Stupid oil companies...

[Boob Johnson]

Went for a ride today, had no idea where too & ended up in Wanganui


Anyway on my way back after a wee snack & a drink, so I pull into the BP on the north side of town & ello ello ello what do we have here??? 98 octane juice!!! Taranaki is one of the few places in the country that doesn't have it

Anyway ive got 7 litres of 95 already & top it up with 14 litres of the "go go" juice, well bugger ME!!! What a difference! As the Km's ticked over on the way home it seemed to get better (less 95 in the tank I guess).


So what is the point of this thread you ask?


Simply to say "BOO SUCKS TO YOU FRITZY"!!!


Come on you nasty oil companies give us 98 Octane in the Naki!!!



ps: if you feel sorry for us here im willing to go out of my way & except donations of 98 octane (minimum 20 litres), that's just the kinda guy I am

[Donor]

ps: if you feel sorry for us here im willing to go out of my way & except donations of 98 octane (minimum 20 litres), that's just the kinda guy I am

So... all fuels BUT 98 wanted huh?

Cereally though, the BP 98 is the shee-ite!

It's all My Bike runs on these days, anything less and she sulks and farts til I top her up with The Goodness(tm).

[Dirka]

As far as im aware, one BP in Greymouth and two in Chch have 98.

Thats is for the south . . .

[Headbanger]

funny that, I never knew that particular servo had 98, None of the other BP's in Wanganui carry it. and I shop exclusively at BP due to the company fuel card.

Guess I'll be making more trips to that side of town, as it was i have been spewing on all the rest of the Wanganui BP's switching over to pre-pay pumps. I told em what I think of their policy, and have asked for a Caltex fuel card instead.

bastards.

[Swampdonkey]

You wont find any up here in the far north...Not a bloody shit show.So its a pleasure to go south and fill up on the lovely stuff.Even smells bloody good.

[BiK3RChiK]

I haven't seen it here either. Mind you, we use Shell and Mobil (fuelcards). Might have a look at BP in Whakatane.

We will be down in New Plymouth in about 10 days but I won't be bringing any fuel down sorry! Got the bro's wedding to attend.

Heaps of stations are swapping over to prepay on account of the losers who don't think they have to pay for filling up, so blame them! I don't think the margins are much for gas stations and they must cop heaps of abuse when the price goes up, so I kinda feel sorry for them...

[n0regret5]

octane booster isn't that expensive, will do the same thing..used it on the viffer, went like a maniac..

[Mental Trousers]

Places near race tracks tend to have 98 octane all over the place. So, get a race track built in the Naki. Problem solved.

[cruza]

As far as im aware, one BP in Greymouth and two in Chch have 98.

Thats is for the south . . .

nope.......blenheim, kaikoura, chch- all big connect sites ie bushinn,rolleston edgeware, dallington, qe2 etc etc, and a others on major routes, ashburton, timaru, dunedin , cromwell, queenstown, wanaka , greymouth.

[dipshit]

nope.......blenheim, kaikoura, chch- all big connect sites ie bushinn,rolleston edgeware, dallington, qe2 etc etc, and a others on major routes, ashburton, timaru, dunedin , cromwell, queenstown, wanaka , greymouth.

Even Oamaru has it at one of the BPs.

Possibly also Invercargill..????

[Headbanger]

Heaps of stations are swapping over to prepay on account of the losers who don't think they have to pay for filling up, so blame them! I don't think the margins are much for gas stations and they must cop heaps of abuse when the price goes up, so I kinda feel sorry for them...

And there you have the "official" reason, and now I will give you the real one.

Trade slows down in the last couple of hours, so they drop down to one staff member and lock the pumps. Has nothing to do with drive-off's and everything to do with providing poor service.

[Finn]

The difference between 95 and 98 is purely psychosomatic.

[Soul.Trader]

And there you have the "official" reason, and now I will give you the real one.

Trade slows down in the last couple of hours, so they drop down to one staff member and lock the pumps. Has nothing to do with drive-off's and everything to do with providing poor service.

If it's the choice between dropping to one staff member or going out of business, then there's really no choice, is there? I know a couple of service station owners, and they dont do that well. Dont blame them - blame modern consumerism. It's not the service station's fault that "service" is no longer part of what they do - it's consumers for demanding absolutely the cheapest of everything. If one station charged a mere $0.02 more for petrol, but offered a full-service court yard, they would go out of business.

[Soul.Trader]

The difference between 95 and 98 is purely psychosomatic.

This also is true in about 99% of situations. Very few vehicles require, or get any benefit from, 98 octane fuel.

[RantyDave]

The difference between 95 and 98 is purely psychosomatic.

Ahh, but it's the psychosomes that make it burn with a more even flame front - giving greater power, better fuel economy and improved sexual prowess. I also have magnets you can place under your matress to improve your chi and an antenna booster for mobile phones. Just $29.99 if you call in the next ten minutes.

Dave