Long term premium diesel users

[woofy]

^ Thats why I ended up getting the Santa Fe diesel recently instead of a Kluger, mines not looking that good, but its only just running in really, and on the freeway it drops down pretty quick. That engine/gearbox are a great combo. So much power as well from a little engine.

[Mysticality]

It really is a beautiful setup, and the AWD system is amazing offroad. (Yeah, I took it some places Patrol drivers wouldn't go )

After the 30,000km I was getting 750km per tank in town, 1,100-1,200km highway.
Before that it was around 600/950. I don't know what they did, but whatever it was it was amazing.

[K1W1]

I don't know about premium vs. normal diesel, but NEVER. EVER. Under any circumstances, use United diesel.

Interesting that you should say that. A friend of mine has an A4 that's about 18 months old with the 103kw(?) TDI engine. He casually asked me a couple of months ago if I had ever filled up at a particular United station near where he works (I'm in the same area and the answer was no) and said he was running late, needed fuel and filled up there on his way somewhere and how badly the car was running and how rotten the mpg was. I doubt that he has ever gone back.

[Mysticality]

Been running on Woolies 'premium' diesel for about 400k's now. Can feel no difference.
Will see if it racks up the same k's as Shell.

1,700km for 55ltr tank + 3x 20ltr jerry cans.

[K1W1]

1,700km for 55ltr tank + 3x 20ltr jerry cans.

I reckon I would go further on 115 litres of standard BP. The Safeway/ Woolworths cheap standard diesel was another brand I stopped using several years ago. The mpg from the local place (pre Skoda) was rotten.

[Transporter]

Been running on Woolies 'premium' diesel for about 400k's now. Can feel no difference.
Will see if it racks up the same k's as Shell.

1,700km for 55ltr tank + 3x 20ltr jerry cans.

That's not bad at 6.76L/100km, but it depends where you drive. City, highway or mixed? Don't expect any dramatic fuel savings when you switch from STD to Premium fuel, especially in the city.

[MarksVRS]

I am sorry everyone, I am yet to be convinced of any real benefits of "premium" diesel. We shop on price and still run on the highway at 5l/100km or better every time. Our 2 year average sits at just under 8l/100km with the majority of that being short trips of 1km to drop off kids, go shopping locally and LOTS of sitting in Sydney traffic.

For every person that says premium "cleans" the engine and gives better fuel economy, there is someone with a counter-argument. I do not know how many times I have heard the name brand stations receive their fuel from the exact same providers as the no-name stations.

So until Skoda tells me otherwise, I will use the cheapest non-bio diesel available!!

[Transporter]

It's your car and we can't change what you use, but consider this...

my van at 90,000km does on average 9.5L/100km (it is 5cylinders 2.5L TDI), is fully loaded with the tools 24/7 and majority of my trips are only 5km long (but not all) with 1-2 hours stops in between and I'm confident that it will stay in the same condition for a very long time.
Yours could fade out once you get close to 150,000km, the engine intake will be more blocked with the sooty deposits (lower quality fuel is partially responsible). Other benefit from cleaner fuel is that the fuel pumps and injectors will last longer.
The PD unit injectors can last long time and they do many in Europe report over 500,000km on the original PD injectors. So, using premium fuel gives my engine a better chance to last longer and be more reliable during its life.

The CR injectors, don't last that long (you will be lucky to get 250,000km out of them) and are expensive too. So, again using the premium fuel, should give you a greater reliability and maybe longer life for all fuel system components.

[Mysticality]

That's not bad at 6.76L/100km, but it depends where you drive. City, highway or mixed? Don't expect any dramatic fuel savings when you switch from STD to Premium fuel, especially in the city.

I drive from Bowral to Campbelltown on a Wednesday (120km round trip, highway), but about 80% of my driving is city.
The vehicle is only at 6,000km (clocked over today) and only just broken in, so I'm still in the stage of "Oh my god POWERR" and driving a bit like a p-plater.
Amazing economy for what it is and how I drive it.
Can manage 5L/100km city if I take it easy.


@MarksVRS- The 'premium' was 2c/ltr cheaper, thats why I went with it this time.
Should be interesting to see if there's any difference. So far I'm looking at 850km from the first 55ltr tank. Done 400-500k's since Wednesday.

[pwcar]

I have just hit 75,000 km on my Octavia vRS diesel and have used Caltex Vortex diesel almost exclusively.
The car has been reliable and the performance has been steady, economy seems excellent.
I'm hoping that my use of premium diesel will ensure the best life from the engine and fuel system.
If I don't find Vortex diesel I usually use the BP diesel (not premium which isn't available in Victoria), I don't think the car feels or sounds or performs any differently on the BP compared to the Caltex Vortex.