Scoty

20 June at Yoker

[Edited by Scoty - 6/7/2002 1:14:34 PM]

WillieF

Taken from tonights Evening News


Station puts F1 racer in pole position


THE Formula One car that propelled Michael Schumacher to victory in the 2000 World Championship is to be put on show at an Edinburgh petrol station.

The Shell Braidburn station, on Morningside Road, is hosting a Ferrari fun day this month.

To celebrate the launch of a new brand of unleaded petrol, Shell Optimax, visitors will be able to see one of the most famous cars in the world up close for the first time.

Also on view at the station will be the same style of bike driven by Hollywood superstar Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Terminator movies, a classic Excaliber 1934 MK2.

A Shell team will be on hand to talk about the car and the role that the Ferrari F1 team have played in helping to create the new petrol.

A spokeswoman for Shell said: "The fuel has been specially engineered to make any car engine more responsive, which means Optimax drivers can get an extra burst of power when they need it in responding safely to today’s demanding driving conditions."

The open day is on Thursday, June 13

sKunk

Fantastic!

Scoty

Any word on yoker?

Devil's Refugee

Fan-bl00dy-tastic.
About time too.

Morningside here I come !

Amanda-Jane

DO you really think it will come to Yoker Scoty

AJx

LG John

Happy days

Russs

I filled up in Stirling this lunchtime - the bloke said to me, "well done, that optimax was only put in 10 minutes ago, you're the first to get some!"

Borestone garage, St Ninians, my local Shell station as it happens

bluenose172

iTrader: (2)

Russ did he give you a free Mars bar?

Where about in Stirling? I may take a trip over this weekend!

scooby.

Anyone know how much it is ??

LG John

I'm just up the road from Braidburn garage so I'll report prices as soon as I know. Nice to see another Edinburgh (nearly) lad on here, welcome aboard scooby.

Cosie Convert

Priced cheaper than SUL........... which is nice

LG John

Eh, surely not CC??? You'll be loving this, no more carting drums of fuel around in the back of your Renault

MadScotsXR2

typical and i dunno if mine runs on unleaded neither

LG John

Cool, more edinburgh boys! We should have a scoobynet edinburgh meet! That said only about half the cars would actually be scoobies

Cosie Convert

Yes, down at the station on the M74 it was 1p/ltr cheaper than the SUL it replaced. More MPG too !!! I'm up in the teen's now

Cosie Convert

Oooooops

[Edited by Cosie Convert - 6/6/2002 9:21:26 PM]

GM

78.9p/l

m1cassels

so, now optimax is in Edinburgh, does anyone notice the difference? Mine's an 01 wagon and wondering if it's worth starting to use Op. instead of standard unl. (bit tight you know)

SiPie

m1cassels....

Can't believe you are actually using normal unleaded in your car!!!

Go for Optimax but if not then at least get some SUL in it. (Optimax same price around Edinburgh anyway @ 77.9pish per litre)

You'll certainly notice a difference switching from unleaded.

negri

79.9p at shell seafield road
77.9p saughton jail . calder road

negri

now 76.9 at seafield road

m1cassels

Just had the car serviced at Nobles - they said the feedback they had from a number of customers was that the 01 WRX does not like Optimax at all, and best to avoid it. Try SUL if I want, but most of their customers use regular unleaded.

Help please anyone?!! Any scientific info available about it, rather than opinion?

M1