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All my local shell stations have run out of V Power, that is Shell Hook and Shell Claygate. Had to go up to Isleworth today, none at Shell Gillette Corner.

Anyone else not getting any?

I was on fumes so put in £10 of standard shell unleaded, handbook says this is ok with 95 RON but can cause a slight loss of power under unfavourable conditions. 91 RON can be used as an emergency measure.

Is Shell standard unleaded 95 RON?, i know, should have checked when i was there!

AFAIK shell's standard unleaded is 95 RON.
Had a similar thing over the xmas break and all i could find was sainsburys 'normal' unleaded.

My father-in-law lives in Newcastle and could not find any v-power either.

Premium (normal) in the UK is 95. Most supers are 97.

is it me or do less petrol stations stocking super unleaded now?

Ive had the same thing over the christmas break, tried 3 petrol stations in surrey whilst i was down there (twickenham, cobham and i forget the where its called but near esher) before i had any luck with Vpower, and also the same thing in newcastle last sunday no V-power ended up putting Esso supreme or whatever they call it in.

Hope they get some V-power back soon!

cheers Rob

try tesco99..its gotta be better that 95 normal..

Had a few problems getting VPower last week, I put in a small amount of 95RON to last a few days then fortunately on Friday night I managed to get some VPower.

I asked the chap at the counter why there was a lack of VPower and he said that they'd merely run out of it . . . sounds a bit iffy to me if there's a general lack of it around the country.

Yep - stopped at 3 Shell garages today on my way down south - NONE had V-Power ... had to put that crappy 95 rubbish in - car did NOT like it one bit!

Tesco's 99 for me! You get two chocolate flakes in it as well as diesel and other assorted liquids according to recentish problems.

Still its local and the price is less unbearable than the others!!

and where was you going...you banburyish fairy you...

on my way down south

yep filled mine up today with the tesco 99 as the local shell had no v power

and where was you going...you banburyish fairy you...

Down to Winchester to see the pixies! It's where I work when I can be arsed to go ..... you big old cockney slaaaag you!

P.S. Didn't someone on here a while back say that BP-Ultimate is exactly the same as Sainsbury's 97 ??? Was it Rik?

Who was it that brought up the incident when they tested two Saabs on a rolling road and the lower octane fuel made more bhp on a standard Vauhall 9-3 turbo... Oh sorry Saab 9-3 turbo?

Something to do with ethanol being used to get RON up but having less enegy than petrol.... It was a fuel company stand at a motor show I recall... anyway they swapped the cars over on the dyno's, then the fuel and found out the above was the case.... urban myth maybe but I rember it from somewhere!

lemond wrote:Who was it that brought up the incident when they tested two Saabs on a rolling road and the lower octane fuel made more bhp on a standard Vauhall 9-3 turbo... Oh sorry Saab 9-3 turbo?

Something to do with ethanol being used to get RON up but having less enegy than petrol.... It was a fuel company stand at a motor show I recall... anyway they swapped the cars over on the dyno's, then the fuel and found out the above was the case.... urban myth maybe but I rember it from somewhere!

Yep i saw this display at the Goodwood festival of speed a couple of years ago, and it was BP.