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View Poll Results: Where to get petrol?
BP 102 42.50%
SHELL 42 17.50%
CALTEX 45 18.75%
MOBILE 21 8.75%
SAFEWAY 12 5.00%
OTHER 18 7.50%
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Old 30-05-2007, 04:49 PM   #61
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In the last 2 months, diesel around Bathurst was $1.35 at BP and $1.28 at Caltex! No competition!
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Old 30-05-2007, 06:38 PM   #62
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I cant believe people with stock standard cars think that they can feel a difference between normal unleaded and the better stuff.......
+1. Using both premium and unleaded in a stock XF and BA I noticed no difference in economy or performance. I think most of it is in peoples heads.
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Old 30-05-2007, 06:39 PM   #63
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Always from APCO, if I am out of town then BP
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Old 31-05-2007, 09:01 AM   #64
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I dont care. As long as they have petrol, , ( BASIC UNLEADED CAUSE WHO CARES) and Coke in a glass bottle for sale.

I also dont care about saving 4c per litre, , cause this means on average about $2 per tank.

I cant believe people with stock standard cars think that they can feel a difference between normal unleaded and the better stuff.......

Its like saying that their home made airbox, and HICLONE really makes a difference.

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+1. Using both premium and unleaded in a stock XF and BA I noticed no difference in economy or performance. I think most of it is in peoples heads.
wait until you drive a car that when you use normal unleaded, the car pings, pre-ignites and pretty much runs like a dog, but if you put premium in it, all your problems are fixed.

of course, you're not going to believe it because it doesn't affect your car, but i've seen this happen many times in the past in mine and other people's cars.

not 2 engines that come out of the factory line are identical. if you think they are all identical, you're just showing your lack of knowledge on the matter.

sure, there are people that use premium for no real reason when their car would most probably run equally as good on normal unleaded, but there are a lot of cars out there that NEED to run on premium for good performance, despite what the manufacturer says.
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Old 31-05-2007, 08:16 PM   #65
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anything besides Caltex for my bike seems to give it a drop in power, a notiecable one too...
I dont like using Shell fuel.. bike hates it, but cars seem to like/love it its funny how that works..
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Old 04-06-2007, 05:28 PM   #66
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anything besides Caltex for my bike seems to give it a drop in power, a notiecable one too...
I dont like using Shell fuel.. bike hates it, but cars seem to like/love it its funny how that works..
Is that Vortex or Vortex 98 Sexyxe?
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Old 04-06-2007, 05:54 PM   #67
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Mobil 98octane 8000
My Focus dislike 0-power and your not my mate...TeeHee
What a guess which 2 I'm talking about?
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Old 07-06-2007, 08:23 PM   #68
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unrated question in this thread but what day you buy Petrol?


I buy Wednesday morning before it sky rockets :(
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Old 08-06-2007, 12:48 AM   #69
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And it all depends on what fuel you get, as in, when the fuel in the tanks at the servo run low and you fill up, you tend to get a bad batch of fuel, as well with other times.
I've been doing my own experiment with my car Ed 94 Xr6, for different fuels in Caltex/Safeway over the past 3months and these are my results (also i don't gun it unless i record it down)
1.Regular Unleaded 72ltrs - 400min to 450max kms
2. Vortex Premium 72ltrs - 450min to 550max kms
3. Vortex Premium 98 72ltrs - 400min to 460max kms

As I said i've been recording these figures and using a mean for all of them for 3months, and from what I assume, the vortex 98 gives alot more kick when you want it, but higher octane thus more fuel consumption hence lower k's than the premium.
Anyway I thougt i'd share my little experiant with you guys/gals n tell me what you think

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Old 09-06-2007, 02:52 PM   #70
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A video I came across while I was browsing youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smLkmCRl6n0&NR=1
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Old 11-06-2007, 12:53 PM   #71
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A video I came across while I was browsing youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smLkmCRl6n0&NR=1
I have found the same results except my BF GT loves the Shell V-Power Racing fuel. It hates BP
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Old 11-06-2007, 02:17 PM   #72
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I use V-Power but would love to use V-Power Racing but it is 10 mins drive away,
would love to see it is available in all Shell servo rather than a selected few.
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