Tesco 99 octane

[cupra fan]

Filled up with this stuff for the first time! Impressed, normaly use optimax only but had to give this a go! initial impressions, seriously enhanced gear changing around town, nice idle and goes better than optimax. One down side is noise! on acceleration you can notice a lot of manifold style noise, sounds like you've changed part of the exhaust system! Thumbs up for 89.9 pence a litre of this stuff at great yarmouth. (5 pence off a litre after food shop) ,mpg went up by 2 as well!
Nice one tesco

 

[Jonny]

Didn't realise there was such a thing as 99 octane! Trip to Tesco's tomorrow me thinks - give it a go!

 

[mark sheerin]

I didn't know they had brought out a 99 but I allways used to rate their superunleaded above optimax...bum dyno!!

 

[SKRPhoenix]

Not many places have it yet. It's about alright, but I think they are testing just a couple of fuel stations per area if you get what I mean.

I don't know of any round here yet.

 

[cupra fan]

Unfortuantly a lot of tesco's don't sell it! started in the south east under trial, but seems to be creeping out to other stores! Have a search, remember a post about this fuel here on cupra net! good luck!

 

[Jonny]

Just had a read of a thread on pistonheads... they say that Tesco gets their fuel from Shell & it's actually 98 Octane, not 99?

 

[mrcoyote]

Just had a read of a thread on pistonheads... they say that Tesco gets their fuel from Shell & it's actually 98 Octane, not 99?

Surely if they're selling it as 99 octane and it's in reality 98, then they're breaking the Trade Descriptions act?

 

[cordobabrendy]

they get their basic petrol from the same place, in fact same tanks but its the additives added in via a second feed when its being loaded onto the lorries that makes the difference, ie detergents etc

 

[Jonny]

Surely if they're selling it as 99 octane and it's in reality 98, then they're breaking the Trade Descriptions act?

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?p=1&f=23&t=210741&h=0

They got that from someone on scoobynet, apparently an administrator was told by Tesco customer services that it's 98RON not 99RON...

 

[Chris`I]

Tescos @ Chineham, Basingstoke has just got it. Im only on my second tank in my new leon FR so cant really comment, accept its slightly cheaper than Optimax (97.9p vs 99.9p) and I stopped filling when it got to £50

 

[chiefsilverback]

I'm always dubious when people fill up with a different petrol and there's a sudden surge of power etc... It takes a couple of tank loads for the system to flush through and the ECU to adjust, so I think that it's mostly the placebo effect working.

Even when it does start to have an affect, going from 98 to 99 can only make a fractional difference? I can understand moving from 88 to 98 but seriously 1 octane cannot do a huge amount.....

 

[Reg]

I agree - there is no way that a change of petrol is going to completely change the way a car sounds and changes gear. The change from regular to super unleaded usually starts to show after a couple of tanks (as already stated) while the ECU learns, idle and throttle response often improve, and there might be a couple of bhp at the end. Good to know that it is Shell fuel though - Optimax is getting really expensive around my way (101.9p per litre) so I am using regular unleaded in my M3, and Optimax in my bike. I am picking up my Leon in a couple of weeks, and have told my wife to use decent petrol in it!

 

[keithrann]

Gonna have to give that a go! A cheaper alternative to optimax

 

[chiefsilverback]

Something to look forward to, Shell are going to launch 100 Octane fuel over here at some point....

 

[Chaz]

I ahve been using 99Ron for about 4 months now and I don't think my performance is better but the car seems to run smoother and I am getting a bit better mpg as well..

 

[cup rahhh]

been using it for a few months -

better than optimax - YES

cheaper than optimax - YES - espcially when they keep closing shell garages down in the area

sticking with optimax - NO

tesco's seems to hold on that little bit longer - not so much of a drop off after a few days that i noticed with optimax in my car

all in all impressed !

 

[PhilW]

Anyone know what Tesco's sell it now and whether they will expand to other places in the UK?

 

[Si]

I have been using it for months now too. Defo good stuff and much much cheaper than Optimax.

However Tesco's get there fuel from Texco .... well they use to anyway.

I do believe it has been a success down here so yes they will be spreading round the UK!

 

[AoS]

Just had a read of a thread on pistonheads... they say that Tesco gets their fuel from Shell & it's actually 98 Octane, not 99?

I passed a BP garage the other day and it had a Tesco tanker filling it up?

 

[jmcvicar]

much much cheaper than Optimax.

I was going to fill up with this stuff last night - 99.9p at my local Tesco. Went past Shell on my way home though and paid 99.9p for Optimax - RESULT