What Petrol Do you use?

[Broxi]

After the trip to castle coombe i have decided to find out what petrol everyone uses and what they think of it.

would you use anything else if you could? If so What?

The reason for this is, on the way up, a trip of 120 miles, of all motorway / Dual Caridgeway. using BP ultimate 97 ron fuel it cost me £55 doing a steady 80/85

by the time i got to coombe i was out of fuel, and the only petrol station in the area, was expensive and they only sold 95 ron. so i only put in £10

when i left coombe i went through Bath and put in another £30 of super 97 ron, in a esso station.

this time i went back a longer routh and manegd to do 173 miles and its just in the red. ont the £40 that i had put in. I was averaging again 80/85 no difference in driving style. but i got a lot better consumption.

Is it possible BP's fuel is that Bad i cannot get very good
MPG?

[Designerman]

May be that body kit's creating alot of drag or you had the wind behind you going home:hysterical:

I mostly use BP ultimate as the garage is closest to home. Also it is supposed to give a better mid-range than Optimax which should be better for road driving. I do occasionally use optimax but have not noticed any real difference in consumption.(your's must be horrendous by the way).

[Edmondo]

use at least 97Ron on a UK Car

[gavo]

well i filled up at asda at bristol done 110 mph all the way back and used 1/4 of a tank which aint bad for 85/90 miles.

[Agent Smith]

optimax,always...

[EV2]

Always try and stick to optimax.I get this at J27 M5, £1.03.9 a litre though :eek: . I did newbury and back in april, a round trip of roughly 250 miles,economy driving at 80 mph. the needle showed just under 1/4 tank. I got another 15 miles of local B roads before a refill was in order. We also have Esso 97ron and BP ultimate within 2 miles.

Chris

[scoobybeth]

Shell optimax for us 2!!!

[Agent Smith]

Shell optimax for us 2!!!

QUALITY........

[scoobybeth]

QUALITY........


:lol: :lol:

[Neil G]

I use Super Unleaded 97ron.....got 43mpg on the motorway.......


But thats in my clio of course:smile:

If you have lots of Optimax garages in your area I'd proabably stick that in all the time...will definately help your engine run well.

[gavo]

tesco have got a 99ron fuel out soon so should be intresting to see what that is like

[Broxi]

Tesco's 99 ron has been around for quite a While. only in our area Tesco only sells 95 Ron, when i asked why they told me their is no market for a higher grade fuel in this area.

In barnstaple we have 4 BP 3 actual Bp Stations and 1 Sainsburys which uses Bp fuel.

2 Esso however both have a Slope to get back out of, i could get in, but not back out, as id loose my front Bumper.

1 Tesco not sure what fule they use. but No 97 ron.

Does anyone know what Fule Morrisons use?

I know theirs one in Bideford, thinking of taking a trip down their to give it a try and see what MPG i get.

I know using BP around town on £50 tankfull i can do 90 miles.

[gavo]

tesco's down here still do 97 ron

[scoobyrichie]

shell optimax,but would like to try tesco 99 ron to see how good it is and its also 4p per litre cheaper,but can't get it in gloucestershire :mad0213: .

[Broxi]

tesco's down here still do 97 ron

They are not stopping it, just recon N.Devon does not have enough call for 97 or above.

[mac1_wrx]

I use optimax all the time. Get 280 miles on a tank.

[Torpoint1]

Optimax for me means a 20 mile round trip to get it if in Torpoint:fighting0092:

[leplumbiere37]

I USED OPTIMAX FOR A LONG TIME COMBINED WITH WYNN'S OCTANE BOOST AND VALVE SEAT PROTECTOR AND FOUND IT WAS OK, BUT AS STATED BEFORE USED BP ULTIMATE WITH THE SAME ADDITIVE AND GOT A BETTER RESPONSE FROM THAT BOTH MID RANGE AND TOP END, FUEL ECONOMY LITTLE BIT BETTER, BUT I DONT HAVE A SCOOB FOR THE MPG - JUST THE THRILL OF THE OOOOSH AS THE LEAD FOOT DROPS - A TANKFUL WILL AVERAGE ABOUT 200 MILES OF STEADY DRIVING....ULTIMATE IS JUST SO BL***Y EXPENSIVE THOUGH....DAMMNED RIP OFF BRITAIN POLITICS / GOV TAXES - NO LEAD IN MY FUEL - JUST THE RIGHT BOOT!!!!

