Tesco petrol better than Shell?

[chrissyboy]

I've had my VTS for 2 years and up until last week always ran it on Shell (regular, not Optimax) because I thought it was not worth gambling on cheaper supermarket petrol. Last week I thought sod it, the car never really runs perfectly, Tesco was 3p a litre less (plus Clubcard points are worth more than Pluspoints!), I'm going to take a chance on Tesco petrol.

Guess what, it has definately been running better on Tesco petrol!

Anyone else got any thoughts/experiences on the different brands and supermarket fuel? Is supermarket fuel just as good as branded fuel now?

[hesslevtr]

never used supermarket fuel in my car

bp shell or esso for me

[Mystic]

Iv heard a few people say that tesco petrol seemes to like a vts more than bp, shell etc

[MAS]

i stick in fuel at a tesco place but the fuel supplier is esso

[bloz]

Ive used it in mine and it does not seem to last as long , i usually get about 330 miles to a tank and the tesco just makes 300 thats why i dont use it , as i travel bout 300 miles a week its not worth it

[CampDavid]

83.9 for tesco this week with my 5p off voucher for spending 50quid in store. Rock my cock, thats 2005 prices!

[l1ukeRS]

i used my moms reciept las nite for tesco fuel, 330 miles in a VTS blox, i only get 290 in my vtr

[David]

I always use Shell or Esso in my 1.1! :D: And I only usually get about 360 miles....

[willsy]

I use BP normal unleaded in mine (1.0i) i usually get 360 miles to the red light comes on. Always fill up then so not sure how much id get from full tank. 380 maybe?

[saxodan]

BP fuel for me for me, just seems to run smoother i dont know why!
Plus i work for them :P

[bloz]

i used my moms reciept las nite for tesco fuel, 330 miles in a VTS blox, i only get 290 in my vtr

at about 310 the lights on but only just on it did 340 miles the other day cos I was on the M6 Toll and cud not fill up,

And your VTR should do more than 290 how many miles has it done?? My old VTR which was cammed, skimmed polished etc did more than that.

[CampDavid]

My VTS did 400 miles to a tank on the way to Germany. VTRs are no more economical. They are also slow

[bloz]

Thats a bit harsh the VTRs aint that slow, what fuel did you get 400 miles on and were you driving Miss Daisy?

[Ry_B]

Shell all the way babehhh

[CampDavid]

90ish all the way, optimax. Car was running a little lean

[Yates]

i use either bp or morrisons, bp is about 400m from my house, and morrisons is around the same from the gfs house, get around 350 miles maybe a bit more in my vtr before the light comes on

[barrett]

i religiously fill up at tesco, never had a problem and dont see why it could possibly cause a problem!!

[Barry123]

for the fuel companies to maximise profit (and minimise overheads), they have a deal where they each use each others refinerys so for instance a BP refinery will deliver fuel usually to ALL the petrol stations within it's area, shells, essos, tesco's etc

Its the premium fuels that do special deliveries to their respective stations.

god knows why Tesco fuel is 'better', although i did hear that theirs is of a higher RON number... could be bollocks though

[Baz]

not a clue how many miles i get outta mine to a full tank,its never really over half way so....

[amy_1]

i always fill up at tesco, it is convenient and is the cheapest in Gainsborough plus i get my clubcard points so that is a bonus and i have never had a problem.

[Scott]

god knows why Tesco fuel is 'better', although i did hear that theirs is of a higher RON number... could be bollocks though

Some tescos do a 99 RON fuel, hence why Shell released the new V power or whatever its called to compete with it. Or at least thats a decent conclusion to draw from it:P