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im driving up to northern NSW in a few weeks time in my skyline. I use Optimax 99% of the time but am worried that during the drive i wont be able to get 98ron fuel. Anyone have any suggestions or experience of using octane booster or somthing to compensate, or if there really is any need?

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blind_elk Grand Master

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Shell (www.shell.com.au) has a downloadable spreadsheet that lists all their outlets and the grades of petrol they sell. Similarly, Mobil (www.mobil.com.au) and BP (www.bp.com.au) can tell you where the various grades of petrol are available.

I'm going to Brisbane at Easter (via Newell Hwy), and have found that I can get Optimax at enough places for it not to be a worry. My worry is that I normally use Synergy 8000 (I have a MobilCard attached to the car's lease), but Mobil don't sell S8000 west of the Great Divide, and not in Qld, but they do sell PULP at enough places, which will have to do. And I'm only cruzin' up there anyway. (I'll have to buy some Optimax or BP Ultimate in Brissie before the run around Willowbank.)

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Actually, just had a look up on the Shell Optimax site, and some di(khead has done a very bad sort of the data.

For instance, the Shell Rushcutters Bay servo is in Sutton Forest - like sure!. And the Boggabilla Shell is in Yagoona - like sure! And Shell West Ryde is in Gilgandra - like sure!

We can only hope that if there is a listing of a suburb / town, then there is Shell Optimax SOMEWHERE in that locality.

I've let Shell know, and they're fixing it up.

You can use their on-line locator (that seems to work correctly), and it will give you the locations, within a couple of hundred ks, of all the servos that have Optimax (or whatever grade / service you're looking for).

Lozza150 Proficient

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Mate if worst come's to worst, put "Normal" unleaded in but chuck a bottle of "Octane Boost" in before... That way you might get up to 95 ron in the fuel.... better than 91....

Most caltex's and Mobil's have ..Vortex??!?/Premium... (whatever their PULP is)..it's 95 Ron..... I guess that would do the job.... I ran mine on that for month's till i realised that Shell and BP had the 98 stuff.

It's not all Kero in the country....

Cheers

Loz

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