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by Blaster » Wed 27.10.2021, 08:28
There are also other brands of super unleaded such as Tesco Momentum & Shell V-power

But Esso is the only one that I have seen stating no ethenol.
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by Denny » Tue 22.02.2022, 21:27
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by Rambo » Tue 22.02.2022, 22:49
I wouldn't even run my lawnmower on E10 petrol, never mind any of my Lotus cars. It's yet another con/brainwashing ploy by the UK Govt.

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by FunElan » Tue 22.02.2022, 23:26
It's the only choice we have in the US lately....I use 91 octane, not sure what the equivalent is in the ROW
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by Rambo » Wed 23.02.2022, 07:44
I use 99 RON (E5) whenever I can for my Lotus babies. And 97 RON (E5) is the absolute minimum.
Other daily hacks run on a mixture of 95/97 RON E10/E5
The UK and Scottish governments are trying to go down the E10 (max 10% EtOH) route and its an absolute environmental con
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