mlillywh Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 I noticed on the forum there are some good experiences with LPG. Does anyone have any experiences with BioDiesel? Anything that helps claw a few pounds back from Mr Brown is always worth a look cheers Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alera Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 I think Audis will take biodiesel without modification. Its massive in germany and I believe that many modern Audis and vws can take it without modification. Do some searching on the net, only problem is finding it. Apparently demand far outstrips supply.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4_Dan Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 I had an A6 2.5 V6 TDi, 2001 model, in the manual states that biodiesel can be used without any engine modification required to the car. but there may be a slight loss in power and decrease in mpg. (according to the manual that is!) I personally never tried it, but a work colleague had an older Passat and used it all the time with no problems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlillywh Posted March 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 OK - the plot thickens (rather like my brain) According to Audi on page 4 of http://www.audi.co.uk/etc/medialib/cms4imp/audi2/uk/Products/fleet_sales/pdf.Par.0016.File.pdf you can run ANY audi on 5% blend BioDiesel. This is currently what is sold in Tesco, and the government give a 20p/litre duty discount on the Biodiesel bit (i.e. The 5%) which Tesco very kindly dont charge us for (http://www.tescocorporate.com/biofuels.htm) According to http://www.biodieselfillingstations.co.uk there are a few places selling 100% BioDiesel, and they reckon VAG have approved their cars to run on it. In theory 100% Biodiesel would be significantly cheaper than normal Diesel since the government dont charge as much duty, although I've yet to find anyone doing it for less than £1 per litre, which renders the whole argument useless anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfer Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 [ QUOTE ] I noticed on the forum there are some good experiences with LPG. Does anyone have any experiences with BioDiesel? Anything that helps claw a few pounds back from Mr Brown is always worth a look cheers Mark [/ QUOTE ] As mensioned elsewhere here, this government are going to charge you a premium for it , Insentive to change.....................Boll*cks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alera Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 "According to http://www.biodieselfillingstations.co.uk there are a few places selling 100% BioDiesel, and they reckon VAG have approved their cars to run on it. In theory 100% Biodiesel would be significantly cheaper than normal Diesel since the government dont charge as much duty, although I've yet to find anyone doing it for less than £1 per litre, which renders the whole argument useless anyway..." Try going to a few of the garages listed on that site and see if they have any bio diesel on open sale. Most dont and only deal with regular customers / businesses. demand far outstrips supply. Believe it or not if you want to run your car on biodiesel the best way is to get a license from the council and collect it yourself. I have a friend who own a restaurant and he runs his car 100% on bio diesel (used oil) from his kitchen. He has all the refining gear in his garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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