TESCO PETROL

[boro1986]

Does the new Momentom (think thats how its spelt) 99 really work or is it just a ploy to get us to pay an extra 5p a litre

[Count-A-Strong]

They seem to be claiming that it gets an extra 3 to 4 mpg.

http://www.tesco.com/...9/productBenefits.asp

which would equate to 28 more miles for a tank of 8 gallons. I can't be arsed doing the math.

[yogi-bear]

Not a clue, boro....but if you get down to Asda's Hollingbury, off A27 near Brighton, unleaded is £1.10 a litre.....cheap as chips :0)

[jake-the-peg]

Having looked through the test report

http://www.tesco.com/...um-99-Fuel-Report.pdf

it seems to have been done reasonably well

However the oldest car they used was 2007 and I'm presuming all the engines were well tuned to start with.

Whether an average older car taken off of the road would score so well I'm not sure

[Hopkirk]

So I have to pay more to save some money? D'oh.

[Tonester]

You save very little.
Providing your car can do 41mpg, that equates to 12pence a mile @ £1.10 a litre.
According to their testing, there was a 20% increase in fuel economy, that means it would be 48mpg, now costing 11pence per mile @ £1.15 a litre.

^ That was from "Count-A-Strong" the link he posted, the car was the "Hyundai"

However, looking at the more fuel hungry motors, the sub 30mpg Focus for instant, without the 99oct fuel, it equated to around 17pence per mile, and with, at around 14 pence per mile.

You would have to do your own testing to see if you gain or loose based on your own driving styles.

[Count-A-Strong]

No it wasn't, it was a range of cars.

[boro1986]

I currently get around 37mpg on my 2009 Focus on the normal petrol so i do not understand how there Focus is getting under 30 mpg as i do all kinds of driving. The results are impressive for thr Focus. I think i will give it a try and see what happens.

[Hopkirk]

Better to try Shell Fuelsave. It makes the same claims, but is no more expensive.