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I know I'm going over old ground a little in terms of what fuel works best, but there's such a difference between E5 and E10 in the new Jogger engine, I thought it worth noting.
Having had the car a little longer, I was worried about hesitation and rough idling seeming to becoming an issue. I'd seen that the MPG rose by c.4mpg when I used Texaco over Esso E10 unleaded, but there's been a couple of times when accelerating that the car has stumbled getting up to speed, and has sounded rough.
When I first bought the car, it ran on E5 from a small independent who still stocked it, but now they have switched to E10 too.
For the last two fill-ups, I've paid a little more (6p/litre) to use E5 Super Unleaded (first Sainsbury's, now Tesco) and the difference is incredible.
Dare I say, more than it should be?
It's like a different engine. No rough idle, smoother acceleration, no hesitation whatsoever and MPG is up in the high 40s/low 50s.
I know all modern cars are designed to run on E10 and run as lean as possible, but the Jogger really is a different animal on E5.
Certainly, unless I have no choice, it will be run on E5 now permanently - it's well worth the extra cost in this car.
Having had the car a little longer, I was worried about hesitation and rough idling seeming to becoming an issue. I'd seen that the MPG rose by c.4mpg when I used Texaco over Esso E10 unleaded, but there's been a couple of times when accelerating that the car has stumbled getting up to speed, and has sounded rough.
When I first bought the car, it ran on E5 from a small independent who still stocked it, but now they have switched to E10 too.
For the last two fill-ups, I've paid a little more (6p/litre) to use E5 Super Unleaded (first Sainsbury's, now Tesco) and the difference is incredible.
Dare I say, more than it should be?
It's like a different engine. No rough idle, smoother acceleration, no hesitation whatsoever and MPG is up in the high 40s/low 50s.
I know all modern cars are designed to run on E10 and run as lean as possible, but the Jogger really is a different animal on E5.
Certainly, unless I have no choice, it will be run on E5 now permanently - it's well worth the extra cost in this car.