BEST Fuel to use?

[rusty_]

what do you think is the best fuel to use?

[Powdered Toast Man]

LPG. Much cheaper :

[territorrie]

united 100 ron.

[Rude]

Ive ever only used BP98 in my cars. Being in perth we dont get the shell stuff and the caltex stuff is average.

[Mr Hardware]

Originally Posted by Powdered Toast Man

LPG. Much cheaper :

Quoted for Truth.

[Ford Fox]

BP Ultimate, even though it is the same as Mobil 8000!!!
Next time you go to a BP retailer in Vic (cant speak for other states), look at the seals on the elbow join of the 95 octane nozzle of pumps. Cant imagine what this stuff is doing to seals inside a motor..... Don't buy this stuff peoples!!!!!!!!!
91 and 98 OK.

[Falcon Coupe]

I'd say the same fuel that was best in your fuel thread two months ago, it shouldn't go off that quick.....

[Badcooky]

I'd say most people honestly couldn't tell the difference if they didn't know what was in the tank.
Any difference will be from the bowser it came from.

[Hardtopxb]

Shell V Power 98. never had a problem with it..

[Buzz Box]

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Use the search function theres been a million of these

[LeadFoot81]

In my tuned XR8 bp ultimate, in the mrs fiesta it doesnt matter which gets put in.

[LeadFoot81]

Can the tight *** lpg users please refrain from polluting the thread? lol

[PoweredByCNG]

Non-tightarse injected LPG!

Regards,
TerminalVeloCD

[Barry_v]

Originally Posted by LeadFoot81

Can the tight *** lpg users please refrain from polluting the thread? lol

clearly has a case of octane envy. and lpg burns cleaner, so I dont think its polluting this thread much at all ;)

[KPOJ]

Originally Posted by Barry_v

clearly has a case of octane envy. and lpg burns cleaner, so I dont think its polluting this thread much at all ;)

Ok dam it ill be honest, i use avgas. Thats what an engine is supposed to run on. :

Ps. LPG certainly smells nice for the little kiddies to breath in.

[PoweredByCNG]

Originally Posted by KPOJ

Ps. LPG certainly smells nice for the little kiddies to breath in.

There's nothing like the smell of an LPG or CNG engine on a cold morning! :P

Regards,
Dave

[platinumXR]

Originally Posted by KPOJ

Ok dam it ill be honest, i use avgas. Thats what an engine is supposed to run on. :

The servo where I started my apprenticeship about 6 thousand years ago used to have AVGAS on a pump...which later got changed to a Zoom (mower fuel for those under 30) pump... :

[XRO6]

I use the boses fuel, I find it much cheaper!!!!

[sgt_doofey]

Diesel and LPG here. Both cheaper than using petrol. LPG is cheaper per kilometre by a whisker over the diesel.

[ebxr8240]

Originally Posted by XRO6

I use the boss fuel, I find it much cheaper!!!!

YEP !! Caltex card...
$10 a week in my own car is ludacris..
Expensive!!! Sheesh !!

[rusty_]

i was figuring i might test them all tank at a time. i usually go bp but ive got vortex in atm and having some starting up toubles, spludders and spats before the engine finally turns over on a cold morning. dont like vortex already..
gonna try shell next althogh see how that one goes.

[GasoLane]

Originally Posted by rusty_

what do you think is the best fuel to use?

Loaded question!

Best for what.?

The engine.?
The enviroment.?
The power.?
The wallet.?
The cute console operator.?

[CPOCSM]

I have trouble with the Vortex 98 and get less kays per tank on the stuff than the Vortex 95 - tried different tanks on the same trip with the same first click refill - worked out I was doing less on the 98 than the 95. The EB XR8 hates anything 91 though!!

Shell was ok but got bad starting from it and woeful on the Liberty 98 - it stank and the soot on the back pipe was pitiful.

Wont touch BP with a 10 foot pole out of principal as they are the that control the Singapore price...besides they ruined a $12000 engine of my fathers when the diesel tank decided to take in water from the water table and fill his tank with creek water(was a 8 litre Chev oil burner in a Landcruiser - cost BP a fortune in a new motor from the USA, another tank of fuel plus the new tank and all anscillary fittings like new fuel lines/pump($4500!!), fitting the new motor and all, court costs and a fine to the operator of the business for not checking his tanks). Hate is a strong word but thems the breaks.

That all said - my mini loves nothing but BP Ultimate(old school mini too)so I do use the BP in that - kinda fitting as it is a pommie car!

Windsors dont like 91 RON...lol

[cobramania]

Originally Posted by CPOCSM

Wont touch BP with a 10 foot pole out of principal as they are the that control the Singapore price...besides they ruined a $12000 engine of my fathers when the diesel tank decided to take in water from the water table and fill his tank with creek water(was a 8 litre Chev oil burner in a Landcruiser - cost BP a fortune in a new motor from the USA, another tank of fuel plus the new tank and all ancillary fittings like new fuel lines/pump($4500!!), fitting the new motor and all, court costs and a fine to the operator of the business for not checking his tanks). Hate is a strong word but thems the breaks.

Well you've just proved one of the best things about BP, their fuel guarantee.

If that happened at another servo/refiner, your father would've got didly squat. He could've gone to court but the fuel company (unless they were feeling generous) wouldn't have paid, they don't have to, the servo operator probably would've had to pay, but could've been hard getting the money, that cost would be a big hit to operating costs, not just profits, could've even been enough to go broke & shut him down.

BP are the only fuel company that has a fuel guarantee, guaranteeing the quality of their fuels. Personally I would be praising & supporting BP for what they did for your father, becasue things could've been a whole lot worse.

[Falcon Coupe]

Originally Posted by cobramania

Well you've just proved one of the best things about BP, their fuel guarantee.

If BP guarantee their fuel why were they taken to court ?. They should have paid of their own accord.

Originally Posted by cobramania

Personally I would be praising & supporting BP for what they did for your father, becasue things could've been a whole lot worse.

I'd be praising the Magistrate that ordered them to pay up.

[cobramania]

Originally Posted by Falcon Coupe

If BP guarantee their fuel why were they taken to court ?. They should have paid of their own accord.

Maybe the OP's father went straight to legal action, or didn't meet the requirements for the fuel guarantee?
Maybe the Magistrate told BP as they guarantee their fuel they have to pay, even if on a technicality the OP's father didn't do what was required to meet the fuel guarantee?
As I said before the servo owner was responsible, & would've had to pay, but another fuel company isn't legally (AFAIK) required to pay as they have no guarantees on their fuel (unless incorrectly refined, not to meet the fuel standards), it's more or less buy at your own risk.

The BP fuel guarantee can be read here BP Fuel Guarantee
Page 2 of the .pdf file

[Qwik6]

Does anyone use United 100ron E10? What do you think? Price is right.

[rusty_]

Originally Posted by GasOLane

Loaded question!

Best for what.?

The engine.?
The enviroment.?
The power.?
The wallet.?
The cute console operator.?

in general...

[CPOCSM]

Originally Posted by Falcon Coupe

If BP guarantee their fuel why were they taken to court ?. They should have paid of their own accord.



I'd be praising the Magistrate that ordered them to pay up.

Yepp but it took BP nearly 6 months to finalise - they were dragging their heels and Dad resorted to the Courts as a last resort. BP guarantee is only good for when they get caught out.

All good though - they had to fix it...all done and said so not a big deal anymore - and wiont use BP until the mini is back on the road...lol

[XBROO]

Most people would say BP and I would of myself, until I started using Mobile 8000. Now I get way better MPG and the car idles smoother.