is seeing better days :Reverend:.
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11-11-2005, 10:15 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 22,929
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BP 95 RON..
The BAs love this stuff, put the cheap in and they dont run as smooth. |
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11-11-2005, 10:41 PM
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Has Blue Blood
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 1,551
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Not premium or ultimate if your in WA for the next few weeks !!!!!!!!!
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12-11-2005, 09:34 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 84
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bp ultimate 98
i run in both my car and my cr500. the bikes fussy on what fuel she likes and of all the brands claiming 98ron BP is by far better. |
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12-11-2005, 10:03 AM
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Clevo Mafia Inc.
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 10,496
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High octane is only a benefit if the car pings on lower octane, i run the GT on 98 ron, but the Rodeo and BA run standard unleaded with no problem.
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12-11-2005, 10:41 AM
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V8 Ute V8 Boat
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: south australia
Posts: 1,804
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I own a Eb s1 And It Drinks the juice. One Tank lasts a week. normaly 450km per tank give it the 98 when the tanks empty and only putting $20 in just for better responce.
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12-11-2005, 08:37 PM
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Mr old phart
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Northern Terrorist
Posts: 1,715
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BP95 ron..@1.36/l :(
Even 91ron is @ around the 1.30 mark in Darwin
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09-05-2006, 02:20 PM
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" Let there be Rock "
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: QLD
Posts: 849
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servo fuel for da palcon...
2 stroke for the bike, mowa, whippa snippa, blower, hedger, heat beads for the weber ! food for the missus ! AC/DC |
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09-05-2006, 02:31 PM
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Come fly with P.S.I...
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Geelong
Posts: 763
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I use BP Ultimate 98, works well in the Turbo i think...
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09-05-2006, 02:50 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: The Shakey Isles
Posts: 3,428
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BP Ultimate & at $1.77
 : it sure hurts, thankfully the WRX averages just under 10l/100k  _2:
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09-05-2006, 03:22 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Northside Brisbane
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09-05-2006, 03:44 PM
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owning V8=having no $$$
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Brisbane...
Posts: 1,717
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Use Shell Optimax in the XP...seems to run better with it than the BP stuff, tried some 95 premium in it the other day cause i needed fuel and thats all that was at this servo and it pinged real bad when the foot went down, so never again
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09-05-2006, 04:48 PM
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Back in a Ford
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Central Australia
Posts: 2,620
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I use Premium in the ute. Tend to stick to Vortex whenever I can. I seem to get better k's per tank using premium.
The Pox Ridden Rough as Guts Company Rodeo  : gets diesel. Bring on a new Petrol Hilux! (I have a choice of a Hilux or Falcon, but I need a 4x4 for some of the roads I go on, and there are a few beaches up here to drive on too!)But hey, when its free, and I can use it anywhere in the state, You take what you're given! Cheers
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09-05-2006, 04:50 PM
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Slide Baby Slide
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: SA - The Drift State
Posts: 2,662
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Only Optimax or Ultimate in the XR8. The company car is any unleaded
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09-05-2006, 04:56 PM
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LPG > You
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Posts: 4,277
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Well, last time I posted I had a different car... my new car ('00 Ford Econovan Maxi) runs regular. And I'm heavily considering going LPG.
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09-05-2006, 05:11 PM
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Nitrous Junkie
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 859
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Ive only ever used optimax 98 octane in the ED so im not sure how ultimate goes but i found that with the capri i couldnt run vortex because it would run like s**t, shell was a bit better but not by enough and ultimate did the trick and 91 was a big no no because it wouldnt take anything under 97.
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09-05-2006, 05:18 PM
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Audi S3
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Sydney.
Posts: 8,307
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91 RON....
i got 540 kays out of the last tank.. i used 66 litres : car was running on fumes by the time i got to the servo :P cost $87 to fill up. and on my tight budget. that is A LOT!
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09-05-2006, 05:19 PM
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Back to Le Frenchy
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Back home.....
Posts: 13,346
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Optimax, ultimate or that United ethanol 98ron stuff for me.
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09-05-2006, 07:21 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: The Shakey Isles
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