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Old 22 June 2008 | 08:06 PM
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Has dried up for a while what are you guys putting in your cars?
I have tried BP ultimate,my STi did not like it,so I tried Tesco 99.my Sti goes much better even better than optimax.I can definetly notice the difference.
Old 22 June 2008 | 08:09 PM
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I doubt you'd get optimax anywhere in the country, They stopped making it a couple of years back

V-Power now
Old 22 June 2008 | 08:10 PM
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v-power is back near me
Old 22 June 2008 | 08:24 PM
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for some reason many people agree that bp ultimate doesnt do the job.
Cant get v power at the moment so having to use total excellium
or sainsbury sul either way the car runs sh*t!!!
Come on shell sort it out!!
Old 22 June 2008 | 08:46 PM
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tesco 99 all the time
Old 22 June 2008 | 09:28 PM
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Esso Super.


Good stuff.


Bob Rawle even said it was OK.


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Old 22 June 2008 | 09:41 PM
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I'm using Tesco 99, But then again I've only had the car a week so don't know if it's running good or bad , I just know it's a lot faster than my 1.6 Escort.

Well it's also a lot faster than my M8's Accord R-type . which upsets him just a little
Old 22 June 2008 | 09:59 PM
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Tesco 99 for me or even Sainsbury 97. I'm boycotting Shell, the company disgusts me how it does business.
Old 22 June 2008 | 10:03 PM
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Good Point Wolfie!

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Old 22 June 2008 | 10:19 PM
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just rang 4 shell garages walsall/west brom/great bar/ cannock no del till 2mora

just wish tesco would start selling there 99 round here
Old 22 June 2008 | 10:20 PM
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Customer service for Shell is pants. I filled up with Tesco 99 for the first time ever today.
Old 22 June 2008 | 11:16 PM
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Tesco 99 all the time for me, runs great on the stuff.
Old 22 June 2008 | 11:49 PM
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Tesco 99 always.
Old 22 June 2008 | 11:54 PM
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Maydew,

I'm pretty sure Tesco do.

There is a new one in Willenhall.



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Old 22 June 2008 | 11:57 PM
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I prefer Tesco 99, my car runs better on it than when I use BP etc, though V Power seems good it's always 2-3 pence per litre dearer than the Tesco 99
Old 22 June 2008 | 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Alan MaC
Maydew,

I'm pretty sure Tesco do.

There is a new one in Willenhall.



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where about mate,there is a new tesco opened just up the road from me(just of black country route) but no fuel station .
Old 23 June 2008 | 12:10 AM
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Greenergy International Ltd - Tesco 99 Octane
check for a store near u
no tesco 99 for me yet
Old 23 June 2008 | 12:41 AM
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bp is only 97 ron, hence y the cars run like a bag o poo on it.

my car shall be staying in the garage till v power is back
Old 23 June 2008 | 12:45 AM
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I was totaly unaware there was a problem with V-Power, there's plenty of it in Fife. Whats the problem?
Old 23 June 2008 | 12:48 AM
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just limited stocks at the min, shell have been so worried about filling up with diesel and petrol to all there stations that v power has been left in the background
Old 23 June 2008 | 01:06 AM
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No v power in either of my local garages yesterday (Epping Essex); then didn't have enough gas to get to the nearest tesco that does 99, so put in some BP ultimate - car seems to be running ok but would rather use 99 or v power - so my question is, do I wait till the tank is near on empty before filling up again, or is it OK to mix the fuels?
Old 23 June 2008 | 06:08 AM
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No V Power in Poole, Tesco 99 this morning
Old 23 June 2008 | 08:31 AM
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Maydew,

That's the one I meant.

No Garage??

Past it on BCR, not been in myself.

Thought a 24 Hour Tesco would have Petrol.


Sorry Mate.

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Old 23 June 2008 | 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Robbieben
... though V Power seems good it's always 2-3 pence per litre dearer than the Tesco 99
But you get 2p/litre back on the "V-power club" card.
Old 23 June 2008 | 07:31 PM
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I went to 6! Shell garages to find v power all sold out. Tesco 99 from now on, I don't know why I never used it before.
BYE BYE Shell, how you doing Tesco
Old 23 June 2008 | 07:44 PM
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I am not willing to try BP ultimate purely because they only advertise the price of it on a little tag next to the pump and it was 133.9p a litre! I drove away fast from that garage to my nearest tesco with 97 (nowhere in Leicester has tesco 99 )
I usually use shell but will probably use more tesco fuel, especially if they get 99 in.
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Old 23 June 2008 | 07:47 PM
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Tesco 99 with Tesco Club card
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