[mattatredland]

Shell Optimax all the time.
Switched over to SO about 3 months ago. The difference is marginal but noticeable over a 4-6 week period, better pick up mid-range, and slight reduction in lag. Wouldn't put anything-else in it now. I go as far as planning my petrol stops around Shell garages using
http://www.shell.com/home/PlainPageServlet?FC=/uk-en/html/iwgen/shell_for_motorists/service_stations/app_station_finder.html
sad I know, but thats the difference it makes!

[Mr H]

240 miles to the tank long and short driving but del its down hill all the way back to north devon from anywhere every time i went to wales with the dragon allways got better mpg on the way home

[Robocop]

My car is mapped on Shell Optimax and it's the only fuel I'll use.

Just about all well know tuners recommend using Optimax as it seems to offer the best protection against detonation. That said, I'd imagine that a car running it a nigh on standard condition, you be hard pressed to notice any real difference.

I tried some Tesco 99 in my 04 STi PPP and on a rolling road day I suffered problems with my advanced multiplier refusing to go above 13(16 being the highest available figure). Despite Mike Wood from Prodrive using DeltaDash on his laptop and resetting the ECU, the AM refused to go above 13.
I ran the car low on fuel and 2 tanks of Optimax and things were back to normal on an the same rolling road 4 days later( weather condtions/temperature were the same on both days btw).

Because of this I stick with Optimax, esp on the Spec C. Off course it could have been a duff batch, but if I ever Have to put in another fuel type because of availability, I use very little boost.

[Agent Smith]

be aware of the tesco fuels,they have been found to contain alot of moisture,therefore will bugger up the lines,pump,filters,engine!!..

[sgtbash]

I use Texaco, get an average 300 miles out of my tank in my pug.
Morrisons only gets about 200.

[phill-type-r]

Well I use Sainsburys fuel, I average 75mph up the motorway and I can get 200 miles on half a tank, no lie... I average 30mpgs at the moment up and back to Trudi's... I love the power of my car, but also love the consumption :)

As I cant get Optimax, I wont put it in. Only ever used Sainsburys since the fuel went through the roof as I flattly refuse to pay over £1 a litre for fuel...

Oh here's a pic of my tank half full with just under 185miles on the clock ;)

http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/4180/fuel5jd.jpg

[victim]

Optimax when available (yes, even at 101.9p per litre). Other wise other 97 ron.

Around town/commuting I get ~200miles to a tank (02 UK STi)
Just came back from a trip across France to Switzerland and, maintaining 80-90mph, I was getting 270+ miles. Was very pleased with that.

[Agent Smith]

shell super unleaded plus millers OB.

[andyj555]

Always use shell fuel, closest petrol station 2 my house

opitimax good stuff:cool:

[Shaun]

Tesco's 99 ron has been around for quite a While. only in our area Tesco only sells 95 Ron, when i asked why they told me their is no market for a higher grade fuel in this area.

In barnstaple we have 4 BP 3 actual Bp Stations and 1 Sainsburys which uses Bp fuel.

2 Esso however both have a Slope to get back out of, i could get in, but not back out, as id loose my front Bumper.

1 Tesco not sure what fule they use. but No 97 ron.

Does anyone know what Fule Morrisons use?

I know theirs one in Bideford, thinking of taking a trip down their to give it a try and see what MPG i get.

I know using BP around town on £50 tankfull i can do 90 miles.

Sainsburys in Barnstaple sells 97 ron, and it's cheap, just can't remember how cheap though!:happy0061:

[Broxi]

hi shaun,

thats what ive been using, (Sainsburys Barnstaple) Sainsburys use Bp fuel and are cheaper than the Bp garage.

However i intend trying different petron now to compare MPG

[Shaun]

I presume you stick to super unleaded? I don't think morrisons at Bideford sell super unleaded, but i may be wrong.

[Broxi]

yes 97, i know their is anothe petrol station next to morrisons but not sure what it is.

Derek

[Shaun]

yes 97, i know their is anothe petrol station next to morrisons but not sure what it is.

Derek
It's either BP, or Esso i can't remember, and i quite often use it myself!

[Ernie]

If you think that your petrol is expensive, you should live in the Trowbridge (Wiltshire) area - BP Ult is about 106p a litre!!

As I have a Sainsbury's near to me can someone tell me if their 97 ron is 'Ultimate' or do BP do an 'ordinary' 97 RON that retails through Sainsbury?

[phill-type-r]

The petrol that Sainsburys have is the same as BP... They supply Sainsburys ;)


I presume you stick to super unleaded? I don't think morrisons at Bideford sell super unleaded, but i may be wrong.

I dont think they do anything but normal unleaded... I dont think they have the call for super ....

