Tesco fuel?
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That's base fuel, very different to the stuff that comes out of the pumps.
They all use the same base fuel but each company use their own mix of additives to make their final product. It's said that tesco use quite a lot more silicone in their fuels than the other big names.
For me, I'll let tesco do the food and shell do the petrol.
They all use the same base fuel but each company use their own mix of additives to make their final product. It's said that tesco use quite a lot more silicone in their fuels than the other big names.
For me, I'll let tesco do the food and shell do the petrol.
Because once it's in the tanker, it goes to the pumps, end of.
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Our local Shell is about 2p per liter dearer on standard 95 ron than our local Tesco and last time I put some Nitro in (was checking something) it was either 10 or 11p more than Shell's standard 95 ron. To me that's a pi55 take in its own right. So Shell nitro works out to be around 7p per liter dearer than Tesco momentum and remember its not just a 1 time visit, its every time you need to quench its thirst
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Mines maped for v-power and a while ago got stuck and had to put a tank off boggo 95ron fuel in and suprisingly it drove extremely well. I have usesd tesco 99 before and again couldnt notice a difference
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I only used Shell for my RS but for my Scooby i used any high octane fuel and can honestly say i never noticed any difference between Tesco, Shell or BP. Only time ive noticed a difference in fuel is when i filled my GSXR 750 with BSB fuel, now that made a difference
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The difference in some peoples minds seems to be in their head. If some want to pay more for their fuel on the understanding that they think its better than the rest, then that's up to them. But not all what you see in the paper is true
I use tesco, never had a problem so far and will still use it for the foreseeable future. Also used Nitro and no difference was noticed by me. So I will keep my savings for the next tank full
I use tesco, never had a problem so far and will still use it for the foreseeable future. Also used Nitro and no difference was noticed by me. So I will keep my savings for the next tank full
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Now this isn't an up to date fuel, it's was what was in the tanks nearly a decade ago when my old man had his jap wrx 1994, and he always said it ran a lot better on the normal tesco stuff. He reckoned it did used to run slighty worse on the higher octane stuff and to our knowledge the car hadn't been mapped. Standard 260bhp I think.
Thanks, tom.
Thanks, tom.
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In life, 99% of the time, you get what you pay for.
When something is 'cheap' or 'cheaper' you can (most of the time) gaurentee it's not quite as good as the more expensive option. And that rule applies to almost every item we buy.
If my added piece of mind costs me an extra £4 per tank then so be it, and let's be honest, if £4 a tank means so much then you really shouldn't be driving an impreza.
We all make our own choices, there isn't really a right or wrong answer. I prefer to use shell for my fuel and others tesco, some prefer to use aldi for their food and others use waitrose.
We pays our monies we take our chances.
When something is 'cheap' or 'cheaper' you can (most of the time) gaurentee it's not quite as good as the more expensive option. And that rule applies to almost every item we buy.
If my added piece of mind costs me an extra £4 per tank then so be it, and let's be honest, if £4 a tank means so much then you really shouldn't be driving an impreza.
We all make our own choices, there isn't really a right or wrong answer. I prefer to use shell for my fuel and others tesco, some prefer to use aldi for their food and others use waitrose.
We pays our monies we take our chances.
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That said, all fuel in the UK meets standards but if you find piece of mind in £4 then who are we to change your mind. Marketing is a multi billion £ industry, it needs people like you to keep going.
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I must of been away on holiday when shell had their nation wide fuel contamination problem like tesco did a couple of years back
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I'm surprised there are no Petroleum experts on Snet, there seems to be an expert in every other profession...
So how does Shell get from crude oil to V-Power? Surely its the same way as Tesco gets to '99, physical and chemical processes and a splash of ethanol....No?
So how does Shell get from crude oil to V-Power? Surely its the same way as Tesco gets to '99, physical and chemical processes and a splash of ethanol....No?