monty Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 Has anybody else noticed the huge price increase of Shell V Power fuel? Just got back from a run today & a refuel cost me 147.9ppl! I think Shell are calling it 'new' V Power! I am calling it something else! The price for normal unleaded from the same garage was 131.9 so the extra octane is costing 0.16ppl more! Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Freer Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 Yes I gulped when I filled up this weekend! ???? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisR-4A Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 (edited) My local Jet station does 97 Oct for 7p more than 95 unleaded and it's equally as good as Shell or BP or Esso, at least my engine cannot tell the difference. Edited August 19, 2018 by ChrisR-4A Quote Link to post Share on other sites
monty Posted August 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 Yes I gulped when I filled up this weekend! Where & how much did you pay Ben? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
monty Posted August 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 My local Jet station does 97 Oct for 7p more than 95 unleaded and it's equally as good as Shell or BP or Esso, at least my engine cannot tell the difference. Will look out for it Chris but really my cars perform best on the Shell. One runs on if not on V Power. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 My 3a prefers V power. Bl@@dy expensive tastes. I also add a lead replacement/octain booster for good measure !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 I normally use Esso 97 Octane, but it seems to run OK on any of the others. Bob. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brian -r Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 (edited) I changed from Shell V power to Tesco Momentum in the 6 with PI. A small saving with no problems in two years also stopped using additive ,which has improved the exhaust fumes. Fortunately the fuel price up here has`nt quite reached the levels further south. Yet! Brian Edited August 20, 2018 by brian -r Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oldtuckunder Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 I normally use Esso 97 Octane, but it seems to run OK on any of the others. Bob. I switched to the Esso Premium for the competition car this year, as I believe its now the only Premium guaranteed not to have ethanol. Car running well on it! Alan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MilesA Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 +1 for Esso. Miles Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MikeF Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 FWIW. Our local garage has just become Esso from Bp but delivery tanker is the same generic one as before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tim D. Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 Used to always run vpower (my local garage is shell) but couldn't find any on holiday. Filled up with gulf (only station near by) and pinking was awful. Retarded the ignition and now runs a bute. Not going back to vpower. And this is with a supercharger running 4psi! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waldi Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 FWIW. Our local garage has just become Esso from Bp but delivery tanker is the same generic one as before. Mike, Fuel distribution is done by a couple of dedicated transporters working for all major oil companies, at least, in Holland. But I dont think the majors will have fuel from another company in their pump stations. The additives are specific. Regards, Waldi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Freer Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 Where & how much did you pay Ben?Hi MontyI can't recall exactly (and receipt has gone AWOL) but it was around £1.45/l I think. PicketPost near Ringwood. My car isn't that picky about the brand as long as its 97RON. I generally use Shell as it's the nearest pump (and the manager is a fan of the car!) Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DRD Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 I switched to the Esso Premium for the competition car this year, as I believe its now the only Premium guaranteed not to have ethanol. Car running well on it! Alan I thought BP Ultimate was ethanol free as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oldtuckunder Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 There is a thread on here somewhere from late last year / early this year where someone contacted all the Premium suppliers about ethanol content, and only Esso would state that their premium contained no ethanol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 That's what I remember, & that's why I (normally) use it. Bob. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PodOne Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 Run V power on a lot of modiied motors in the past and switched to Tesco finest have to say I found no difference apart from the price! I wonder at the end of the day if its all the same petrol apart from octane booster been added at the distribution point. A good state of tune helps. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clarkey Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 I switched to the Esso Premium for the competition car this year, as I believe its now the only Premium guaranteed not to have ethanol. Car running well on it! Alan Only as long as it has come from an Esso Terminal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john.r.davies Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Interesting experience (in the Chinese way) yesterday. I built an engine rig, to test crank pulleys, with a 5L fuel can as tank. Made the dip tube from some copper microbore central heating pipe that I had to hand. Its been lying idle over the summer. When I went to restart it the tube was badly corroded, the tank full of flakes of green stuff, and the fuel pump nearly seized, only a dribble, with white 'bits' in what did come out. Diagnosis. The 5% alcohol absorbed water and formed an electrolyte. Electro corrosion between the copper and aluminium in the pump did the rest. Scary! Use your fuel quickly! Put something like "Dry fuel" in it between times! John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lebro Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 I have seen the same thing in a friends Austin 12 which he hast got back on the road. It had not had many drives over the winter, & would not run properly after sitting for a month or two. Stripping the (alloy) carb, it had a lot of nasty white corrosion products inside. & this was after a thorough clean out a few months before. The carb is some sort of aluminium alloy, but it has brass (or copper) fuel pipes feeding it. Since it has had many more frequent runs (now that the owner has gained more confidence that it will not break down !) the problem has not re-appeared. Bob. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clarkey Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Gents You do need to use your fuel up quickly, it really does not have a very long shell life. possibly couple of months max before its starts to loose its umph Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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