[scooby3717]

I use 97ron, but i dont realy use always the same petrol station, i just use the closest to were i need it, I`ve used ultimate before and didn`t feel any diference any way!:sad-smiley-046:

[Mr H]

this thread is complete walon nearly all petrol in this country comes from about 4 places its all the same how do i know this i have a friend who works in texaco pembrook dock he said try waiting in the docking bay at liverpool you will see at least 6-7 different branded lorries loading up from the same terminals

[phill-type-r]

Now why doesnt that surprise me mate?

[bob]

this thread is complete walon nearly all petrol in this country comes from about 4 places its all the same how do i know this i have a friend who works in texaco pembrook dock he said try waiting in the docking bay at liverpool you will see at least 6-7 different branded lorries loading up from the same terminals

Its true all fuel do come from a few places but its whats done to the fuel before it hits the pumps... If it was all the same do you not think trading standards would have heard about it? Test done on fuel from the pumps do show a great differance.

[phill-type-r]

Lets hope they are giving us all Optimax and not knowing it eh?! :lol: Here's wishing!! :biggrin:

[gavo]

may have to do this with my next 1 then as sainsburys is 1 of the cheapest for fuel.i found no diffrence between optimax or ultimate performance wise.

[gavo]

will do this with my next 1 as sainsburys is the cheapest for 97 ron.but i found no diffrence in optimax or ultimate performance wise.

[phill-type-r]

All imports should be doing this...I would also use this with the P1, all other UK cars should be safe as they are mapped to our fuel.

Mate I've NEVER run an octan booster in my car!! :biggrin: I dont think I get any knock.... :confused:

[cyberfella]

this thread is complete walon nearly all petrol in this country comes from about 4 places its all the same how do i know this i have a friend who works in texaco pembrook dock he said try waiting in the docking bay at liverpool you will see at least 6-7 different branded lorries loading up from the same terminals

I've heard the same said of Oil. I don't know if it's true or a fair representation though. For me, Sainsburys Super (97) and a three point bottle of octane boost intended to treat 50litres means that I get 40litres of good 100 RON for a grand total of approx £35. I'd recommend anyone else do the same unless they do a track day in which case I'd put optimax (98) plus a millers four point booster (but I have no cat to worry about destroying) so the engine burns a bit cooler and reduces knock even further.

[bob]

I've heard the same said of Oil. I don't know if it's true or a fair representation though. For me, Sainsburys Super (97) and a three point bottle of octane boost intended to treat 50litres means that I get 40litres of good 100 RON for a grand total of approx £35. I'd recommend anyone else do the same unless they do a track day in which case I'd put optimax (98) plus a millers four point booster (but I have no cat to worry about destroying) so the engine burns a bit cooler and reduces knock even further.

All imports should be doing this...I would also use this with the P1, all other UK cars should be safe as they are mapped to our fuel.

[cyberfella]

All imports should be doing this...I would also use this with the P1, all other UK cars should be safe as they are mapped to our fuel.

Amen.

In the Plymouth area, go see Carl Sorensen at Sorensen Road Sport in Faraday Mill Industrial Estate. He stocks different octane boost products according to your requirements (cat, no cat, street, track). Or call him on 01752 603500

Note: Sainsburys Super (BP 97) plus a 3 point octane boost is 100RON for less money than optimax. It's a no-brainer for street use.

[plumbscooby]

i know what your saying cyberfella but im not convinced . v power for me.!

[phill-type-r]

Am I doing wrong then going around with just Sainsburys super and no booster in it? I dont think I've had any knock or problems, baring in mind the fact its not been mapped yet!

[Broxi]

you sure are, u need to add octane booster.

knock is not always detectable, without det cans.

it is visible with a knock link though, noticed a big difference with mine when i checked the knock level on the Apexi.

with octane booster, i had 23 -25 on the knock without any, i had 68-83
which is bad, but i could not hear any knock.

[phill-type-r]

We've had the det cans on it when it was ment to go for its re-map that never happened and at 7500rpm's in 4th gear, there was no knock or det as Paul (the gent from Zen that would do the re-map) said there was nout to worry about :eek: :cool:

I assume that is good?

[cyberfella]

i know what your saying cyberfella but im not convinced . v power for me.!

V-Power is 99RON whereas Optimax was 98. V-Power came onto the scene after I made my original posting, therefore I don't feel too much like a hippocrite in saying "God damnnit Earl, that v-power is good sheeoot".:tongue: Mind you, rumour has it that for the first week or so, the V-Power we were all getting was 102 RON. Something to do with cleaning out the Optimax additives or something. Like I say, rumour. I don't know how much truth is in that. But v-power made my scooby go like fark.

