Why BP

[BottomScratcher]

If you truly want the best, give avgas a go

It's an older thread, but if anyone is thinking that running 100LL Avgas, or 100/130 Avgas might be fun to try, consider that they're leaded fuels, so even if you can afford the non-aviation use price for Avgas (about $3 p/l), and you can find someone to sell it to you for non-aviation use, it's a lot of hard work and money to put something through your engine that's going to stuff your catalytic converter, and have a computer doing flips and twists trying to figure out what it's supposed to be doing.

[Transporter]

It's an older thread, but if anyone is thinking that running 100LL Avgas, or 100/130 Avgas might be fun to try, consider that they're leaded fuels, so even if you can afford the non-aviation use price for Avgas (about $3 p/l), and you can find someone to sell it to you for non-aviation use, it's a lot of hard work and money to put something through your engine that's going to stuff your catalytic converter, and have a computer doing flips and twists trying to figure out what it's supposed to be doing.

That must be what the car hire company Budget use in their hire cars. I didn't bother with refueling, when I returned the car, let them to take care of it and they've charged me $3.30/L . I recon, the next time, I just put some regular unleaded in their car, saving them the cost of the tow truck and the expensive repair bill.

[phaeton]

I use Shell V Power (no dockets biased) in my Jetta, I believe its runs better than BP.

[BottomScratcher]

That must be what the car hire company Budget use in their hire cars. I didn't bother with refueling, when I returned the car, let them to take care of it and they've charged me $3.30/L . I recon, the next time, I just put some regular unleaded in their car, saving them the cost of the tow truck and the expensive repair bill.

I was in Darwin recently and had hired a Hyundai i30 from Europecar for my time there. To say fuel in Darwin isn't cheap is a bit of an understatement. On the way to the airport for my outbound flight I pulled into a servo that I have a discount card for intending to fill the car up before returning it so as not to get slugged the rental company fuel charge. I'd already sussed out where the fuel cap was, but didn't I feel a goose when I couldn't open the fuel cap cover.

After about 4 or 5 people asking me in a dry, sarcastic manner, "Hire car is it mate?" I gave up. I went to the Europecar desk at the airport and told the attendant that I attempted to fill it up, but the outer flap over the fuel cap wouldn't release. I had expected them to think that it was a novel excuse, but would slug me the charges anyhow. The girl took the keys from me, went out to the lot, tried it, came back, and said, "That's the second one this week". Seems it's a bit of an issue on some i30's. Anyhow, when the statement came in I was only billed the pump price.

BTW, nicely appointed car the i30, but wouldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding.

[brimway]

Very few car rental outlets have on-site fuel, so one of their employees has to drive the "unfueled" car to the servo, fill it and record the details. The company has to run an account, monitor the purchases and apply them to a rental contract.

This is why they apply an incentive ie $3/l to renters to refuel the car prior to return. Car rental staff will tell you that they would be delighted if it was the renter who refueled the car and not one of them.

A bit off topic but car rental companies don't care whether its BP, Shell etc. Vehicles that require PULP, eg Europcar's Audi fleet, they use regular ULP.

[RRRRIT]

ive only ever used BP as i use to own a 500hp r33 gtr and never had an issue that said when i put in vpower it ran like a micra no power at all.
although if you get a bad batch of fuel well then your just unlucky, word of advice never fuel up when theres the tanker as he stirs up the old fuel which sits at the bottom.

[cylinderhead]

Anyone used united's 100 octane fuel?

[RRRRIT]

i wouldn't use united BP is a much better quality fuel and 98 octane is more than enough for Australian delivered cars since they detune them for the climate

[gldgti]

Anyone used united's 100 octane fuel?

Yeah, used in my carb. mk1..... awesome