Which petrol station do you use?

[Captian soup]

The other day a fella who knows a bit about a thing or two told me that different petrol stations have different effects on a motor, his verdict.. bp & mobil are shite, "filth up engines mate".. both 91 and 95 and the only gasser he recommend was Shell, he said nothing about Caltex or Gull... but it makes me wonder is there anyone else that knows anything about this? or is he a mad man? to me petrol was petrol... but now im curious

[ac3_snow]

I'l throw in a vote for, which ever is closest when I hit reserve...

other than that 91 is still 91 (or close enough!) rite?

[Shadows]

It all comes out of the same tanker mate.

[Gremlin]

The brands do use different additives, and I've found a consumption difference between brands for most bikes.

I avoid Gull completely because of the ethanol blend, and fill with Shell a lot, as I get good consumption.

[ac3_snow]

haha just found THIS handy little feature, may help with your question

[EJK]

BP (very) often have/has V drinks on special.


P.S. Is it "BP has" or "BP have"??

[jasonu]

Any station where the currymuncher doesn't insist on not letting me fill my own tank. I've had a few tank washes and a couple of paint chips due to monkeys filling my bike.

[Berries]

BP (very) often have/has V drinks on special.

Shell are doing a special for a bottle of V and a Moro bar at the moment, although if I have a choice I will only use Mobil.

[Smifffy]

Any station where the currymuncher doesn't insist on not letting me fill my own tank. I've had a few tank washes and a couple of paint chips due to monkeys filling my bike.

You'd be lucky to find a place in NZ now that isn't self-fill, unless it's a small town, and they are having a quiet day.

[SPP]

BP (very) often have/has V drinks on special.
P.S. Is it "BP has" or "BP have"??

"have" unless you mean one specific station in which case it's "has" ... I think.

The brands do use different additives, and I've found a consumption difference between brands for most bikes.

I avoid Gull completely because of the ethanol blend, and fill with Shell a lot, as I get good consumption.

My bike seems to run best on Challenge-95 and Mobile-97... I thought it was in my head (and still may be)

[oneofsix]

I have been lectured on how the different brands have different additives. Story went something like Caltex does clean your engine, but can't remember what BP and Shell were meant to do for you. Theory is that you should rotate through 3 or 4 tanks of each brand to get their benefits, takes a couple of fills from Caltex before you are cleaning your engine.
Personally I use the PnS discount coupons at the PnS station, BP rebranded, and when I don't have those I use Shell for the Fly Buys (yeah I know they aren't worth the effort but if you are paying the same $ why not)

[steelestring]

RIMATEX

[p.dath]

The other day a fella who knows a bit about a thing or two told me that different petrol stations have different effects on a motor, his verdict.. bp & mobil are shite, "filth up engines mate".. both 91 and 95 and the only gasser he recommend was Shell, he said nothing about Caltex or Gull... but it makes me wonder is there anyone else that knows anything about this? or is he a mad man? to me petrol was petrol... but now im curious

There is a single oil refinery in NZ, Marsden Point. All petrol retailers, except Gull, get their petrol from the refinery. However the different companies can put in an additive pack just as the fuel leaves the refinery.

Further, MED regulates the parameters for the fuel. And those parameters are very tight. So even with the additive packs, the variation between the fuels is not great.

So do I think that using fuel from different companies in NZ will "filth up your engine" - no. In fact, because of the MED fuel regulations, I think there will be very little difference between the fuels for the stated RON rating from one fuel wholesaler to another.


HOWEVER, there could be a larger variation in fuel quality based on the individual retailer you buy the fuel from, as opposed to the brand. This is because individual fuel retailers may have storage tanks of varying quality. Some of those tanks may contain more containments than others. Also the RON rating of the fuel is not stable, and decays with time. So a fuel retailer with a high turnover is likely to have fresher fuel (with a better RON rating) that a service station with a slow turnover.


The petrol supply in NZ is pretty good IMHO. So good, that I typically choose the service station base on how close it is to me, rather than the brand.

[Fatt Max]

Shell are doing a special for a bottle of V and a Moro bar at the moment, although if I have a choice I will only use Mobil.

Do you get a pie option as well..??

I used to use a small Caltex up the road. The guy that ran it was a top bloke, he would fill the cage and the bike and give me a billy can of gas for my weed eater for free. The amount of 'end of line' choc bars I got out of him as well, explains about, well, 13.75% of my waistline.

He was also a bit of a 'gardener' and I had the pleasure of sampling some of his produce on a number of occaisions.......yyyeeeaaaaaahhhhhh dude.....

He was a Kiwi but spent many years in London so we used to chat about the old country a lot. The place is closed now, shame...(the servo, not London, hope not anyway)

As for petrol, fucked if I know however the dealer did say that BP were the best. Cant answer that myself, I'm too wired on dope and choc bars from the last place.....ding ding ding...so much love in this thread....hey there, how you doing, I'm going tantric for the winter.......ooohhhh.......tree....

[caseye]

SHELL makes the engines in all three of our bikes go the best.Mobil gunges everything up and makes em run like hairy arsed dogs.
BP, smells bad and also makes em run rough, don't know the technicalities but thats what I've found over the years.