[plumbscooby]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: and me m8!!!!!!!!

[Russ RB5 317]

V Power for me and at 91.9p per Ltr bargain

[phill-type-r]

Sainsburys super 85.9 a litre now :biggrin: Now that's a bargin :biggrin:

[bob]

Sainsburys super 85.9 a litre now :biggrin: Now that's a bargin :biggrin:
Not so much of a bargain after you have put your OB in as well...:wink: :hysterical:

[Mr H]

i disagree one bottle millers 3.00quid in with 40ltrs makes 0.07pence per litre extra still a bargain in my book compared with 91.5pence per litre :cool:

[Ernie]

I'm intrigued by talk of using OB. Surely, if you are running any sort of Scoob 'as manufactured' you don't need to boost the octane, do you? Or am I missing something?

[Mr H]

to be short yes jap imports are mapped standard to run on 100ron octane best you can get over here is 99 if running 97 super you need to be running octane booster as the lower the octane rating the earlier it explodes therefore causing pre detonation or knock which will knock out the big end bearings in no time hope this helps

[bob]

i disagree one bottle millers 3.00quid in with 40ltrs makes 0.07pence per litre extra still a bargain in my book compared with 91.5pence per litre :cool:

Working it out like this and you would have to get OB at 28p per bottle...:hysterical:
The price is 7.5 pence extra per ltr...Making it...93.4 pence per ltr So still not so good a bargain...:wink:

[Russ RB5 317]

I will always use the highest RON possible treat your scoob as you like to be treated :wink: , put it this way would you drink sainsburys own brand lager :annoying_cut: or Kronenburg 1664 ...... :party0017:

I rest my case.....

Russ

[hellscoob]

sainsburys 97 with a dose of millers octane boost, can manage to get 227 miles to 35 pounds in the tank...Around townish and takin it easyish... don't know how good this is... can some one let me know???

[hellscoob]

AHHH i've been told about the 100 octane import thing Mr H... Mr Sorencen told us... thats why i've been puttin octane booster init...

[Edmondo]

V Power @ 92p or Sainsbury Super @ 85p

V Power is cracking stuff

[blitz2006]

I use optimax!! but after many months of forking out lots of hard worked for my beloved scoob's favorite tipple---i am now drawing up plans to make her run on water!! lol

[bob]

V Power @ 92p or Sainsbury Super @ 85p

V Power is cracking stuff

Have you give up on the tescos 99 ron Ed?

[bob]

I use optimax!! but after many months of forking out lots of hard worked for my beloved scoob's favorite tipple---i am now drawing up plans to make her run on water!! lol

When you get it to run on water same performance give me a shout...:wink:

[SWS Test Account]

I read (yes I can read) an article on a bench test of UK available fuels the other day
They set up an engine and dyno'd it using supermarket 95,BP Ultimate, Tescos 99 and the old Optimax 98


The only changes they made to the set ups were the adjustments to the ignition timing to allow for det
The cheap 95 got about 400hp
Tescos99 got 430ish
Bp Ultimate got 460ish
Optimax got nearly 500
The same engine used for all power runs in laboratory conditions with a complete clean between fuel changes

[bob]

Read the same thing...I chuck anything in mine long as its over 97 ron...

[scoobyDAZZA]

i had to use 95 ron the other day , only put 20 quids worth in though
shell garage in swindon had run out of V-power

got as far as tiverton then filled it right up on the good stuff.
mine isn't an import but it is mapped for V-power.
4 RON is heck of alot, certainly notice it when i add that amount upto 103 :)

[bob]

Thats the problem with the imports running our fuel and no OB oh mine don't det they say....Hot day and things are differant...

[Scooby2]

Whatever garage is close at the time, and cheap enough

Usually Sainsburys or BP tho.

But local garage does petrol quite cheap

[djnitro30]

Does OB give you more mpg? I get on average 220 miles from mine if I stick below 4000 revs.

[bob]

Does OB give you more mpg? I get on average 220 miles from mine if I stick below 4000 revs.

Nothing that you would notice...:frown:

[Scoobywrc]

My WRX loves V Power - but is quite happy running on Tesco 99 Ron - can't say the same for Sainsburys super tho - it hates the stuff - runs better on normal 95 ron unleaded, which is a little confusing!!:confused:

[plumbscooby]

same as scooby 2 , for some reason mine dosnt like super .

[djnitro30]

Mine loves V-Power, it laps it up but its also quite fond of a bit of Tesco 99 ron.

