MLC35 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Hello all. Having just purchased my 350z i am becoming more and more obsessed with caring for it. The wife and kids are now grubby and malnourished! My latest thing is putting the best fuel in the car that i can find. I have found Shell V-power petrol, which is a 99 RON fuel and incorporates engine cleaning technology (apparently - although i have not tasted any to check). Not only that, they offer discounts and vouchers etc if you join the Shell club. Get a standard membership card from a Shell garage, and if you buy more than 150 litres of V-power fuel in any calendar quarter (3 months) then you get invited to the V-power club which has more benefits. Am i being led on by marketing? Am i going to blow up my car? Am i doing anything remotely useful to improve my vehicle? Can the club get extra rewards from Shell on our behalf? Jonathan...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 You will get better fuel economy using 99ron. Tesco is also pretty popular and you get points. In my opinion, dont use BP. I will leave out the rant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLC35 Posted February 13, 2010 Author Share Posted February 13, 2010 Tesco fuel - seriously? I thought all the supermarket fuels were meant to be a bit rubbish? I am willing to stand corrected tho'..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Tesco fuel - seriously? I thought all the supermarket fuels were meant to be a bit rubbish?I am willing to stand corrected tho'..... been tested on dyno's tesco 99 ron was pulling some of the best bhp gains. better than shell, but that was their old stuff, not sure how v-power compares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLC35 Posted February 13, 2010 Author Share Posted February 13, 2010 bhp gains isn't everything tho' is it - i mean, am i susposed to be taken in by all the 'Engine Cleaning Technology' or is that just bo)(ocks? J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 nothing a bottle of injector cleaner won't do, personally i think shell is over hyped. tesco's does the job and its cheaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakeindian Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 +1 with tesco's club card points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 How much for this Tesco 99 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich5259 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 I use Tesco and pay with their credit card which means even more points and the wife gets lots of nice presents from the jewelers every Christmas so I can have what I want for the car too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richt Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 I use Tesco and pay with their credit card which means even more points and the wife gets lots of nice presents from the jewelers every Christmas so I can have what I want for the car too Good plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanski Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 I only ever used the boggo stuff Asda or anywhere in fact never had any issues. Mine did perform slighty better with Shell though to be honest but never put the high end stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 I only ever used the boggo stuff Asda or anywhere in fact never had anyissues. Mine did perform slighty better with Shell though to be honest but never put the high end stuff +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLC35 Posted February 13, 2010 Author Share Posted February 13, 2010 Right then - looks like i am going to Tesco. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narcotix Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 +1 on the Tesco 99 Ron fuel ... I normally use Sainsbury's Super Unleaded as it's the closest petrol station to me ... I tried Asda fuel a few weeks ago as I was in need and found that I got considerably less MPG ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 +1 on the Tesco 99 Ron fuel ... I normally use Sainsbury's Super Unleaded as it's the closest petrol station to me ... I tried Asda fuel a few weeks ago as I was in need and found that I got considerably less MPG ... i found the sainsbury super gave really lumpy performance in my area, only used it once though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich5259 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 IIRC the people that put TEXACO fuel in have regretted it almost immediately - stay away!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 How much for this Tesco 99 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 How much for this Tesco 99 ? depends on your location, i currently pay 115.9 i think was my last fillup per litre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 How much for this Tesco 99 ? depends on your location, i currently pay 115.9 i think was my last fillup per litre So it's about 5% more than unleaded ........... and what mpg do you get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 long distance, i get about 32mpg but mines running rich at the moment with the mods, currently on short runs recently its on 17.5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakeindian Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 thats the same as my local tesco's at the moment. i have to run 99 as it's an JDM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLC35 Posted February 13, 2010 Author Share Posted February 13, 2010 Still struggling to get my head round the fact that our high performance sports cars are best fed by Tesco! Hardly exotic or rare is it? J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Still struggling to get my head round the fact that our high performance sports cars are best fed by Tesco!Hardly exotic or rare is it? J. you can run fine on shell, think of it as the difference between drinking coke and pepsi, both taste the same, just ones more a brand whore than the other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimm Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Still struggling to get my head round the fact that our high performance sports cars are best fed by Tesco!Hardly exotic or rare is it? J. you can run fine on shell, think of it as the difference between drinking coke and pepsi, both taste the same, just ones more a brand whore than the other agree, not a big deal imo just if shell is around the corner which it is for me then shell it is,Tescos which is 7 miles away its a no brainer but either one will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3FIDDYZ Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 In answer to your original post the marketing club thing is a bit of a swiz..... its got some many conditions, you can t have 2 cards on the same account, you have to buy so much over a given period etc etc etc... Ran with tesco 99 for ages but then moved and nearest place is shell and all is fine. If you need to run with lower grade then its fine as the map on the ECU will change, but its advisable to use the good stuff. Oh and dont run texaco... its crap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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