[Euro] Fuel Consumption

**h22a accord** · 06-07-2005 09:50 AM

u guys have got it so good. ive just used half a tank and travelled 150km. on the freeway to sydney i can use the same amount of fuel and travel 400km.

**aaronng** · 06-07-2005 10:44 AM

I fill about once every 1.5 weeks. I drove super enthusiastically for 2 days, heaps of full throttle up to redline, and got 11.5 L/100km. When driven normally with only 3 redlines a week, I get 9.2L/100km. This is in the city. Highway driving gets me 7.0-7.5 L/100km.

**VirIIx** · 06-07-2005 02:00 PM

Model: 6mt
Mods that could impact consumption: comptech icebox
Kms: 15,000kms
Highway kms (steady 90kph+)-estimate %: 5-10%
Average Consumption over life of car: 10L/100km

Peak hour driving in morning and arvo/night through Sydney City itself.
Occasional (1st gear) red line off the lights when necessary or upto about 4-5Krpm shift. Then 2-3k shift other gears.

**ant234** · 06-07-2005 02:04 PM

Can anyone give me an indication what type of fuel is best for the euro? As in Mobil, shell, BP or cartex? (of course 98oct fuel)?

I've got a fuel card for all... but hope its not mobil as Canberra have no mobil statioN!

**aaronng** · 06-07-2005 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by ant234

Can anyone give me an indication what type of fuel is best for the euro? As in Mobil, shell, BP or cartex? (of course 98oct fuel)?

I've got a fuel card for all... but hope its not mobil as Canberra have no mobil statioN!

I like Caltex Vortex 98. But every person has their own preference. If you are sticking to 98 octane, they are all good. Some people say Shell Optimax is not consistent, but I use that too.

**VirIIx** · 06-07-2005 05:18 PM

I love my optimax, but i don't mind using Caltex Vortex either.

Heard good things about BP Ultimate, but i didn't see it running as smoothly as optimax and i don't ever use Mobil. Only unleaded if it's mobil for other cars.

I've used it in 2 of my cars and the results have always been a negative experience.

**aaronng** · 06-07-2005 10:08 PM

I don't like BP Ultimate. Tried it a few times and it the car felt a bit sluggish. Might be psychological though....
Mobil Synergy 8000 is ok. Similar feel to Optimax. Hahahah, I sound like my butt is sensitive enough to detect changes from different fuels.

**VirIIx** · 07-07-2005 02:39 PM

I had real issues with Mobil. The car just chewed through it giving a really bad fuel economy impression and the car was choking while driving. It wasn't a really happy chappy. Then put back in some optimax and it felt alive again lol

**V205** · 07-07-2005 07:49 PM

Putting our butt dyno aside, I tend to choose the fuel that gives me most mileage. I remember when I was using leaded fuel, shell was giving me most mileage after many trials. I haven't done extensive testing on 98 octane fuels but shell is better than average from my research and other people's opinions from their own testing or research.

**EuroAccord13** · 08-07-2005 12:08 AM

I still stand by my "Accidental" Testing between SHELL Optimax and BP Ultimate...

SHELL Optimax does give the extra power but the sludge build up in the engine is quite bad.. sort of..

BP Ultimate on the other hand cleans out the sludge that built up in my engine when I was using Optimax.... And it gives cleaner emissions too...

Like V205, at the end of the day, it's up to individual... I personally prefer a cleaner engine..