Just thought you all should know!! When a refinery has a part of the plant shut down and can't keep supply to the market, it purchases it from its competitors for an agreed price and sells it at its own stations. Therefore you don't really know if you are buying product a or b or a mixture of both. The fuel you buy from independent stations generally comes from the major suppliers. All fuel that is sold has to pass minimum specifications and is strictly lab controlled. As to whether 98 or 95 is best for the Euro, its a personal choice. The higher the RON, the better the burn and the less the engine requires to get the same power output. I have seen a test done on 2 Ford V8 engines comparing BP Ultimate with BP standard over 80,000klms. The inlet/exhaust valves looked brand new (no gunge) when compared to the engine using standard. This is why I use Ultimate in my Euro, even if I'm not sure if it is Ultimate, ALL the time!!!
Well said CL69 what you say makes sense. I understand BP Ultimate is only refined in WA for all of Australia. I suspect that BP stations having Ultimate do not get a competitor's equivalent. This is based on the number of BP Ultimate pumps I come across with "Sorry" on the pump handle. To me that means BP are not prepared to compromise or am I too gullible??
However, i've always had the worst experience with Mobil 98, in every vehicle i've driven so far, tho the normal unleaded Mobil stuff works fine.
Maybe it's just all in my head.
Never had issues with BP Ultimate and it always runs well. I only stick to Shell, Caltex and BP.
I use Shell more because it's around where I work, live and drive around. However, same with the Caltex stations. BP i've found difficult to locate in certain areas.
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Of course its mostly psychological. I know every car I have owned went better when I washed them and fairly flew when I washed and waxed them
I wonder if we are going to be so picky on brands in 10 years time. Will we be discussing the pros and cons of various hydrogen generators, lithium ion batteries etc
now that i have a euro i can join the conversation,
i went to port mac from sydney over the break (about 430ks for those who dont know how far) vortex 98 on the way up and bp ultimate on the way home, i couldnt feel any difference. tho i had a heavier load on the way back. i did notice bp was more fuel efficient 7.9/100 compared to 8.3/100, even tho i had a heavier load when using bp, but it could be my driving, i had hardly any traffic both ways, only to 4.15 to get there and 5hrs to get home.
in 6 days i have done nearly 1400kms, lol time for the 1000k service.
i found out today when i went to fill up, had to use octane boost and regular unleaded
apparently they have been out since boxing day. damn!
You should have used 95 or went for BP Ultimate, Mobil 8000 or Caltex Vortex98. Octane booster is not good for your car. It fouls the combustion chamber a bit.
Originally Posted by aaronng
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