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Found this an interesting read, and since buying my car recently I have read a lot of people have had problems using Shell V Power in there cars..

I have been Running BP Ultimate with no problems so far..

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/06/bp...-gulf-spill.php

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Found this an interesting read, and since buying my car recently I have read a lot of people have had problems using Shell V Power in there cars..

I have been Running BP Ultimate with no problems so far..

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/06/bp...-gulf-spill.php

98 octane should be 98 octane, no matter who is selling it. Most refinaries are shared anyway...

I normally run 98 octane from absolutely anyone without any problems (eg put in mobil 98 after draining the tank, then filled with caltex 98 for the blue mountains cruise). I firmly beleive if your tune is high strung enough to notice variation in 98 rated petrol it is too aggressive.
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This is the worst case scenario for BP...it's an environmental issue...and BP have struggled to fix it. This is a PR nightmare for them. Even if they get the leak rectified ASAP, it'll throw everything upside down.

I also believe other Oil companies will seriously reconsider the use of their off shore oil rigs. It can go one of 2 ways..they can do their best to upgrade the security of them to show they will prevent something like this happening. Or cut their losses of the potential another PR nightmare and stop using them.

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If thats the case, I might start using Shell, at least that way I can save 4 cents a Ltr...

mate i run nothing but vpower in my r33, don't know if its placebo or not but i get better fuel economy from good old'e vpower rather than ultimate!

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my dad works at the shell oil refinery in sydney where they produce the stuff.shell in nsw supplies bp and bp supplies shell in queensland as they dont have their own refineries in each state.

BP however do put some extra additives in their fuel that they get from shell in nsw that magicically clean your engine and make your car like a race car LOL.

but with shell, mobil, bp they are pretty much the same in terms of performance and economy id say vortex is just as good but has been known to have some bad batches of fuel hope this helps

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Never had issues with Caltex 98. In fact it's all I run.

Personally I used to find Shell had a placebo of more grunt, but less economy (Which after reading, was found to be because Shell runs more cleaning agents then Caltex, hence less fuel to burn)

Caltex gave better economy then Shell, but ever so slightly less top end punch (Placebo again) but the car sounded like it idled smoother.

BP I've only ever run once as I got the worlds worst batch of fuel that caused it to kick and buck and belch flames.

Personally, I swap between Caltex and Shell without a second thought, I mainly stick to Caltex as it's cheaper for me.

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just another tip never fill up at the the servo when the tanker truck is there you will get the last of the fuel at the bottom which has all the crap

and keep your receipts had some shell fuel years back at a little independent servo which was full of water and fudged my motor had receipt got the fuel tested and took it to court and won.

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Yeah thats been so much help, I have had a few people tell me about bad batches from Shell, but at the end of the day it could happen to any petrol station. Just means I won't have to worry about finding a BP when I need fuel....

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Found this an interesting read, and since buying my car recently I have read a lot of people have had problems using Shell V Power in there cars..

I have been Running BP Ultimate with no problems so far..

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/06/bp...-gulf-spill.php

So let me get this straight.... millions of lites of oil have spilled into the ocean creating what is probably one of the largest man made environmental disaster ever in history, thousands of dead wildlife and fish, thousands of americans now ruined and/or without a livelyhood and all you can think of is how will you be able to cope with having to use Shell V power now?

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So let me get this straight.... millions of lites of oil have spilled into the ocean creating what is probably one of the largest man made environmental disaster ever in history, thousands of dead wildlife and fish, thousands of americans now ruined and/or without a livelyhood and all you can think of is how will you be able to cope with having to use Shell V power now?

yes.

what is your point?

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So let me get this straight.... millions of lites of oil have spilled into the ocean creating what is probably one of the largest man made environmental disaster ever in history, thousands of dead wildlife and fish, thousands of americans now ruined and/or without a livelyhood and all you can think of is how will you be able to cope with having to use Shell V power now?

All of which will not affect him in any way, shape or form. The o ly affect to him clearly is the fuel. There's nothing wrong with opening a thread and asking for advice.

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So let me get this straight.... millions of lites of oil have spilled into the ocean creating what is probably one of the largest man made environmental disaster ever in history, thousands of dead wildlife and fish, thousands of americans now ruined and/or without a livelyhood and all you can think of is how will you be able to cope with having to use Shell V power now?

Yep, bit of an embarrassing thread...

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