Aaaaaargh! There's been a run on V Power!

[Mk5 GTian]

I've just had to polute my lovely Golf with Total Excellium 97, as every petrolhead in Guildford has filled up with V Power 

Gutted!

[vRS Carl]

I would have used 95 and chucked a load of octane booster in first 

[Mk5 GTian]

I would have used 95 and chucked a load of octane booster in first 

Can you get Octane booster? 

[Deako]

I would have used 95 and chucked a load of octane booster in first 

Can you get Octane booster? 

Yup, thats what i did earlier. Although the octane booster wasnt exactly cheap. The only petrol available here seemed to be regular unleaded, so i had no choice as was running on empty. Stopped by Halfords on the way back from the station for a couple of bottles of octane booster.

[vRS Carl]

I would have used 95 and chucked a load of octane booster in first 

Can you get Octane booster? 

I think so  

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_174706_langId_-1_categoryId_255221

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_216215_langId_-1_categoryId_255221

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_274575_langId_-1_categoryId_255221

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_744005_langId_-1_categoryId_255221

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_808707_langId_-1_categoryId_255221

 

[Horatio]

Expect your car to devalue by 50%...AT LEAST 

Nothing wrong with using a bit of 95/97/98. I always find the car runs better after having used a tank of non-V Power and then filling up with VPower.   

[Bernhard30]

Yep there was no petrol at my local Shell lunchtime Thurs. At that point they had diesel for sale.

So as my car needed fuel, had to have a drop of Tesco Momentum. The old boy at the pump next to me queued to then put £12.50 into his little Nissan!!!
Think he was making sure he had enough to get his pension...

The country has gone fuel mad..

[Nickyboy]

V-power, not used that in a long time. How much is it now?

[af1]

also no Vpower lol

[h4rdy]

Yep there was no petrol at my local Shell lunchtime Thurs. At that point they had diesel for sale.

So as my car needed fuel, had to have a drop of Tesco Momentum. The old boy at the pump next to me queued to then put £12.50 into his little Nissan!!!
Think he was making sure he had enough to get his pension...

The country has gone fuel mad..

Thats funny. I drove past my local Station and it was all old boys filling up their little Hyundai's 'just in case'!

My Grandad does it. He has nowhere to go really as he just sits in his chair!

[Mk5 GTian]

I would have used 95 and chucked a load of octane booster in first 

Can you get Octane booster? 

Yup, thats what i did earlier. Although the octane booster wasnt exactly cheap. The only petrol available here seemed to be regular unleaded, so i had no choice as was running on empty. Stopped by Halfords on the way back from the station for a couple of bottles of octane booster.

Hmm...There seems to be quite a few of us experiencing no V Power but normal is available. Are we sure it's not forum members causing the shortage? 

[winrya]

Mines mapped on revo stage 1 to run on 98 and above fuel. What will happen on 95 fuel?

[vRS Carl]

You will get less power.

If you have an SPS Switch i would put it on the default revo performance setting (B6 T2 F9) so that you don't get any timing pull issues. But other than that it will be fine.

[rich83]

Mines mapped on revo stage 1 to run on 98 and above fuel. What will happen on 95 fuel?

The ECU will retard the timing so it will make a bit less power.... Other than that, not much.

[sub39h]

Wasn't there a comparison done between V-Power, Momentum 99 and BP 97 and didn't V-Power come last, with BP 2nd? Think the tests included fuel economy and a dyno run

I would have used 95 and chucked a load of octane booster in first 

Can you get Octane booster? 

Yup, thats what i did earlier. Although the octane booster wasnt exactly cheap. The only petrol available here seemed to be regular unleaded, so i had no choice as was running on empty. Stopped by Halfords on the way back from the station for a couple of bottles of octane booster.

Hmm...There seems to be quite a few of us experiencing no V Power but normal is available. Are we sure it's not forum members causing the shortage? 

I reckon they're stocking up on the regular stuff because thst's what most people will buy.

Also considering the fuel economy of the kind of cars that demand V-Power it's bound to run out sooner.