Just had to fill up with 95RON because the only petrol station I know of in my area with SUL was competely out. They still had 95RON which just goes to show how crazy drivers of 'normal' cars are.

Anyway, onto more constructive things, does anyone know where I can get SUL in the Farnborough/Aldershot area or alternatively on my journey to work along the A30 towards Ascot.

Cheers

Bas

 

Bas,

Can't help with SUL in your area but do you have a local Millers supplier, you could try octane booster.

Lee

 

SUL is getting harder to find everywhere I think.

 

Lee

Looks like I'll have to go the Millers route.

Still a bit green to the Scooby game so could you tell me, do high street stores (Halfords etc) stock Millers or do I need to go elsewhere? Also how much should I expect to pay?

Thanks for your help

Bas

 

Bas

There's an Esso station about a mile and a half off the A30 on the outskirts of Camberley. As you pass The Meadows roundabout and head towards Camberley from Blackwater turn right at the lights with a Harvester on the corner. Follow the road, across a railway bridge and the station's just after a mini roundabout.

They do SUL at a cheap price (for the area), though they were sold out of both SUL and the normal stuff on Saturday.

Hope you have better luck than me

A

 

Halfords a no no for Octane booster, small shops the best bet, as they often have the rep call once a week and so can get it even if they don't stock it. Other than that bike shops generally have some sort of octane booster

 

Bas

You might want to try the BP garage just down from the Maranello Ferrari garage as you come onto the A30. I know a colleague filled up there at the weekend and they did have SUL - don't know about now though.

Chris

 

Try your local Sainsbury's. I filled up at mine on Sunday morning.

 

Well at least you got some petrol, I was out for a spin last night and thought 'I had better get some petrol', it seems that I had the choice of 4 star or diesel, looks like the 40 miles worth of petrol I have in the tank is going to have to last me until the end of the petrol blockades. Oh thats right there aren't any, so why is everyone buying all the stuff, grrrrr.

 

Robertio

There are still deliveries coming through so you should be able to find some SUL as long as you keep an eye out for some.

The news last night claimed that most of the panic buying had stopped. Don't know whether it is true though.

 

I collected my Supra in Manchester on Friday and filled my car up with SUL after queuing for 30 minutes.

It didn't run well at all with what looks like the knock sensor telling the ECU to retard the ignition when I nailed it. This gave an instant cut in power at around 5500rpm.

I turned the boost down and tried again, same thing. I took it easy and then filled up just outside Oxford trying again but it still wasn't any better. It was only two tanks later, one in France and the second in Belgium that the car started to behave properly.

That's not just one dodgy tank of fuel in England but two. I definitely used the SUL pump but I'm not convinced that the quality of the fuel was up to scratch. In fact if I didn't know better I'd say that it wasn't SUL at all...


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Bas,

Independant shops best for Octane Booster. If they sell Millers Oils they can get it. You should pay £3 to £4 a bottle which will treat 50 litres.

Lee

 

BAS
Yeah I know what you mean. Went for my normal Sunday morning fillup at Sainsbury's in Haverhill - CLOSED - the fecking panic buyers had had the lot!!!.

Next garage - no SUL!!

What a bunch of to55ers people are. Expect it was the old giffers that go down to the shops to get their pension when they could get their Zimmer out and wifeys taking the kids to school who should get off their fat ***** and walk the kids.

There, that's better!!

 

Cheers for the advise guys.

Looks like I'll have to buy some Octane booster the way things are going.

By the way, the Scooby felt like s**t today on a drive up to High Wycombe. The difference was just amazing.

Now now Dave, calm down...deep breath and count to 10...there...feeling better!

Cheers

Bas

 

Sainsbury, Watchmoor Park currently cheapest SUL in area.

Regards
IanF