Has anyone noticed shell v power not as available as it once was. Stopped at a station for petrol yesterday only 1 v power pump in the station,I pulled up alongside it then realised why-18p per litre more than standard petrol,went straight to tesco for their 98/99 stuff,outrageous difference has anyone seen a bigger gap than this.
Is v power dying out
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Interestingly I went to my local BP station and they had run dry of BP Ultimate and I was told that it is difficult to get hold of :?
I'm a Tesco fuel guy now whenever possible, V Power is extortionate !
My local Shell has it at every pump, but it's still 8-10p a litre more than 95. Although it doesn't make a lot of different to my twice weekly 40 litre fill-ups (£3-£4 over 95, or £1-£2 over Tesco 99).
What I do hate is having to stop at a motorway service station and paying another 10p/litre on top of the already high prices. My normal plan B of going just off the motorway to find cheaper fuel is also stalling as they're getting wise and putting their prices up too.
What I do hate is having to stop at a motorway service station and paying another 10p/litre on top of the already high prices. My normal plan B of going just off the motorway to find cheaper fuel is also stalling as they're getting wise and putting their prices up too.
Taz x said:
To be honest when I get old and buy a coupe I won't bother
Only used it on the older cars (E24 and Rocco) for obvious reasons - never in the zed and wont bother.
V-Power all the way for me. I don't care if it's 18p a litre more tbh. It's not about the extra 5bhp (probably less on the M NA engine anyway) it's because my car runs very well on it. I put Tesco 99 in once and got an O2 sensor warning light more or less straight away so it put me off using it. Plus you don't know where Tesco are sourcing that stuff either.
It is sometimes hard to get hold of but that's because it's a niche product meaning that often a filling station will only have 1 or 2 pumps with it on. What happens then is that every petrolhead in the area uses that garage to get the V-Power and it sells out quite fast and takes a while to get re-stocked!!
It is sometimes hard to get hold of but that's because it's a niche product meaning that often a filling station will only have 1 or 2 pumps with it on. What happens then is that every petrolhead in the area uses that garage to get the V-Power and it sells out quite fast and takes a while to get re-stocked!!
pilchardthecat
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V-power is 1p more than Tesco round here 
It's only on half the pumps though
I never put 95 in mine it runs like a dog and is easily 30bhp down between 5k rpm and the red line. No point buying a race horse if you are going to feed it dog food.
It's only on half the pumps though
I never put 95 in mine it runs like a dog and is easily 30bhp down between 5k rpm and the red line. No point buying a race horse if you are going to feed it dog food.
