Cupra Steve
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are you lot talking about premium or super fuels??? Cos v-power where i am is on average 93p!!!!
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jay kay
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my texaco is 85.9 thas the general price although very suprised that texaco is that cheap as they usually charge abit more than standard prices
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jay kay
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texaco sez "premium unleaded" on the pump although wouldnt mind trying some 102 ron in my 1.2 8v last time i checked it was 2.40 something a litre!!!
[Edited on 05-01-2007 by jay kay]
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deano87
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This website is useful:
http://www.petrolprices.com/
And sign up here if you haven't already:
http://www.pipelinecard.org/
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corsa5dr
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102 RON, not over here I'm afraid!
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jay kay
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102 ron is avialible in London BP petrol stations
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M2RTY
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Q: Is it true that the fuel sold at supermarket petrol stations is not of the same quality as that as you would buy from a dedicated petrol station?
Alex Wells
A: According to the Petrol Retailers Association, there is no difference between the standard petrol you buy from supermarkets or franchised petrol stations. In most cases the petrol and diesel is even produced at the same refinery and delivered in the same trucks.
The exception to this is specialist fuels, such as Shell’s Optimax and BP’s Ultimate. In their case, the fuel is enhanced with additives, which produce that brand’s particular properties.
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bubble
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quote:
Originally posted by M2RTY
Q: Is it true that the fuel sold at supermarket petrol stations is not of the same quality as that as you would buy from a dedicated petrol station?
Alex Wells
A: According to the Petrol Retailers Association, there is no difference between the standard petrol you buy from supermarkets or franchised petrol stations. In most cases the petrol and diesel is even produced at the same refinery and delivered in the same trucks.
The exception to this is specialist fuels, such as Shell’s Optimax and BP’s Ultimate. In their case, the fuel is enhanced with additives, which produce that brand’s particular properties.
our company has had it tested. there is a difference between brands when we have had fuel specimens sent off
[Edited on 05-01-2007 by bubblevaux]
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M2RTY
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read this argument 1000 times before
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bubble
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quote:
Originally posted by M2RTY
read this argument 1000 times before
good for you. im simply stating that as one of the biggest VX dealers in the country, we had to have fuel tested independently to proove our point reference sticking valves.
Morris Lubricants can be contacted and they should verify the claims.
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M2RTY
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For added info, which some might already know. ALL fuels sold in UK except Shell Optimax, are basically and often literally, exactly the same base product
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M2RTY
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As a f'rinstance - one frequently comes across the phrase "Supermarket fuels", as in John Watkin's letter in the March 'Postbox'. What is a "Supermarket fuel"? The inference is that the fuel, being (normally) less expensive than fuel sold through smaller retail forecourts (I hesitate to use the word 'cheaper' - it's all expensive and merely a question of degree) is perhaps of a lower-quality formulation than that sold through nozzles bearing an oil industry brand-name. When supermarkets first started stocking road fuel, the price they changed reflected the discount they were able to negotiate with the supplying oil companies by virtue of the greatly-increased forecourt throughput as compared with yer average roadside filling-station having but a few pumps. As far as I am aware, very little has changed over the years
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M2RTY
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make your own minds up
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bubble
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quote:
Originally posted by M2RTY
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For added info, which some might already know. ALL fuels sold in UK except Shell Optimax, are basically and often literally, exactly the same base product
according to Wilf Tweats at BP Exports UK, this is incorrect
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bubble
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quote:
Originally posted by M2RTY
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As a f'rinstance - one frequently comes across the phrase "Supermarket fuels", as in John Watkin's letter in the March 'Postbox'. What is a "Supermarket fuel"? The inference is that the fuel, being (normally) less expensive than fuel sold through smaller retail forecourts (I hesitate to use the word 'cheaper' - it's all expensive and merely a question of degree) is perhaps of a lower-quality formulation than that sold through nozzles bearing an oil industry brand-name. When supermarkets first started stocking road fuel, the price they changed reflected the discount they were able to negotiate with the supplying oil companies by virtue of the greatly-increased forecourt throughput as compared with yer average roadside filling-station having but a few pumps. As far as I am aware, very little has changed over the years
this information has come from an MG Rover website. Contact BP direct and query their distribution pattern, and ask them how many different networks they use. You will then find out which types of fuel go where.
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M2RTY
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i like arguing with u as u always put up a good defence
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bubble
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Originally posted by M2RTY
i like arguing with u as u always put up a good defence
My uncle is product engineer at BP export/import
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John
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Around here supermarket fuel is normally the same price as fuel from say shell.
I don't know the reality of whats actually in them but as has been said before, the supermarkets wouldn't be selling it if it done any damage, and reports of uk cars pinking on uk fuel sound a bit far fetched to me.
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deano87
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Originally posted by deano87
And sign up here if you haven't already:
http://www.pipelinecard.org/
This is a genuine site, no spam, nothing, they are working hard with a fuel retailer, and have already got discounts for household fuel, it's only a matter of time.
So sign up, the more people they have, the easier it makes it for them
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deano87
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Originally posted by John
I don't know the reality of whats actually in them but as has been said before, the supermarkets wouldn't be selling it if it done any damage, and reports of uk cars pinking on uk fuel sound a bit far fetched to me.
Well it happened in dad's car and he wasn't using normal petrol, it was Sainsbury's Super Unleaded. No problems with Shell V Power - the engine wasn't touched by a mechanic what so ever, nothing had been done, except, a change in fuel.
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