16vmarc

Apparently shell have stopped production of optimax for the moment to make up for the loss of normal unleaded due to the hemell disaster.

Read this on another site.

BVM

I hope not because my WRX seems to run best on Opti. I was excited at the prospect of using TESCO's 99 but my car just doesnt like it. I think alot of people are attracted by its (TESCO 99) lower cost. Thats a non-issue with me since I dont pay UK fuel prices.

paulg1979

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According to Evo magazine optimax wasn't the best. They had a few bad batchs and BP with the lowest RON performed the best. I run mine on Tesco 99 and it makes a big difference.

BVM

Hey you're the third person that has mentioned that article. Would you know where I might be able to read a copy of it online (or even the cliff's notes)?
I am able to monitor my spark advance and knock correction in real time, they always seem to be better with opti in the tank.

paulg1979

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You can't read it on the net but its in the current Evo magazine so grab yourself a copy. Its only been out a week or so.

BVM

I'll do that. Thanks Dude.

AlanG

S'funny.
A certain Ford mag recently ran tests on fuel and placed Optimax top of the table over BP and Tesco 99.

Go figure.

paulg1979

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Its all crap. There isn't a right or a wrong fuel its just what ever works best in each individual car. Two subarus with exactly the same milege and age could perform completely different with the same fuel in. Like Evo said use what feels best in your car. Tesco 99 RON for me all the way!!!

Turbohot

What???? Thats crazy! My car only drinks Optimax.never mind! I shall fill some high octane fuel at BP.
Thanks for informing

acko

only one station that sells optimax in grimsby and thats ran out, and there not getting any for a week or maybe longer

Gizmo555

Top Gear or Fifth Gear done a comparison of performance fuels recently and Optimax came out tops on HP and torque.

Both my local petrol stations are out of Optimax.

Cheers

Mark

Paulo P

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Luckily I'm just about to take mine off the road for some more work so I won't be using it I haven't used it for two and a half weeks anyway

Mo

Unless of course you take advantage of the extra advance Optimax offers

AndyLyman

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I went into my local Shell garage today at Blakelands near Newport Pagnell...

Only to find all the Optimax pumps had the protective plastic thing on the nozzles = no optimax

Then found another Shell garage and filled up with Optimax 89.9p, then the guy behind the counter said we are nearly out of optimax too

Andy

360ste

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Great news for the festive period! Hope they get it up soon.

Paulo P

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And I was thinking of a final thrash before I took it off the road It's on empty since the Bruntingthorpe thrash so no hope of that if we don't have any locally

ScoobyNoob

Ironic really, just filled up with Optimax in Hemel at my local garage in Hemel, 2 miles from ground zero. No shortage I could see

Also just read the article in Evo, quite mixed really but it did say the driver preferred Optimax even if the figures don't quite add up.

Steve

rigga

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could have to fill up with bp ultimate then, and drive like a ballet dancer till optimax is replenished

WRXewl

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No sign of this here in the south west. Every Shell garage i go to has some

New_scooby_04

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Just to clarify what EVO said: Optimax didn't come out top on power, but was deemed the drivers choice and the reviewers commented that certain cars seem to prefer particular brands e.g. Subaru and Optimax, which seems to resonate with what many say about their cars on here.

NS04

AlanG

As for being all crap as you put it, the article in question used the same car IIRC.
I haven't tried Tesco99 cause we aren't fortunate to have it up here yet.
Having said that, my own car was tuned using Optimax, so would prefer to stick with the fuel it's mapped on.

AlanG

I don't buy that mag and so haven't seen the article. What were the reasons for it being the drivers choice over output?

Banana HavoK

My car was not impressed with tesco 99 ron at all. She seemed lazy and bored!!!

Shark

Optimax has not run out or been stoped.

Shell lost the use of six tankers due to the Buncefield fire and are simply concentrating on delivering normal unleaded & diesel first, hence some garages may run out - mine for one.

David

Shark

Should add (if i'm allowed) that if any scooby drivers know me and need optimax see me at the garage and I'll see if i can unlock the pump

David

EBRWRX

4 Shell garages all within a 5 radius of my home (Eastwood, Essex) and all out of opti. None expecting a delivery before the new year.

For the first time in 4 years of Scoobying tonight I ended up putting BP ulti (?) in. I once put Esso in my last car and it didn't like it.

I have a nice thrash down to Ashford in the morning for Eurostar so we'll see if there is any difference.

I'm no expert but I'm guessing you'd need two or three tanks to give a measured comparison. Does your chip re-work itself, is that an urban myth or am I speaking out of my non-techy **** ?

EBRWRX

On the plus side there is a Shell in Ashford not far from the station. I may just be in luck if it is open when I get down there round about 6.45am

ru'

One of my local shell garage was out of diesel!

Plenty of optimax though.

EBRWRX

Shell was closed - I didn't bother to see if Opti pumps were covered. On the plus side the car seemed no less responsive with half a half tank of BP 97 this morning.

B0DSKI

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Managed to get a Tankfull at West Mersea Shell. Only one pump had some left mind, 200 miles till the next fill up!! Best take it easy me thinks