just been to fill up the car and all 3 garages have no optimax

they told me its shell that have run out

so if u need to fill up get it done asap

they told me they should start getting it again in about 3 days

[Edited by scooby-si - 1/4/2004 4:25:58 PM]

 

Wow - thanks for that. Just blasted out to the closest garage & out of 4 tanks, only 1 is still in use! Hope I didn't get the dregs! They also had no response from Shell to tell them when to expect more!!!

 

Use Esso S/UL with NF - no probs !!

 

Optimax is cheaper for me without having to spend money on 'extras'!
I'm sure it does work, but why should we bother adding booster when we can have optimax? I'll save that option for when I just can't get the real stuff.

 

bttt for this thread -

i've just been to my local and 3 out of the 4 pumps were empty !

i bet i got all the cr@p out the bottom of the fourth one !

 

Sounds weird ?

I filled up today without a problem.
Think i'll make it last just incase.

 

i had the same problem last year, only the local gaarges were running out of SUL as well and i had to goto work on 95 ron

 

I filled up today in Horsforth near to Leeds, all 8 pumps were on which makes a change as usually the one I pull up to is off.

 

Had the same problem over xmas and the new year period, only 2 out of the 5 closest Shell garages had Optimax.

Hopefully the problems should be solved now the holiday period is over.

 

lincoln ran out on saturday, but filled back up this morning

 

Funny you should say that but, I found the same this morning at the Shell garage near Luton Airport, only one pump had Optimax, so I brimmed it! Need more by Friday though!!

 

Filled up this morning at Croxley Green no problem.

 

No problems round Nottingham/Derby - you scaremongering Si ?? lol

 

I went to Shell HYTHE (Southampton) this morning and they had run out too.

No local Esso stations so I had to put a fiver's worth of crappy Unleaded in...

 

It's not ScoobyJawa and his Supra mates again is it? They hunt for Optimax in packs, you know



[Edited by brickboy - 1/6/2004 5:42:40 PM]

 

Filled up again tonight, only 2 out of 12 Optimax pumps working.

I enquired as to the problem and was told that the a new distribution contractor had recently been appointed and was yet to get on top of things (under-estimated quantities required). They had quite a lot left in the tanks but would be getting another delivery tomorrow. Perhaps its the same accross the country.

 

Didn't notice any problem at Pease Pottage Services on the M23 a couple of hours ago.

A tankful normally lasts me a week but I'll bear this in mind in case I need to get the Mini back on the road

 

Must be a local thing then coz there's loads of it around Notts !! Come on down (or up depending on where you are!)
Marv

 

Cant be the supra boys..

Cos by the looks of it...he's only using normal unleaded..

 

Brooklands in Weybridge was out Wednesday morning, but re-stocked by PM thank god