Daz Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 [ QUOTE ] So what countries serve 100 RON V-power then? [/ QUOTE ] Switzerland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brabus Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] So what countries serve 100 RON V-power then? [/ QUOTE ] Switzerland? [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, 'cause we're special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 Yeah you are very "special" But no idea why some places are V Power 100 and some are V Power 98. I was quite disappointed not to find 100 on my recent trips to France and Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brabus Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 Don't worry Daz - I'll take a pic of a 100 RON V-Power pump and you can have it as a screen-saver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted August 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 Tee Hee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy_Driver Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 AFAIK the Shell V-Power here in Ireland is 95 RON - took a lot of looking around to get this info but reckon it to be right. Think V-Power is just a brand and has different RON in different countries. Shell sold their car petrol business here in Ireland so bit by bit the Shell garages are getting run down etc and starting to get sold as development sites for a few appartments. As such I am now going to stop getting V-Power for the GTI and go back to Tesco finest (only Tesco 95 RON available in Ireland) as at this stage my concern is that the pumps etc are not being maintained as well and for all the benefit I might be getting from V-Power, it is possibly being offset by the crap that is sitting in the petrol pump systems at this stage following the sale. My thoughts... Paddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Watson Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 I have benn using it for 2 weeks nowin Switzerland. I don't know anything about it, I don't know if its good or bad, I know its frekin expensive compared to other stuff 1.89Sfr/ltr (80p) 98ron is 75p. I was using 98ron from BP but that showed up bottom of the BHP chart someone potsed a while ago so I change to something more expensive! So am I running on the bollocks now or what? I think the garage has a wee brouchure about it, I need to check it out and see what Ron it's rated at. I feel no difference in the car though so it's hard to tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brabus Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 Yeah - it's the bollocks Shell even has V-power diesel, not tried it though for my golf - bloody expensive! Don't see the point when a diesel is for cheap motoring? I'll happily pop over into France and fill up with diesel there instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Watson Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 It's hard to find a diesel car here, harder to find a diesel pump when I borrowed the works van to move house. It will catch on sometime though. Its even more expensive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neimad Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Anyone else got any news about V-Power in the UK? [/ QUOTE ] I've just filled up with Optimax and the friendly fella behind the desk asked me if I'd heard of V-Power. He then went on to say that Optimax would be superceeded by V-Power toward the end of September (he mentioned the 20-something of Sept, exact date escapes me at this minute) and that it would probably be 99-100RON although that's still to be confirmed, as has pricing. Apparently they're expecting some information leaflets about it within the next few weeks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted August 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Hi Niemad > Your info matches mine except I was shown a specific date of 30th September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_C Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Great - that makes the fact that my local Shell garage has just become a bloody Texaco even easier to bear s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted August 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 I asked the manager of my favourite Shell station about V-Power on Sunday and she didn't know anything about it. This is a big 24/7 station on an artery A-road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted August 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 Latest just reported by Ryan_W in the GTI forum is as follows: "Apparently Shell V power is being launched in the UK in the coming weeks. Im told it is 99ron, they are preparing the pumps and advertising material "the advertising will arrive on sites early next week but knowing Shell it will probably be Wednesday or early Thursday. The advertising will have a picture of a Ferrari F1 pit-stop re-fueller filling up a road car with the slogan 'Ferrari Fuel for the Road'. With the advertising will be an info pack for the site staff. The new uniforms have also been ordered to replace the Optimax unforms" ....I hope you didn't mind me doing this, Ryan . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winrya Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 NP Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs32 Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 In France/Belgium the RON rating is 100 according to the forecourt signs if it's 100 for the UK then might it be worth going for with a remapped car ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_G Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 I just wonder what the additinal cost of V-Power is going to be since it is 99 RON. My cynical side says there's little chance of it being the same price because the Octane rating is higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_B Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 Just what I was thinking, the margin from Shell unleaded to Optimax seems to have climbed from 5p/litre to 6p/litre, so how much more is V-Power going to cost? I assume it's replacing Optimax completely, so it's V-Power or nothing (BP round here don't do Ultimate, in fact the nearest BP to my office stopped selling 98). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamD Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 BP Ultimate is only 97 AFAIK anyway. The only other place that does 98 or better is Tesco (who do a 99RON). Not sure how that is priced, but presumably V-Power will have to compete with that, unless Shell can convince the consumer that it is a far superior product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted August 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 I would have thought that all the Optimax customers will definitely use V-Power even if it's a couple of pence more. I wouldn't want to switch to regular 95RON when my car runs so much better on 98RON. I don't know how the 2.0T FSI engine will handle 99RON though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_B Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 [ QUOTE ] The only other place that does 98 or better is Tesco (who do a 99RON). [/ QUOTE ] Not my local Tesco in Cleethorpes, just 95 RON and diesel. The Esso near me has 97 RON, which I've used in an emergency situation, but that's about it, so it's usually a five-mile detour for Optimax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamD Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 Yeah not all Tesco stores do it sadly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted August 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 My nearest Optimax stations are all 15 miles away but they are in every direction (East, West, North, but not South cos it's the sea). My 24/7 one is 25 miles away but I'm happy to have the blast if necessary. Anyroadup, we'll hear what V-Power is soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F355GTS Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 I think there will be an announcement on Wednesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted August 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 Goodee! . Shell have been keeping their cards very close to their chest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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