supermarket petrol

[laser173]

I have been noticing that I am getting a lot lower miles per gallon when l buy from the largest supermarket as compared to the slightly costlier BP or Shell. The same happens in my car.

Has anyone else experianced the same?

I had no idea that there was good and cheap crap fuel. The cheaper petrol can cost you a lot more in the long run according to the mechanics that serviced my car.

Has anyone got any advise if all petrol is not the same as to what to use.

Cheers

Graham

 

[Deleted account 190920001]

All fuel is definitely not the same. The base is the same but the additives packs are different. Up here all the base fuel comes from Grangemouth refinery no matter the brand but the additives are added later. Every time I use supermarket fuel in the car I get a good 80 to 100 miles less to the tank and the performance isn't as sharp. I avoid it on the bike like the plague.

 

[Norfolk Tiger]

If something is cheap there is normally a reason for it,when it comes to fuel it is down to the additives that are either put in or not.There was a thread on here saying the same thing regarding supermarket diesel.

 

[Fluffmeister]

I get better MPG on Shell in the car and on the bike, and it's often cheaper at my local Shell station than the two Tesco's that flank it.

On V-Power the car runs better, but it is mapped for it, and I get around 60 miles more per tank full than Tesco's Momentum 99 if I can't get V-Power.

My brother is a tanker driver, and he says (however this is just what he says) that on his runs in and out of Stanlow (He is a Shell driver) that fuel is collected there by many different "brands" of tanker, but the additive packages are different for the likes of Shell fuels.

I know this is diesel related, but it's worth a watch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezjknhwcQXU

Evo magazine did a fuel test a couple of years ago to.

I would not be "afraid" of using Supermarket fuel, but when I can get a quality fuel at sometimes 1p per litre cheaper than the 's down the road from it, that makes sense to me.

 

[MacFarlane]

Are not all fuels manufactured to Standard such as the to same calorific value?
Pump was out of calibration or you made a mistake in your calculation?

 

[crumbles]

All fuel is definitely not the same. The base is the same but the additives packs are different. Up here all the base fuel comes from Grangemouth refinery no matter the brand but the additives are added later. Every time I use supermarket fuel in the car I get a good 80 to 100 miles less to the tank and the performance isn't as sharp. I avoid it on the bike like the plague.

The better the fuel the better the bang the better the oomphhhhaaaaaaa
I to used to use Tesco clap but changed on the advice of a garage to SHELL, Car goes better plus more mile's to gallon,equals happy customer.
BOYCOTT TESCO THEY WILL RUIN THE HIGH STREET'S.

 

[bumpmuncher]

Are not all fuels manufactured to Standard such as the to same calorific value?

yes but alot of fuel is cheap imported 88 RON that has LPG bubbled through it to raise it to the 95RON uk standard. once the it has off gassed it is back to the 88 RON that it started off as

BOYCOTT TESCO THEY WILL RUIN THE HIGH STREET'S.

HERE HERE

 

[Buz]

I won't put Tesco fuel in SWMBO's car, it pinks like crazy, other fuel seems ok though, their diesel in my Landy is ok, mind you Mozilla cooking oil would probably be ok in they as well

 

[Big Si]

The better the fuel the better the bang the better the oomphhhhaaaaaaa
I to used to use Tesco clap but changed on the advice of a garage to SHELL, Car goes better plus more mile's to gallon,equals happy customer.
BOYCOTT TESCO THEY WILL RUIN THE HIGH STREET'S.

Totally agree but probably too late

 

[STUBBS]

i like fuel when all the other stations had run out i could still fill up there

 

[duckspeed]

I am convinced the supermarkets let the fuel down with brush cleaner or something, it does not even smell the same. I have done enough comparisons between Shell and supermarkets to be sure there is a difference.

 

[MacFarlane]

Just remember,the more additives in it,the less actual petrol you get, Strange to believe an unbranded fuel to BS EN 228* is inferior to a branded fuel to BS EN 228?

How long was the observation made, a day a week, a month, factor in driving conditions (weather, etc) where you drive urban, etc...

Perhaps a 1200 is a better bike than a 1200GSA or a triple quadruple black or a 1150 to an 1100

*BS standards are only a minimum requirement quality to be met, yes I know

 

[Richie B]

The better the fuel the better the bang the better the oomphhhhaaaaaaa
I to used to use Tesco clap but changed on the advice of a garage to SHELL, Car goes better plus more mile's to gallon,equals happy customer.
BOYCOTT TESCO THEY WILL RUIN THE HIGH STREET'S.

Here here ...... I use shell whenever possible and with a loyalty card its saves me money all the way

 

[MacFarlane]

Esso puts a tiger in your trunks

 

[g.s.john]

I have found Supermarket diesel gives worse MPG than any of the branded fuels
on the odd occasion i have put supermarket petrol in the bike i have not noticed any difference.
But i mostly use shell were possible you get a couple of quid off with the card.

 

[iftikartaxis]

fuel

shell every time
cars and bikes seem to run better
and the shell garage on the way to work is cheaper than most other garages and also don't forget the points card

 

[Bobbin-Man]

On V-Power the car runs better, but it is mapped for it,

Please tell us more

Stu.

 

[Fluffmeister]

Please tell us more

Stu.

Nothing special mate, I have got a Skoda Superb 2, with a 1.8TSi petrol engine running a couple of mods and then custom remapped by Shark performance in Mansfield.

It punts out more power and torque with no drop in mpg. The ECU map is written for 99 octane fuel, and v-power works best for me.

With my drivers / v-power club card I have been getting a decent wedge of vouchers back from Shell every quarter to.

 

[Mr K]

Could it be when using supermarket fuel you're knocking round the doors and when using major brands you're doing longer extra-urban journeys?

 

[Wapping]

Odd that when bods are in the UK they dismiss supermarket fuels, but when they are abroad they are more than happy to dive into every Super-U, Le Clerk and shonky Speedi supermarket they can find... normally because it's cheaper.

Someone will be telling us next that Continental supermarket fuel is of a superior quality to English.