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Hey just letting you all know that the newly converted BP on Clyde road in Berwick are passing off regular unleaded as BP ultimate. Previously it was a discount servo and i think they are still selling the old petrol.

On friday i went there and filled up what was supposed to be ultimate. While filling up the petrol smelt different to what i was used to but it didn't click till i drove off. About 400 metres down the road i gave the car a little throttle and it felt like absolute shit. No power. When i got home my catalytic converter sounded load and tinny. Anaywayz didn't drive it all day saturday but when i tried to start it on sunday it coughed and spluttered and had trouble idling. There was also a rattling noise coming from the top of the engine. I let it warm up and then putted to the next closest BP where i immediately noticed the difference in smell when filling up. Drove it home nice and easy and noticed it was idling better and sounded back to normal. I then reset the computer and drove it around and it felt much better but it's still not the same.

Can i report this to anyone? Surely labeling fuel something its not must be a serious offence.

My mods are:

full exhaust

pod

9psi

Anyway thats my rant. Just alerting those thinking about filling up in this area.

RCHOO Grand Master

RCHOO

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Hey just letting you all know that the newly converted BP on Clyde road in Berwick are passing off regular unleaded as BP ultimate. Previously it was a discount servo and i think they are still selling the old petrol.

On friday i went there and filled up what was supposed to be ultimate. While filling up the petrol smelt different to what i was used to but it didn't click till i drove off. About 400 metres down the road i gave the car a little throttle and it felt like absolute shit. No power. When i got home my catalytic converter sounded load and tinny. Anaywayz didn't drive it all day saturday but when i tried to start it on sunday it coughed and spluttered and had trouble idling. There was also a rattling noise coming from the top of the engine. I let it warm up and then putted to the next closest BP where i immediately noticed the difference in smell when filling up. Drove it home nice and easy and noticed it was idling better and sounded back to normal. I then reset the computer and drove it around and it felt much better but it's still not the same.

Can i report this to anyone? Surely labeling fuel something its not must be a serious offence.

My mods are:

full exhaust

pod

9psi

Anyway thats my rant. Just alerting those thinking about filling up in this area.

Mate i had the same problem from the same place

i went in and seen them and spoke to the attendent..

I told him what i thought about it not being Ultimate..

Now this is what he told me..

When it was the home brand servo they only sold 91 and 95 2 tanks for the unleaded 1 tank for the 95..

Now they have 98 they had to put the ultimate in to the tank with the unleaded so 1 tank for each..

So they are having 98 delivered but its getting mixed with other fuel...

I dont use this servo any more..

quiksta Community Regular

quiksta

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Mate i had the same problem from the same place

i went in and seen them and spoke to the attendent..

I told him what i thought about it not being Ultimate..

Now this is what he told me..

When it was the home brand servo they only sold 91 and 95 2 tanks for the unleaded 1 tank for the 95..

Now they have 98 they had to put the ultimate in to the tank with the unleaded so 1 tank for each..

So they are having ultimate delivered but its getting mixed with other fuel...

I dont use this servo any more..

Thanks for replying Wayne. With the number of skylines in our area i was sure someone else had to encounter the same problem.

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wow u must have a super human nose to be able to smell the difference. Ever considered a job in the wine industry?

yeah being a petrol sniffer back in the day has its benefits of being able to distinguish a good quality high from a shit one. It was always the best for me. :D

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2 Things:

1, did you get a sample of it?

2, do you have the tax receipt which has all the details on it..

If not, could be a bit of an issue proving much..

if he was to report it to ACC, they dun need receipts and proof

u should know by now they just find a story and add shit to it to make it interesting

Jetdat Veteran

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if he was to report it to ACC, they dun need receipts and proof

u should know by now they just find a story and add shit to it to make it interesting

i think they mean ACCC Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, not A Current Affair.

Helio Proficient

Helio

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All petrol smells the same. You can tell the difference between the brands by the color of the fuel. They put different color dyes in each so they can be told apart with out being in a lab, Ultimate is a Yellow color from memory. It is common for petroleum brands to put a new product (IE:Ultimate) into an existing tank that has been used, they all do it. I would be careful making accusations that you either haven't or can't prove because you may get this site into trouble. BP have a guarantee on all their petroleum products, if you have your tax receipt you can call them on 1300 1300 27 and make a complaint

www.bp.com.au

Fuel Guarantee

RCHOO Grand Master

RCHOO

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2 Things:

1, did you get a sample of it?

2, do you have the tax receipt which has all the details on it..

If not, could be a bit of an issue proving much..

I dont think proving it would be a drama

They didnt put in a new tank..

So they had do put the 98 into something

1..A dirty old rusty tank

OR

2 A tank that already had home brand unleaded in it..(winner)

GTAAAH Mentor

GTAAAH

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really, i swear it smells sickly and feral, never notice it when putting 91 in the rolla, always gag when line/val gets filled, next time u go check it out

*not to self, stop sniffing petrol* :P

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quiksta

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To make a fuel quality complaint you have to go through the Department of the Environment and Water Resources. If anyone wants to make a complaint about the quality of fuel they are receiving heres the link:

Fuel quality complaints

ardie Experienced

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Are you kidding me!? I filled up there last night on my way to Pakenham to see a mate. If this is true I’m going to severely maim and disfigure whoever is responsible. The bottom line is you should get what you pay for end of story, and considering I just unloaded sixty odd dollars on them when I could have just as easily gone down the local Safeway servo, gotten the mud they use and saved even more money by using a docket. I didn’t really notice a difference in my car, but then again I was jus cruising at low revs, tacho peak at the end of the trip was 3.8k

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