LCR prefers Sainsbury's 97RON to V-Power - WTF??

[6th.replicant]

For the past two years, my LCR has supped now't but Shell V-Power (99RON).

However, because there's a paucity of Shell stations in my local area - nearest is 23 miles - I've had to resort to Sainsbury's Super Unleaded (97RON).

Curiously, two tanks later, there's no change in performance and I get an extra 3mpg on a long run. (In the past, when I swapped from 97RON to 95RON the performance drop-off was marked and immediate.)

And Sainsbury's brew is 8p/litre less.

Any thoughts?

Ta

 

[fcuknafe]

Mines exactly the same with tesco's super. I tried Vpower/Texaco/Tesco's each month and tesco's came up on top each week witth an extra 15-40miles per tank!

 

[DannyC87]

another tesco's convert here

 

[jclaydon]

I moved from V-power/shell just down the road from me to Sainsburys or Tescos, depending where i am.

Bar the price it seems seems comparable in all aspects.

 

[Klone]

Another Vote for Tescos here.

 

[DOLBY]

Yeh tescos is alright, i use it all the time. Means i can use that little modern thing called 'chip and pin'. Cant at Shell as it is famous for fraudsters hahah.

 

[jonjay]

Yeh tescos is alright, i use it all the time. Means i can use that little modern thing called 'chip and pin'. Cant at Shell as it is famous for fraudsters hahah.

"chip and pin" what is that?

 

[DOLBY]

lol its when you put your card in the machine and type your pin number in....cant do that at shell, i have to fill up/withdraw the money/make people wait/pay in cash/then leave with a non smug look to the guy sitting behind my car with a very red angry face, that i am making late for the pub!!!!

I got frauded, and a few friends did at the very same shell garage. I sometimes use it but CASH ONLY, which equals the above time wasting measures.....so TESCO ftw

 

[The gaffer09]

so is that norm unleaded or momentum.. mine loves momentum but hates my pocket lol

 

[DOLBY]

i wouldnt personally touch 97 even if i was a peasant one month

 

[marshyc]

Tesco Momentum always. Shell V-Power is the same but about 5p a litre more round here and as we all know petrol is like liquid gold for price anyways. Robbing gets!

 

[J@mes W]

Tesco Momentum is great stuff, much cheaper than Shell. My car seems to prefer it too. It's a win win!!

 

[cryingfreeman]

Filled mine with the Sainsbury's couldn't believe how much longer it lasted!

 

[ADAM_84]

Another vote for tesco momentum super dooper unleaded petrol cars always ran on it and is mapped for that ron fuel, excellent performance and mpg.

 

[welchy]

Immediately noticed the difference with tesco momentum, excellente

 

[D.K]

i wouldnt personally touch 97 even if i was a peasant one month

Why Bret ?
I have only ever put Sainsbury's 97 RON in mine and I'v never had a fuel related problem and it's always made good power.

 

[leons_ leon]

Why Bret ?
I have only ever put Sainsbury's 97 RON in mine and I'v never had a fuel related problem and it's always made good power.

I put a tank on sainsbury super 97 in and my liquid gauge said i lost 4bhp, wasnt noticable tho...but normaly use v-power

 

[oldskool]

well I did the comparison test and Tesco made it feel less powerful and to cap it all, I got less MPG, somewhere between 20 miles less to the tank, filled up with vpower and it feels much better. usually get 200 miles to £40, the momentum stuff even though its cheaper only managed 178 miles. Viva la Vpower

 

[ibizacupra]

I have found VPower to run better than 99Tesco's, which pull more timing like for like

 

[DOLBY]

DK, just cos its 97...and i like 99.

Same with my ice creams heheeh