Shell petrol on Fair Go now! (21 June)

**oldrider** · 21st June 2006, 20:29

Hardly worth the fuss true but add on fly buys and credit card cash backs etc and you are still right on a Tui savings moment. Yeah right.
OK it suits me because I was doing it anyway where it suits.

Cheers John.

**Jantar** · 21st June 2006, 20:33

Originally Posted by Hitcher

What's that as a percentage difference?

Just guessing here, but assuming that a Civic has a 45 litre tank and returns 16km/l, that's a range of 720km. A 7km variation on this is 1%. That, gentle readers, is fuck all difference.

They used a completely dry tank and put in 12 litres of Mobil for 174 km. When it ran out they rteplaced the tank with another completely empty tank and filled with 12 litres of shell for 181 km. 7 km difference works out at 4% difference.

**Madness** · 21st June 2006, 20:35

Originally Posted by sunhuntin

theres a bp about 5 mins from my home, but the staff there are wankers

Same here. I had a moment with a staff member at my local BP. They no longer enjoy lining their till with my money. I told the guy to go fuck himself as I left that day, He took down my rego as I drove away. Retard.

**Flatcap** · 21st June 2006, 20:37

I never use Shell - there are hardly any about and their service is shite.

Caltex is the way to go, and the nice Indian man who runs my local lets me fill up without prepaying

**Karma** · 21st June 2006, 20:42

Mobil is good stuff...

98 octane, and pay at pump... can't beat it.

**chanceyy** · 21st June 2006, 21:44

As I use diesel, petrol is not a concern .. & yes loyalty cards play their part, we have two shell servo's here one offers damn good service, the other shit .... the former is a newer brighter bigger shop, as for the other brands service is a high priority in one but not in others .. so I get my diesel where i can get loyalty points as well

**skidMark** · 21st June 2006, 21:56

i don't give a rats ass how i'm treated as long as i get the best value for money..... and i generally don't go out of my way for a servo

but i always seem to run out of gas in my local area so 19 times out of 20 i end up at the local bp .....they give good service.....and i also go out of the way cus i like going for longer rides why go direct when you can detour?

but in saying that even if they gave shit service i would still go there....because most times i'm well onto reserve before i bother going near a servo and pushing a 160+ kilo bike to the nearest servo is not my preffered option, instead of going 1 km off course and knowing ill get where i want to and i get that extra little bit more of a ride....ipod cranking sunny's and a balaclave...ohhh the luxury...hate having to take all the shit off to go into a servo you can't have a helmet on so you have to take off your helmet...which means i have to take off the balaclave or it looks like i'm robbing them..

i spose thats another reason i always end up at the local bp because since they know me they don't mind me leaving all my helmet etc. on

crap babbling over... as you were

**The Stranger:Me** · 21st June 2006, 22:07

Originally Posted by chanceyy

Same course, same distance, same driving conditions, shell went 7 kms further ... BIG savings ... yeah right ...

Yeah, but seriously you would not expect a big gain would you?

Any gain by rights should only be incremental.

**James Deuce** · 21st June 2006, 22:11

Tinfoil hat's in the post swanny.

**chanceyy** · 21st June 2006, 22:13

Originally Posted by CaN

Yeah, but seriously you would not expect a big gain would you?

Any gain by rights should only be incremental.

Big savings .. no that would be pure fantasy, but it still free to dream..

Mind you was damn pleased to see price drop today just prior to me filling up the truck, esp when i was going to fill up last nite

**Karma** · 21st June 2006, 22:17

Originally Posted by chanceyy

Mind you was damn pleased to see price drop today just prior to me filling up the truck, esp when i was going to fill up last nite

three price increases, one price decrease.

Nothing to get excited about.

**skidMark** · 21st June 2006, 22:21

just a really stooooopid thought.....

in theory it is putting in the exact same amount of gas so for shells gas to make you go further you would have to get more power out of the same amount of fuel.....to use less throttle or watever therfore using less fuel.....ummmm hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

**chanceyy** · 21st June 2006, 22:30

Originally Posted by Weasel

three price increases, one price decrease.

Nothing to get excited about.

nope but after being away on holiday i take the savings where i can ..

**R6_kid:Me** · 21st June 2006, 22:39

even if said fuel did give you more power or economy it probably wouldnt be that much better for you at the end of the day unless you were conservative about it.

When broadband came out a lot of people were conned by the 'its faster so you spend less time' kinda line, which is bullshit. Everyone knows that at the end of the day you did more for longer.

Same with better fuel for the same price, if it did work, you'd probably end up riding harder knowing that you'd have more fun for the same price and economy as the other stuff.