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!
I'm not getting any!
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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
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
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.
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.
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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!
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!
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Yep i saw this display at the Goodwood festival of speed a couple of years ago, and it was BP.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!
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