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Duncan Grand Master

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Hi tlai909,

I don't know anything about woolworths fuel, but the Caltex Vortex is only 95ron, not 98 like shell optimax and bp ultimate. Since all these cars expect to run 100ron stock, I'd be staying away from anything except the best.

hippy Grand Master

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i've used it, woolworthes premium that is ... haven't found it too bad ... my car likes 95 ron much more than 98 ron for some reason ... i get the same mileage as i would with bp premium ... i dont' see why people don't like woolworths ... if it has the same ron rating ... but i dont' use it that often ... only when i'm out and have to put some more in ... or when i can get 4cents of hahaha

SKY031 Grand Master

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Just because you are paying for a 'brand name' doesn't mean you are getting quality. :D

Safeway at least have the balls to guarantee that their fuel is ethanol free, so thats good enough for me.

Most of the people that run PULP in their cars are only doing it to try and look prestigious anyway! :P

Jay95R33 Grand Master

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There was a write up in one of the news papers about the Woolies petrol after a heap of people complained about it.

Apparently it's not refined as well as the other 'big brand names' are.

I wouldn't go as far as saying that it's crap, but there is no way I would use it on a car that was made to run on 100 RON fuel.

Friends use it on a regular basis, and found that they were having to get services more often due to clogged carbies and injectors !!!

I think the 4c off per litre you get isn't worth the extra servicing that you would have to get done !!

J

SKY031 Grand Master

SKY031

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Originally posted by Jay95R33

Friends use it on a regular basis, and found that they were having to get services more often due to clogged carbies and injectors !!!

I assume you mean one or the other........ :P

Driftn 180 Rising Star

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most probably wollies premium has ethanol in it, why bother using it anyway its only 95 octane and untrustworthy..........and for those of you who use optimax...Shell says its UP TO 98 octane not 98 octane on the dot or over, unlike BP's stuff which BP says it to be at LEAST 98 octane.......just letting any of yous know who dont :P

benm Grand Master

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Woolworths uses Caltex Fuel. Im sure they mix something else in with it coz it absolutely sucks (used it twice on my old '90 Pulsar and it choked like a pig).

My parents and sister insist on filling up with W'Worths fuel coz we have a server only like 20sec drive from where I live. I warn them everytime but then again they don't have a performance car so they don't notice any difference.

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