Optimax withdrawn by Shell?!?!
05 June 2006, 02:24 PM
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Just got back from France and filled up twice (at different garages) with Shell V-Power and it was marked as 98ron on the pumps (it worked out at 102.9p a litre as well). Filled up at Leclerc supermarket in Boulougne on the way back with 98ron at 94.9p a litre.
05 June 2006, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by chippy17
I thought (much like certain cars) that Vmax is just the European name for Optimax ie it is the same thing just with a different name, like Marathon changing to Snickers etc
05 June 2006, 04:39 PM
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Havent seen V Max about out here, but there is Shell V Power, Aral/BP Ultimate and they are both 100 RON there are a couple of others but their names escape me.
One of them is ESSO
One of them is ESSO
05 June 2006, 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by chezb
I went into the Shell garage in Watnall, Nottingham, and the guy in there said that they were going to be replacing Optimax with something called 'V Max' and then started going on about all the Mitsubishies and Scoobies that go there having to be remapped????? 
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05 June 2006, 05:25 PM
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Plenty of Optimax in Manchester (Salford) this morning 97.9p a litre . But none in Cockermouth this afternoon when I got back home , all Optimax pumps closed and 103.9p a litre.
I`ve never tried sainsburys super but Total Excellium super unleaded is OK .
I`ve never tried sainsburys super but Total Excellium super unleaded is OK .
05 June 2006, 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by gaz c
would this chap be the one who always bores you with stupid chit chat? once he starts theres no stopping him. lol.
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05 June 2006, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by MaDaSS
Could be the one i got the other month, never got out for ages listening to the complete joined up bollox this **** was talking! LOL. Fantastic
05 June 2006, 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by MaDaSS
Could be the one i got the other month, never got out for ages listening to the complete joined up bollox this **** was talking! LOL. Fantastic
05 June 2006, 07:41 PM
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Why is everyone getting their panties in a bunch!
Switch to Tesco Super... I use it and have never had a problem.
My scoob runs just as well on Tesco as it does Optimax!
Switch to Tesco Super... I use it and have never had a problem.
My scoob runs just as well on Tesco as it does Optimax!
05 June 2006, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by CaptainJohn
Plenty of Optimax in Manchester (Salford) this morning 97.9p a litre . But none in Cockermouth this afternoon when I got back home , all Optimax pumps closed and 103.9p a litre.
I`ve never tried sainsburys super but Total Excellium super unleaded is OK .
I`ve never tried sainsburys super but Total Excellium super unleaded is OK .
05 June 2006, 08:57 PM
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In Slovakia the Shell garages sell 2 types of V-Max, a V-Max Racing which is 100ron and a normal V-Max which is lower, around 98ron IIRC. I was filling up a Skoda Fabia 1.2 so didn't take too much notice at the time.
05 June 2006, 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by bbdp
Why is everyone getting their panties in a bunch!
Switch to Tesco Super... I use it and have never had a problem.
My scoob runs just as well on Tesco as it does Optimax!
Switch to Tesco Super... I use it and have never had a problem.
My scoob runs just as well on Tesco as it does Optimax!
05 June 2006, 09:42 PM
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optimax is being replaced with a new improved higher ron fuel, they are going to start putting it into service station tanks which is why they are running the old grade down, so that when all the point of sale and advertising kicks in, the fuel in the tanks is 100% the new grade
its not being withdrawn
its not being withdrawn
05 June 2006, 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by jpor
If they are replacing Optimax to V-Max. Then will the OPtimax Loyalty card still be valid?
They can't just discard all the hard earned oints people have built up. I am on over 10,000 points now and would be really p1ssed if they I was told that they were now useless.
05 June 2006, 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by gaz c
has anybody on here tried sainsburys super!!!!!!!!
if you have let me no what you think!
if you have let me no what you think!
Makes absolutely **** all difference.
It did once have a tank of Tesco 99 and it made **** all difference too.
05 June 2006, 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by gaz c
thats my reguler fill up place. i try to avoid him if i can. i dont think he has many freinds. lol.
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05 June 2006, 11:06 PM
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And you monitor your knock and ignition advance levels with???
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Originally Posted by bluepolarbear
My STI has done 30,000 miles in the last 15 months and only drinks either Sainsbury SUL (if local 93.9p) or Optimax if away from home.
Makes absolutely **** all difference.
It did once have a tank of Tesco 99 and it made **** all difference too.
Makes absolutely **** all difference.
It did once have a tank of Tesco 99 and it made **** all difference too.
06 June 2006, 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Dark Blue Mark
And you monitor your knock and ignition advance levels with???
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06 June 2006, 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by bluepolarbear
I don't - it is compeletly unneccessary as it is a UK car and by law has to be work quite happily and still meet Subaru's 60,000 mile warrenty on 95 RON.
06 June 2006, 09:10 AM
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There is a difference in performance between fuels, even the 'high grade fuels'.
My 04 STi WR1 (and the wifes 05 STi) were running happily on Optimax, until the local Shell garage changed to a BP garage (not even stocking Ultimate) which forced us to top up with Excellium from a Total garage, at first everything seemed fine but after a month or so both cars started to lack in performanc and some mornings they wouldn't even start straight away, and took 2 - 3 attempts to get them going! so in a nutshell we decided to use the closest Shell garage we could find (20 mile round trip) but within one week of using optimax both cars returned to normal......
Could've been a bad batch from total? but there was a difference........
Liam
My 04 STi WR1 (and the wifes 05 STi) were running happily on Optimax, until the local Shell garage changed to a BP garage (not even stocking Ultimate) which forced us to top up with Excellium from a Total garage, at first everything seemed fine but after a month or so both cars started to lack in performanc and some mornings they wouldn't even start straight away, and took 2 - 3 attempts to get them going! so in a nutshell we decided to use the closest Shell garage we could find (20 mile round trip) but within one week of using optimax both cars returned to normal......
Could've been a bad batch from total? but there was a difference........
Liam
06 June 2006, 10:11 AM
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There was a problem with Optimax supplies in some parts of Scotland about a month ago. My local Shell was out of Optimax for 2 weeks! Various rumours were driver shortage (normal unleaded/diesel come 1st), wrong additive added and changing to V-POWER. I had to use BP Ulimate which is very pricey but kept me going.
06 June 2006, 10:20 AM
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I have just rang Shell to confirm what is going on, as this could be a big problem for people like myself who have race cars specifically mapped for Optimax - not the change but the shortage during any change over IYSWIM.
The person I spoke to at Shell HQ said there is no plans to introduce any new fuel or stop supplying Optimax. He seemed quite certain and said that he is regularly briefed on what products are being introduced and something like this would be mentioned long before it was actually happening.
The person I spoke to at Shell HQ said there is no plans to introduce any new fuel or stop supplying Optimax. He seemed quite certain and said that he is regularly briefed on what products are being introduced and something like this would be mentioned long before it was actually happening.