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[rmcin626]

That Macan S was insured by Porsche for £62,500. When I got I back to the garage as my Boxster was in for some work, I told the service engineer what a fine piece of mechanical engineering it was. And it is.

The instant retort was that I couldn't have it because it had already been sold. Was I supposed to look disappointed or was it just a statement of fact?

£62K is insane but it shits all over a Merc GLA at half the price - my wife's new toy. So you get something for the price.

I had no respect for them until now.

I'm struggling to get my head round £40k for a car never mind £60k

[Marco]

I could probably think of a hundred cars I'd buy for that money, before I'd touch that Macan, or indeed ANY 'boresville' car of that type, so bollox to it... Woteva yer into, though

Marco.

[Marco]

Well I put about 2/3rds of a tank of Texaco Supreme on top of a 1/3rd of BP Ultimate last Friday and have been running it all week. Car feels a bit friskier I think and surprisingly noticeable off-boost, which is below about 1400 rpm for my car, definitely pulls better low down.

Hi John,

Have you tried a full tank of the Texaco yet?

This is probably the key to its efficacy (with premium fuels, for me, it's all down to the effectiveness of the cleaning agents used): http://www.texaco.com/fuels.html and:http://www.techron.com/

...and in this case, the repeated use of Techron...

I'm now using their Supreme diesel exclusively, as the Brabster unquestionably performs better with it, both in terms of fuel economy and performance

Marco.

[JohnJo]

Hi John,

Have you tried a full tank of the Texaco yet?
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Marco.

Yes, still about 1/3rd of it left. Car is running very well on it, only concern is a slight bit of injector noise/knock under load which I don't *think* was there with BP Ultimate. I was planning to fill with Ultimate next time to check/compare. It's a relatively new car to me so I'm still getting a feel for it especially since my weekly mileage is well down. Yes, cleaning agents are key and probably take a few tankfulls to give full gains.

Here she is, Skoda Superb 2.0 TDI 150

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[Marco]

Interesting... Can't see how a change of fuel would cause such a noise, unless the cleaning additives in the Texaco have dislodged some 'gunk', which previously was hiding an issue needing fixed?

I know that can sometimes be the effect of using an engine flush, prior to carrying out an oil change, as often a load of 'gunk' can to an extent be holding some things together, especially in terms of exposing knocks and rattles that previously existed, but were simply being dampened by said 'gunk'....

Marco.

[JohnJo]

Interesting... Can't see how a change of fuel would cause such a noise, unless the cleaning additives in the Texaco have dislodged some 'gunk', which previously was hiding an issue needing fixed?

I know that can sometimes be the effect of using an engine flush, prior to carrying out an oil change.

Marco.

Don't know, maybe my imagination. I'll try the BP and see what happens.

[JohnJo]

Filled with BP Ultimate this evening and the noise is gone. Car feels like it's happier running on Ultimate so I'll stick with it. Definitely some injector knock with the Texaco fuel in my car but thanks for the heads up Marco, well worth trying.

[Marco]

Fair enough, mate. Interesting findings all the same! I'm convinced that some fuels suit certain cars more than others.... BP Ultimate, in mine, is cack in comparison with the Texaco.

Marco.

[Techno Commander]

Work booked me a car (intermediate manual) to perform a couple of service visits to some of our customers. It would appear the rental gods must have been smiling on me, as I somewhat unexpectedly received this.

[User211]

I could probably think of a hundred cars I'd buy for that money, before I'd touch that Macan, or indeed ANY 'boresville' car of that type, so bollox to it... Woteva yer into, though

Marco.

They can be made to work well. That's the point. Like it or hate it.