Thought I'd try V power.

[nick crisp]

If my post sounds a little insulting, it was a response to this comment that you made:

puts to rest the cobblers being said on this thread about fuels with zippy names.

Not exactly diplomatic, was it?

I may not have great technical expertise in the field of fuel development to back me up, but neither do you. But sometimes people come across on the internet as arrogant in these things, intentionally or not, and I'm really interested in the facts too, so if I challenged you on your technical background, it's because if of course you had turned out to have much expertise in this subject, I would have paid much more attention. I didn't claim to have any expertise, just personal experience of what I felt/found, and thought it was relevant to the OP. Just to make a bald statement saying what everyone else had said is cobblers, without giving any reasons even for that statement, well, not surprising you'll put someone's back up a bit, is it?

Look, I come to this discussion from the same point of view as darrsi. I notice the difference in smoother running and better pick up when using V Power. I don't think it is all in my mind, and having it recommended by two separate, experienced mechanics does tend to reinforce the idea, rightly or wrongly.
Obviously Shell are not trying to save me money, this is a relatively expensive product after all.