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Offline asif

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Re: Best diesel fuel
« Reply #30 on: 17 December 2009, 16:26 »
There are some folk with 130's that get 500 miles to a tank, i know for sure my car in it's current state couldn;t manage 500 miles to a tank so something deffo not right.
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Re: Best diesel fuel
« Reply #31 on: 17 December 2009, 16:30 »
I think one factor is sometimes the size of your wheels and tire pressures.

I'm on 18"s and not quite sure if I should be putting the tire pressure recommended inside the filler cap panel or something else :undecided:

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Re: Best diesel fuel
« Reply #32 on: 17 December 2009, 16:33 »
I think one factor is sometimes the size of your wheels and tire pressures.

I'm on 18"s and not quite sure if I should be putting the tire pressure recommended inside the filler cap panel or something else :undecided:

I run 34psi front and 32psi rears  :wink:

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Re: Best diesel fuel
« Reply #33 on: 17 December 2009, 16:38 »
What wheel size are you on? Does the PSI vary from wheel to wheel and tyre to tyre or is it the same across the board? 34 and 32 seems high? I wrote my 206 off because of a blow out whilst going through a speed chicane, resulting in front end smash into a parked lorry :huh:

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Re: Best diesel fuel
« Reply #34 on: 17 December 2009, 16:40 »
18's - BBS RC's (Anniversary wheels)

I've had no adverse tyre wear from running those pressures although the Falken's i had lasted approx 9K but thats because they were sh!te


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Re: Best diesel fuel
« Reply #36 on: 17 December 2009, 17:59 »
There are some folk with 130's that get 500 miles to a tank, i know for sure my car in it's current state couldn;t manage 500 miles to a tank so something deffo not right.

I get 600++ to a tank I got a remapped 150 :wink:
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Re: Best diesel fuel
« Reply #37 on: 17 December 2009, 18:03 »
What fuel you using Steve?

There are some folk with 130's that get 500 miles to a tank, i know for sure my car in it's current state couldn;t manage 500 miles to a tank so something deffo not right.

I get 600++ to a tank I got a remapped 150 :wink:

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Re: Best diesel fuel
« Reply #38 on: 17 December 2009, 18:10 »
normal poverty spec, am too much of a tight arse to spend more on fuel for no gains :lipsrsealed:
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Re: Best diesel fuel
« Reply #39 on: 17 December 2009, 18:15 »
Supermarket, big name petrol station or something else?

normal poverty spec, am too much of a tight arse to spend more on fuel for no gains :lipsrsealed: