E10 in New Zealand: caveat emptor
The AA is warning New Zealand consumers that not every car can use E10, and noted Japanese imports. I should not be smug here, but caveat emptor. The warnings about buying cars not engineered for this market have been around for a long time, from issues with winter tyres (which have led to deaths here) and now, to fuel.
But bravo to Volkswagen and Honda. From the Fairfax Press:
Volkswagen said all new petrol-powered vehicles bought in New Zealand since January 1, 2006 could use the biofuel. …
Honda said all its vehicles produced in the last decade were E10 ready[.]
Still, my comments from yesterday stand.
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1. Tires are over engineered especially the top brands. In the US the tire's rating is listed on its side wall. Example: 330/ AA means the longevity rating is the number so a 200 is a softer compound than a 330 and one can expect longer use of one with a 330 rating, a 200 rating is a stickier compound for you "race" fans. AA is temperature and traction, so AA is better than one that is rated AB or BB etc. It doesn't snow where I live so I don't have to deal with salt on the road to melt ice. There is a huge variance in temperature between Alaska and Montana as compared to southern Arizona and the Mojave Desert in California. So I don't buy the argument that cars need to be engineered specifically for NZ.
2. Fuel is entirely different and I can understand that fuel formulations can affect the car's performance and all the hoses and tubes in the fuel system.