hey you know they have the "special" colour only washing powders......
its exactly the same as the ordinary ones just a few quid more expensive......
so i wouldnt put it past shell doing it for their petrol......
i buy whatever petrol is the cheapest, which is normally the local BP garage at 73.9p today compared to the nearest shell at 75.9p and Esso inbetween 74.9p
I believe that there is a slight improvement in fuel economy and more importantly in performance. I have also done several comparisons with tanks of both Optimax versus cheap (yeah that’s a laugh! (87% TAX!) Supermarket petrol.
The fact that Shell Optimax has the highest RON rating available at the pumps cannot be disputed!. Which means that engines compression ratio is higher than is possible with any other unleaded brand. That equals more power from your engine. These are irrefutable facts! Whether you believe that the price/versus extra gain is justifiable is a personal choice.
I got this problem with my 1.6 but it doesn't happen as much now so must be getting used to it. One thing I did find was that it didn't happen when I had to fill up from the opposite side ie. near side of car next to pump with fuel filler cap furthest away.
Doesn't it annoy you when people create a queue on the forecourt because they "must" have the fuel filler next to the pump. Usually women! And before I get any comments I am woman!
Yep is does anoy me ! but to be fair a surprising amount of drivers don't even realise that you can do this !. Maybe it should be highlighted in the new theory test !!!!!!!!!
I gues it's to be expected Matt. Remember our friends in the UK are paying around 2.5 times the price we are for petrol. Maybe the longer hose is due to more revenue - doubt it though as I'd guess most of the money is going into the hands of the tax man (just like here)!