[hellscoob]

Broke my MPG record over weekend, went to the midlands and done 262 miles to a tank of fuel... £ 42 quids worth, thats mixed urban, that was with v power init, don't know if it makes a differance... does on performance mind lots more mid range power... Oh and the midland scoobs hunt in packs.... 3 to 4 in a pac... very nice... they know the score....

[phill-type-r]

Just keep the rev's about the 3000 mark and you'll get good fuel consumption because its off the boost.. My Type R manages over 30mpgs most times

[Dr.Scoob]

Just run a couple of tanks of V power through and fuel consuption has improved despite caning it. Performance is better too. 'Tis good stuff. makes you realise Texaco isn't all that good

[chris]

i run mine on v power only, wont put anything else in,

[cyberfella]

i run mine on v power only, wont put anything else in,

cor! your car dont half look like mine, mate. nice to see another black classic kicking about. at least it looks black in the piccy.

Since first posting on this thread, i can now confirm that i only run my car on v-power + millers octane boost - and have even gone to the expense of converting the fuel rail to a parallel feed (tsl motorsport) so that all four cylinders are equally well fed and watered :o)

[ROAR]

mine being a N/A sport it will run on pea soup HA HA HA!!!

[Me and Tink]

don't think tesco in torbay does the 99 ron. who does v power , is it shell?

[Agent Smith]

don't think tesco in torbay does the 99 ron. who does v power , is it shell?
yeah mate,Preston is the place to go...:wink:
shell riviera...

[Broxi]

i know this is not about the best petrol but about the cost. Why is it we get charged so much? Up here in edinburgh super unleaded is 91.9 and in glasgow 99ron was 94.9. For normal unleaded in barnstaple we paid 99.9 before we left.

[Agent Smith]

possible because of the refinary distances......

its a flaming joke.....

[domino46]

i use optimax

[huxley]

I don't think it's because of the refinery distances as they have one in plymouth, cattedown i think.

It's just typical for the south west, people are on holiday so they bump the price higher, trouble is it shafts the locals :rolleyes1:

Just reigister here, they'll soon get the message if you only use the cheapest

http://www.petrolprices.com/

[RB WRX]

Optimax for me,had a hard time finding some in Wales the other week,had to use Texeco's high performance fuel.

[Hermiewrx]

Shell v-power all the time.....lucky to have THREE shell garages on my daily commute!! Although over £1 a litre is killing me!!!!

[phill-type-r]

Shell v-power all the time.....lucky to have THREE shell garages on my daily commute!! Although over £1 a litre is killing me!!!!

This is one reason I've never used V Power!! :lol:

[LOONYBIN]

i always use v power thats what mine`s mapped for.

[nudge]

I use vegetable oil or chip fat, runs like a pig but smells luvverly on a friday evening.............lol.
Nar not really.....use 97 ultimate, or v power when i can get it, trouble is nearest shell is 18 mile away, nearest bp is 12 miles away, but i pass it on the way to work, i avarage 24 mpg.

[youngscars]

97 ultimate / super unleaded in my 96 sti inport

[Alan Jeffery]

I hope my neighbour uses Shell V power.
As I syphon mine out of his tank.
His fuel consumption is terrible!

[Broxi]

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

[Kris]

i use tesco super unleaded as im running a uk impreza

what should a uk impreza be ran on???? i believe it has octane boosters in the tank

[chris]

just filled up with v-power, its now 117.9 at sourton garage near okehampton,

[natz2000turbo]

bp ultimate for me, the nearest shell garage to me is about 30 miles away.

[steveorangewrx]

v-power with octane boost and 10% meth.

I drive 16 miles to get my fuel!

[scoobyboy31]

shell in my 97 wrx import

[mystery_machine]

Shell V Power, which is a pain as there is only one garage that sells it within about 50 miles of where i live lol :)

[scoobytruck]

Being an old EA engine, the truck runs on coal!!
The leggy isn't to fussed, but does tend to prefer shell 95 to most.
97 only in the WRX, Shell if we can get it, but we don't have any local to us.

[Paul P1]

wet, smelly and highly flammable :biggrin: lol

[chris]

wet, smelly and highly flammable :biggrin: lol

are u talking about ur farts

[Paul P1]

:lol:

:backtotopic:

[scoobytruck]

Just had the forester LPG'd - 50 pence a litre for fuel now - unless you can fill it cheaper Paul - lol

[connor]

i went plymouth today so i treated the scoob to a full tank of optimax on the way home

[toolapc]

any kind of super unleaded prefer to use shell though

[scoobie73]

we use whatever super unleaded depends where we are

[simonwrz]

normally texaco as its close scoobie hates sainburys super would prefer shell but nowhere close