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The Doctor



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New Shell fuel works but there's a slight problem...

I used Shell's new fuel save, full tank. I got 475 miles out of full tank as opposed to usually just over 450 miles from filling up at morrisons. The problem is that Shell is 119.9 at the mo but morrisons is 114.9. Swings and roundabouts I suppose. I know supermarket fuels are usually inferior but tough times on the financial front and my morrisons miles card will keep me there for now pehaps.

Anyone else tried the new Shell fuel? LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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Post #74382 20th Aug 2010 4:06 pm
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The Doctor



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I have just decided that I am not putting as much thought into this as I should.

Thinking about it, surely the small difference of 114.9 to 119.9 is not going to justify going to morrisons when I can get approx 25 more miles out of a full tank. Also, the Shell garage near me has just dropped their prices to 117.9 so more reason to keep with this new fuel me thinks. LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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Post #74385 20th Aug 2010 5:55 pm
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Triple7



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United Kingdom 2010 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Santorini Black

Call me frivolous, but I use Shell Optimax, 125p/ltr, but i get no smoke, noticeable smoothness and power. £3 extra a fill up aint't gonna make much difference in my life....... 2010MY Freelander 2 HSE Auto
Santorini Black with Ebony Napoli Leather

Post #74391 20th Aug 2010 9:28 pm
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The Doctor



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I thought it was called V-Power these days rather than optimax LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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Post #74392 20th Aug 2010 9:38 pm
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Martin
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Fortunately, round here the Shell is just about the cheapest (apart from Asda at 1ppl less), but the pumps seem to be setup for townie/taxi £10 splash-and-dashes and take F-O-R-E-V-E-R to fill up the D3 Laughing

Post #74394 20th Aug 2010 9:46 pm
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wingit



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United Kingdom 2010 Freelander 2 TD4_e GS Manual Santorini Black

Very Happy

And I thought my FL2 took forever to fill. I've only had the car for 10 weeks. The 1st time I needed to fill the tank from low, I couldn't take my eyes of the £ dial. Shocked

Post #74397 21st Aug 2010 10:00 am
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Junior



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£83 to fill her up Shocked
I can remember when I used to buy cars for less than that Laughing

Post #74400 21st Aug 2010 10:22 am
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Tim in Scotland



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Junior I have just bought a new car............................. 1) Filling it up costs £120 but as it can achieve 31mpg (hey it's a TDv8 FFRR Vogue!) I can now go for nearly 3 weeks between fillups so only one mortgage a month!
2) It's now the 4th car I have bought that cost more than I paid for my house 26 years ago! How can carbon have a footprint, it has no feet?
Now driving - RRE Coupe Dynamic Lux Auto with Plus pack, Fuji White, Ebony, SD4 with tow pack
Gone - 2010MY FFRR TDv8 Stornoway and Ivory, Privacy - the pace of a TDv8 RRS, the incomparable grace of a Range Rover
Gone but will be missed- RRS Tdv8 HSE Stornoway Grey with Ebony Leather
Gone (only a little missed) RRS Tdv6 2.7SE Giverny Green/Aspen
Defender 90 County HT in Epsom Green

Post #74407 21st Aug 2010 1:05 pm
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The Doctor



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I don't want to get off subject here of course but there is a guy not too far from me Tim who has a 2010MY Range Rover Autobiography TDV8 in stornoway and also a 10 plate Aston Martin V12 Vantage in black. He will have some fairly large fuel bills but then you don't buy those sort of cars if you can't afford to run them. I am just a tad jealous of him Laughing LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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mcphersonstrut



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England 2008 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

Full tank of Shell fuel save on test Thumbs Up (@ 115.9p)

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greengiant



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The Doctor wrote:
I have just decided that I am not putting as much thought into this as I should.

Thinking about it, surely the small difference of 114.9 to 119.9 is not going to justify going to morrisons when I can get approx 25 more miles out of a full tank. Also, the Shell garage near me has just dropped their prices to 117.9 so more reason to keep with this new fuel me thinks.


If I have done the maths correctly based on your original figures, with Shell you get 5.55% more miles for a 4.35% extra cost, therefore Shell is cheaper. Now the price has dropped it is cheaper still.
Round here the Shell garage is the cheapest unless Tesco have the 5p litre off voucher when shopping Thumbs Up 09 FL2 HSE auto Lago Grey
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68 NGTCV8 3.5L

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chicken george



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United Kingdom 2008 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Manual Santorini Black

My local Morrisons 117.9 Evil or Very Mad

Just bought 4500l of tractor fuel at 50p/l Crying or Very sad At work
At home

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Post #74428 21st Aug 2010 5:56 pm
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Junior



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Friday afternoon, 118.9 At the petrol station facing The Little Chef on the A64 just north of York.
Derek and I took the van up to whitby for a couple of days earlier this week Thumbs Up
A few bumpkins on tractors slowed us down and meant we joined the M62 in rushhour Big Cry
(I can't be certain but I think one had a chicken on his lap)

Post #74439 21st Aug 2010 9:33 pm
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charlie71



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475 miles a tank..

What's the average around here.

I filled up today.. It was super empty. I put 67.6litres in it..(68 litretank) and got a pretty impressive 545 miles.

The trip computer thingy said 15 miles left inthe tank.

Charlie.

Post #74477 22nd Aug 2010 8:27 pm
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