diesel
 

Hello. I have a diesel engine car. I use the vpower diesel which is the better quality diesel. Do you know if I can drive through europe?
Thanks

you might try redline 85 Plus cetane booster, added to not the best diesel... and you can feel the difference! works well in my 330d!

I'm sure the same make and model of car as yours exists throughout Europe .....

And I'm sure the people that own them drive them .....

and I'm pretty sure they have diesel in Europe!

What a bizzare question:confused1:

by the way, I suspect European Diesel is a lot better than UK diesel as I consistently get better MPG in continental Europe, including (especially!) in my 530D that I used to have

You best not, you know what these uncivilised johnny-foreigners are like; who knows what muck they'll try to sell you instead of diesel ?

Better to stay at home.

Can you please explain what that is and what it does and how ofte to use it, etc. Thankyou

If in doubt and for peace of mind you could always tow a trailer full of vpower. If that's not an option you should consider going with what they have on the forecourt. You'll be surprised to find that they too sell different grades of diesel (possibly even vpower) and you'll be even more surprised to find that your car will NOT explode if it doesn't get vpower.
Live dangerously......the adrenalin rush of using a different diesel will be worth it!!

Squeeze your chips and use the oil

I always live dangerously in Europe. I once travelled by bike and didn't change the LHD setting to RHD. Had a blast. :mchappy: :innocent:

life on the edge, your just an adrenaline junkie standing at the gates of oblivion!!!:scooter:

Or even buy an older car....my Toyota surf runs better on cooking oil than diesel with no mods required. Smells like a chip shop on wheels. Not sure if it's legal in euroland, but it's alot cheaper and there is fuel stops in every village shop..

I've heard people say this but where we are, cooking oil isn't much cheaper than diesel. I guess its different for you, or do you use used oil, but if so how do you clean it up?

Now there's a can of worms just waiting to be opened. Apparently there are a lot of different ways to do it.

Can of worms? Is it contentious? I know in the UK it's legal to use cooking oil or anything else in your vehicle as long as you inform HMRC and pay the requisite amount of tax based on how much you use.

That makes using full price new cooking oil hardly worth it, but very cheap or free used oil could work if its not too hard or expensive to clean it.

I'm all ears as to how to do it :)

believe it or not thefts of waste cooking oil from restaurants is an on going industry in the UK doh

The law has changed on used cooking oil......the government could not check or prove how much you used, so they have given up...go ahead, fill your boots. Plenty of suppliers out there, but the problem is can you trust them to filter it right??

As for new cooking oil stop shopping in waitrose and get down to your 99p shop..yep 99p a litre. Or tescos does 5ltr bottles for £5. Do remember that you can't just stick it in a landrover without mods...you can in a 1990's Toyota with no mods at all.. Happy days. You do get very strange looks when your in the 99p shop and you ask for 60 bottles and clear their shelves and stockroom.

Just do it bit by bit to check all is ok if your worried. 80% diesel 20% oil. Then 60-40. Then 50-50. Etc etc. best to not run 100% in winter as the oil gets thic. 50-50 is ok though as I understand uk garages add something extra to diesel to stop it freezing.

Here is a link to the Toyota surf forum which talks about veg oil...it starts with a nice history lesson and has a link to a veg oil users forum.

http://www.hiluxsurf.co.uk/showthread.php?t=15893

Looks like your local to me... I'm in east grinstead.

Apologies........TWO cans of worms!
Firstly there's the tax, HMRC, legality etc. can of worms.
And secondly, there's the "how to do it" can of worms.
You'll get 100 opinions and solutions per can depending on who you ask! :cool4:

The law is the law and it's clear... As for filtering it that's straight forward and kits are available...couldn't be bothered myself.

" if you're a wild-eyed loner standing at the gates of Oblivion, hitch a ride with us. 'Cos we're on the last freedom moped out of Nowhere City, and we haven't even told our parents what time we'll be back !"

Hi Tonka
yup im in Horsham :D

Good to know someones local...planning any trips at the moment?.

Yes mate
Off to Romania in July for two weeks , then fingers crossed sept / oct working down and thru the Balkans and into Turkey :thumbup1:

Nice one....fancy a pint before you go??.... We are in the states till 16th june then off on our trip in July.

Am up for that - drop me an email hgpines@hotmail.co.uk beer