wheres all the nice cars ooo and where can i get 98 octane feul

[Wogboy]

Was talking to a local shell rep and he said they are trying to get optimax at a couple of servos from the pump, but he said that it looks like it wont happen until lrp is banned(these pumps will be converted to accept optimax).  Maybe a petition would help, even if one servo has lrp and the one up the road has optimax instead?

Was told the same thing by the Shell people up here as well! Was also told that because Shell and Caltas share deports (Caltas uses Shell in the Nth and Shell uses Caltas in the Sth) that it would be even less likely that Optimax will make it to Tas cause Shell didn't want to share "special blend". I rekon a petition would be a good idea also.

[Isurus oxyrinchus]

Why don't we get a bunch of performance car owner guys to Lease an old service station, and have 2 pumps running 98 octane or better fuel.. There's a business proposal...

I wouldn't say my car is performance at the moment though, so That counts me out

[PHaT MR30]

yeh the shell servo in St Leonards is for sale $150K that give you a workshop and a servo

[TasR.X]

the only reason we dont have it in tasmania is because there isnt enough to go around australia because theres too much demand on the mainland, and as always us little guys miss out so that the mainland can be happy.

[PHaT MR30]

hmm which is why every servo in victoria has it??

me and phat_r33 went over a year ago today, down near evolution R and i swear there was 8 servos within a block each and everyone had optimax at 80 cents and all had at least 4 optimax bowsers

[TasR.X]

well thats what ive been told by shell, and my employer.

[PHaT MR30]

its a joke really fuel is fuel, there is a certainly a demand for it.. not only for imports, but FPV cars, HSV's, subarus, audi, volkswagen, bmw, etc etc

[phat_r33]

Could try the whole petition thing, no doubt it wouldnt do anything but might aswell try, not hurting anyone.

[PHaT MR30]

yeh ppl would feel obligated to sign it unlike our hoon laws petition

[Wogboy]

Why don't we get a bunch of performance car owner guys to Lease an old service station, and have 2 pumps running 98 octane or better fuel.. There's a business proposal...

I wouldn't say my car is performance at the moment though, so That counts me out

I've got a servo, unfortunatly it's leased out for the next 10yrs or so, and dosen't look like they will be getting 98 in a hurry, but at least I have a shed to play in!

[Drifterdan]

Well, yesterday I wrote this e-mail to shell:

Hey there,

Just wanting to enquire about your optimax product. As a Tasmanian, I've found that in the last few years thre has been an significant increse in jap imports, etc. and as a result, the demand for your optimax fuel has incresed.

Has your company any plans for this fuel to be made avaliable at the pump in the near future? I'm sure that even if there was only one service station in the north and one in the south equipt with this fuel that it would sell really well(no one else sells 98 octane yet either).

Would a petition help to sway the decision, as there is in my opinion, demand for such fuel here.

As a reply I got this:

Dear Daniel,

Thank you for contacting Tell Shell Australia.

In reference to your enquiry, Shell Optimax, a high density/high octane petrol is currently only available in Victoria, New South Wales, ACT and Queensland. Optimax is the result of a unique refining process and currently can only be manufactured at our Geelong Refinery in Victoria. This means that there is limited volume. Shell wish to ensure that sites can be supplied consistently before expanding the distribution network. This causes us some logistics hurdles in providing the product to the rest of Australia.

Optimax's unique formulation also means its specifications are different than other unleaded fuels. Shell Australia always ensures we meet all State Government legislation, and this prevents us from selling Optimax in some parts of the country.

We are planning to complete many of the regional NSW sites and northern QLD as soon as feasible - if you wish to check where you can purchase Optimax before travelling, sites are listed on our web site www.shell.com.au or contact our Customer Service Centre on 1300 134 555. Please be assured that we are working towards having the fuel available nationally.

Kind regrads,

Tell Shell Australia.

I wonder what legislations would stop them from distributing the fuel from one state to another? Also I'm suprised they haven't started selling optimax in bulk as a replacement for premium, as its worth more per dollar?

i'll write to bp tonight. Good to see they answered all my questions too.... :headspin:

[TasR.X]

that looks like an automated response.

good luck getting info out of BP :headspin:

[NismoBoi]

Hey there. I work for Mobil, and was talking to my boss today about getting the higher octane fuel in Tasmania. The biggest hurdle seems to be guaranteeing a reliable supply of it, and also storage. He seems to think that it may be here the end of this year of next year as a replacement for LRP, and they would use the old LRP storage tanks.

[Drifterdan]

Seems as though reliability is the problem. You were right about getting info out of Bp TasR.x- didn't even get an automated response.

[phat_r33]

Caltex's Vortex GOLD Premium which is currently 96ron, is soon to go up to 98ron.

Got a mate that works for caltex and saw the paperwork. Wont be too long. Not sure if that includes hobart though, assume so.

[TasR.X]

Seems as though reliability is the problem.  You were right about getting info out of Bp TasR.x- didn't even get an automated response.

thatd be right :headspin:

[tubby]

B.p. In Burnie Have Ultimate Which Is True 98 Octane In 200l Drums.i Bought Some The Other Day For Racing.

[Drifterdan]

Apparently there is an high powered r32gtr(Blue with carbon bonnet)getting around Hobart, which is running on barelled 98 octane fuel..don't know where he gets it from though.

[BLUEGTR]

Apparently there is an high powered r32gtr(Blue with carbon bonnet)getting around Hobart, which is running on barelled 98 octane fuel..don't know where he gets it from though.

Thats me i own the blue gtr. I run my car on 98 ron bp ultimate. I buy it in 200 litre drums.

[Drifterdan]

How much power are you making?? Do you live in Howrah by any chance? That must cost a fortune to bring down here.

Nice car btw.