BP Ultimate fuel is comming!
15 September 2003, 02:39 PM
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Yes, the've been advertising it on the telly here, but I havn't bothered with it yet. I'll take a look next time I pass a BP shop.
Quite why the Greek market needs it is a mystery though....
15 September 2003, 03:53 PM
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According to BP they test some products in small markets as Greece with "special" needs (Olympics and pollution is one) before they sell it in wide markets as UK, Germany etc
Purity/mix with other fuel types from some stations may be?
We have this problem and believe me it' s better to know that 98 RON fuel is 98 RON rather buy 100RON and wonder if it is pure or mixed with NUL!
JIM
...For some reason they are trying to keep it under their hat, why I don't know...
We have this problem and believe me it' s better to know that 98 RON fuel is 98 RON rather buy 100RON and wonder if it is pure or mixed with NUL!
JIM
15 September 2003, 05:12 PM
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I travel 20 miles to buy Optimax for use in my motorbike, my Scooby and my TR7! Although it is on my way home. If BP are going to sell a 97 RON fuel I won't have to travel as far. Will it sell for the 77p litre Optimax is?
15 September 2003, 10:58 PM
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quote by TimGR
Don't you know? It's for my Greek scoob m8, for my Greek scoob. 
George.
[Edited by WREXY - 9/15/2003 11:02:04 PM]
Quite why the Greek market needs it is a mystery though....
George.
[Edited by WREXY - 9/15/2003 11:02:04 PM]
16 September 2003, 07:34 AM
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Yes it's here, but it's not cheap.
Unleaded costs E 0.75 (about 52 p) while the 100 RON sftuff is on sale at E 0.95 (about 66p). But that's still cheaper than unleaded in the UK!!
16 September 2003, 09:34 AM
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The BP garage in Balham (south london) claims to be trialing it from one pump already, they also stock the Ultimate Diesel apparantly.
Havent tried it yet
Havent tried it yet
16 September 2003, 11:08 AM
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Just a got an email back from BP. They said that as and when they release this new fuel in other countries it will be "Commercially sensitive and confidential for competitive reasons".
In other words, bugger off I'm not telling you!
In other words, bugger off I'm not telling you!
23 September 2003, 05:34 PM
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Wow, no wonder these scoobs in Japan are so fast. Regular unleaded here is 100 RON, Super Unleaded is >105 RON. That must be good for, what, 0-60mph in 1.5, top speed over 200 ?!
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23 September 2003, 05:52 PM
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If you don't think there is a market for it - why would BP even contemplate introducing it?
I presume they have seen the sucess of Shell Optimax (which has re-vitalised the "Super Unleaded" market that was declining only a few years ago) and want some of the profits ....
Remember that they charge an extra 5p (ish) a litre and I understand it only costs another penny a litre to produce!
My 03 WRX runs so much smoother on 98 Octane - I would buy it, and as for the guys with Jap Imports, I imagine this would be a Godsend!
I presume they have seen the sucess of Shell Optimax (which has re-vitalised the "Super Unleaded" market that was declining only a few years ago) and want some of the profits ....
Remember that they charge an extra 5p (ish) a litre and I understand it only costs another penny a litre to produce!
My 03 WRX runs so much smoother on 98 Octane - I would buy it, and as for the guys with Jap Imports, I imagine this would be a Godsend!
23 September 2003, 06:26 PM
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Yep, filled up this afternoon in my Spec C and it made a huge difference.
0-60 in 3 secs, 175mph top speed what a difference that extra 1.4 of a octane it makes
0-60 in 3 secs, 175mph top speed what a difference that extra 1.4 of a octane it makes
23 September 2003, 07:15 PM
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and as for the guys with Jap Imports, I imagine this would be a Godsend!
24 September 2003, 07:12 AM
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Think yourselves Luck Down South Way, Here in Norfolk, i Called into my Local BP Station Asking when they werer going to stock the 100RON petrol.
THe answer was " 100 Ron ? whats all that about "
i turned around and left.
THe answer was " 100 Ron ? whats all that about "
i turned around and left.
24 September 2003, 08:38 AM
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the important thing is that it is apparently cracked into 100 ron, ie produced that way in the beginning, whereas optimax and V power are apparently super unleaded with octane boosters added.
24 September 2003, 10:16 AM
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OK just rang the BP press office and got put through to their head PR man in Milton Keynes and he just laughed when I asked about all this talk of 100 RON fuel comming out, the only thing 100 was him being 100% sure that the UK market would NOT be seeing any 100 RON fuel. He did say though that they are bringing out a new product but would not comment any futher. Sorry to pi55 on anyone's fireworks but I was really interested in this thread and had to find out for sure.