What Fuel Do u use in your car

[patullose]

hey guys,

Just doing a quick check to see what fuel people run in there cars, and what brand of fuel people are using?

Just decided to run a different fuel in my car, I used to run BP 91 ron Unleaded in my V6 commodore, and didnt think much of it.. but im onto my second tank of BP ultimate 98ron and i'am actully seeing the difference, like if i boot it around a corner the back end will really slip out, or if taking off from the traffic lights too much accl and it spins like no tomorrow, also the fuel saving has been noticable. just wondering if anyone else has had exeperence like this...with different fuels.

[253@7k]

BP ultimate. So much cheaper in the long run.

[patullose]

well its actully not that more expensive in the short term either. I worked it out last night.
Say if 91ron was 1.23per L and ultimate was 1.33 per L...if u put 60 bucks of fuel in u only get 3 L less fuel using ultimate which isnt alot when u think of the extra power and fuel savings that u achive from ultimate

[foammedia]

BP Premium for me, best bang for the buck

[1991_Vn2nV]

Agreed...BP Ultimate every time I fill up.

Any1 think the new Shell unleaded is actually any different?

[253@7k]

well its actully not that more expensive in the short term either. I worked it out last night.
Say if 91ron was 1.23per L and ultimate was 1.33 per L...if u put 60 bucks of fuel in u only get 3 L less fuel using ultimate which isnt alot when u think of the extra power and fuel savings that u achive from ultimate

That may be a valid point, however you also need to consider the wear and tear of your engine. Higher octane fuel will burn cleaner and in turn keep your engine cleaner, reducing the need for expensive maintinance. And thats how I turned dogs against cats.

Steve.

[VS CALAIS]

I ran Optimax , Synargy 8000 , and BP Ultimate (a month at a time) and for some reason my car prefers BP, runs smoother , about the same k's as the others but the BP fuel feels better (seat of ur pants driving) and for some reason the car has more urge up top (freeway overtaking lets call it ) with BP than the other two..

[patullose]

That may be a valid point, however you also need to consider the wear and tear of your engine. Higher octane fuel will burn cleaner and in turn keep your engine cleaner, reducing the need for expensive maintinance. And thats how I turned dogs against cats.

Steve.

Really it does clean your engine? I thought that was just BP tooting there own Horn, didnt actully think it was fact

[patullose]

Do you think that applys to older engines that are already dirty..that it wil clean them up, or that is only for new engines to keep them clean?

[LisnM8]

Bp ultimate gives me way better return on my money, 30 dollors used to get me to work and back once.... on ultimate it makes it to work and back and back to work not that i wanna be there but hey...However in my 308 hj i cant run ultimate it makes it ping however mobile synergy runs better who knows oh wells that my two cents

[253@7k]

Really it does clean your engine? I thought that was just BP tooting there own Horn, didnt actully think it was fact

It doesn't so much as cleaning your engine, it just doesn't make it as dirty. It has less c**p in the fuel and therefore leaves less c**p in your engine.

Hope that solved it for you,
Steve.

[patullose]

yeah mate,thats what i was looking for
thanks guys

[patullose]

yeah mate,thats what i was looking for
thanks guys

[patullose]

anyone used any of the ethonel fuels

[253@7k]

Cant get them here in WA.

[Mk III the HSV]

What happen to Mobil ? Not a big enough fuel company for this poll.

[evil_monkey]

ive only ever seen like one mobil station in perth lol.

ive always ran premium in my cars i used to buy from bp when i lived close to the station but now its pretty far out of my way to get petrol from bp closest decent place is shell theres a couple of woolies stations and caltex but ive only ever got crappy batches of fuel from them they are a last resort not that ive ever had to use them

[Shaneus]

I use BP premium or Shell optimax.

[Harvs82]

I run Shell 95 in my car, seems to be just that little bit better than unleaded 'power' wise, and I do get more kilometres per tank using it. Have tried using Optimax and didn't really notice much difference at all.

The best 95 RON fuel I have found is the Caltex Vortex, car runs really well on it, and I got my best figures of 7.2 litres per 100kms using that fuel, on a highway drive from Canberra to Melbourne via Cann River and through Gippsland.

I've also found that Synergy 8000 to be the best of the 98 RON fuels, car definately has more go, but I can't justify spending upwards of $1.45 a litre on fuel every week.

[NickVR]

BP Ultimate. All the time.

[evil_monkey]

I can't justify spending upwards of $1.45 a litre on fuel every week.

wont be long till regular unleaded is that price, ive been payin $1.45 for months for premium

[VS CALAIS]

What happen to Mobil ? Not a big enough fuel company for this poll.

Mobils still around ...
1. BP Ultimate
2. Mobil Synargy
3. Caltex Vortex (even though 95 octane)
4. Shell Optimax
preferance in my opinion and what i use...and what the VS likes

[nomad]

I voted "Anywhere Fuel is Fuel" because you didn't give the choice of "Mobil" which is what I use. I use Premium as it gives me about 80kms more per tank full. Even at the current price of $1.54/L here in town it's worthwhile.

[VRAddiction]

i use nothing but Mobil's Synergy 8000 and would never use anything else!!

[vnberlwagon]

Either BP Ultimate or Mobil Synergy. Shell is crap, Caltex even worse and Liberty is from Indonesia, is dirty and I won't support any product from that country, but that's my choice and not intended to influence anyone else. Have a great day! even better if it's in a Holden!