Reply With QuoteOur engines prefer premium unleaded 98. Using 91 will decrease performance. Not so sure about 95 though.
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hi, i have a 95/96 golf mk3 gl 2.0 litre, should i be using premium all the time or is normal unleaded ok, thanks
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Our engines prefer premium unleaded 98. Using 91 will decrease performance. Not so sure about 95 though.
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Most engines will benifit from using Premium fuel anyway.
When I have done the comparison between running regular vs premium it usually works out that although premium costs more, you get better economy so the $/Km works about about the same as running regular.
Add to that a higher octane means a cleaner burning fuel which is good for your engine and it starts to make more and more sense.
In short, run premium, you car will like it
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Supposed to be run on at least ron95 which is what i use
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I personally try to use 98 whenever I can but depending on price at the time, i may turn to 95. I have put standard unleaded (91) in once but it really doesn't like it. you will get that pinging noise that has been spoken about in detail in another thread on this forum somewhere...
it wont hurt it to try it once just to see what I mean, but it says on the flippy petrol lid "UNLEADED 95 ONLY" and I can definitely recommend 98.
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Nothing less than 98...
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I suppose what you pay is what you get. Personally nothing less than 95.
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BP Ultimate 98 ftw!
1996 Golf VR6 Colour Concept Green
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Originally Posted by MattyT
Thats all I use these days, mostly because I can pass a BP on the way home without going too far out of my way, also they don't have any of that pre-pay rubbish AND they tend to be pretty cheap compared to others in the area. nice.
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Same. Closest petty station is a BP and while it's usually a few cents more expensive than the local Shell, I always go to BP anyway. They also have slurpees too
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