Anyone got a car more than 10 years old ?

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Anyone got a car more than 10 years old ?

Post by expressman33 » Fri Aug 06 2021 4:15pm

New E10 petrol may not work on as many as one million cars from next month, drivers and motorists across the UK have been warned.
Petrol will change from E5 - five per cent bioethanol - to E10 - 10 per cent bioethanol - from September 2021.

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/m ... 0-21207039
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Post by blythburgh » Fri Aug 06 2021 6:02pm

Yes our Micra is over 10 years old but when I checked upon first hearing about this I found it will be OK.

Sorry I did not bring it up here but life keeps getting in my way and stuff goes out of my head
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Re: Anyone got a car more than 10 years old ?

Post by Richard Frost » Fri Aug 06 2021 6:34pm

E5 is not being discontinued, despite reports to the contrary.

You can check whether your car will work or not here
https://check-vehicle-compatibility-e10 ... ce.gov.uk/
Most cars (even those over 10 years old will run on E10 fuel. if by chance your car does not, it will still be available. It is not being completely discontinued. If you're still not sure, use E5 petrol. It will still be available in the super grade at many filling stations.
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Post by hiswitzend » Fri Aug 06 2021 7:20pm

bet we dont see a reduction in price as it is more watered down
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Post by macliam » Fri Aug 06 2021 8:52pm

hiswitzend wrote:
Fri Aug 06 2021 7:20pm
bet we dont see a reduction in price as it is more watered down
Ethanol is both cheaper than petrol and less efficient...... so a double whammy if the price stays the same.
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Post by blythburgh » Sat Aug 07 2021 9:15am

On Look East they pointed out the problems you face if you have a petrol driven lawn mower. And apparently it is a very bad idea to leave it over the winter with fuel in the tank. No lawn so no lawnmower so no comment
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Re: Anyone got a car more than 10 years old ?

Post by expressman33 » Wed Nov 03 2021 1:11pm

E10 fuel may come with 'worse problems' impacting every driver on road
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle ... DFsO1ChsOY
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Re: Anyone got a car more than 10 years old ?

Post by blythburgh » Thu Nov 04 2021 10:16am

expressman33 wrote:
Wed Nov 03 2021 1:11pm
E10 fuel may come with 'worse problems' impacting every driver on road
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle ... DFsO1ChsOY
on the plus side it helps to ensure your grandchildren can live this world when they are your age
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Re: Anyone got a car more than 10 years old ?

Post by macliam » Thu Nov 04 2021 10:52am

blythburgh wrote:
Thu Nov 04 2021 10:16am
expressman33 wrote:
Wed Nov 03 2021 1:11pm
E10 fuel may come with 'worse problems' impacting every driver on road
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle ... DFsO1ChsOY
on the plus side it helps to ensure your grandchildren can live this world when they are your age
Not really, it reduces the harm per given amount of fuel, but reduces engine efficiency thereby increasing the overall amount of fuel required - so it may be marginally less polluting, but at a vast cost.

Plus we have to be watchful of the source of the ethanol used - vast amounts are produced in Brazil from sugar cane grown where the Amazon forest once stood.....

As well as greenwashing, there are a lot of headline strategies that aren't what they seem.
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Re: Anyone got a car more than 10 years old ?

Post by blythburgh » Fri Nov 05 2021 9:30am

So yet again, macliam teaches me something. So much greenwashing around. Like the proud boast that this item of clothing is made from recycled bottles. Did not want to buy the items I have seen with that tag so did not give it a 2nd thought. Then read the obvious: one fleece made from plastic bottles that will be worn and eventually be chucked away for one reason or another. In some cases far quicker than any top I own. But the plastic bottle I put in the recycling bin that becomes another plastic bottle can be recycled endlessly.
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