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Title: sainsburys super, any good?
Post by: nobby on August 16, 2009, 07:56:13 pm
hi all, unfortunately in my town i only have a choice of bp or sainsburys for petrol with bp super coming in at 109.9 and sainsburys at 102.9, basically is it any good? If i am travelling out of town i try to get tesco super.
Title: Re: sainsburys super, any good?
Post by: matty_jetta on August 16, 2009, 07:59:27 pm
Not really sure about Sainsburys but i always use shell 98ron  :happy2:
Title: Re: sainsburys super, any good?
Post by: WhiteGTI on August 16, 2009, 08:00:26 pm
Sainsburys petrol is supplied from BP. Its exactly the same as the BP stuff.  :happy2:
Title: Re: sainsburys super, any good?
Post by: Tarmac_Terrorist on August 17, 2009, 01:35:26 pm
Sainsburys petrol is supplied from BP. Its exactly the same as the BP stuff.  :happy2:

I've also heard it's BP. Dunno if the additives / detergents are the same though. Probably!  :smiley:
Title: Re: sainsburys super, any good?
Post by: Greeners on August 17, 2009, 01:40:39 pm
I was under the impression the Sainsbury's stuff was 97 and not 99 ron.  :smiley:
Title: Re: sainsburys super, any good?
Post by: NEWEY on August 17, 2009, 02:05:30 pm
sainsburys stuff is the same as bp fuel. but its only 97ron i think
Title: Re: sainsburys super, any good?
Post by: DanGB on August 17, 2009, 02:09:39 pm
I often use sainsburys as its so cheap. and yes its 97ron.
Title: Re: sainsburys super, any good?
Post by: Greeners on August 17, 2009, 02:19:15 pm
I often use sainsburys as its so cheap. and yes its 97ron.

Still gotta be better than any 95 I guess.
Title: Re: sainsburys super, any good?
Post by: pazz on August 17, 2009, 02:21:23 pm
Not really sure about Sainsburys but i always use shell 98ron  :happy2:

Shel VPower in the UK is 99 RON.
Title: Re: sainsburys super, any good?
Post by: JVS on August 17, 2009, 02:29:44 pm
Tesco 99 is usually about the same price as Sainsbury's super unleaded in my area (East London/Ilford)

....but you get 2 additional ron for your money

Jim
Title: Re: sainsburys super, any good?
Post by: Gene Hunt on August 17, 2009, 08:12:29 pm
Not really sure about Sainsburys but i always use shell 98ron  :happy2:

Shel VPower in the UK is 99 RON.
.......really ?????. :happy2:
Title: Re: sainsburys super, any good?
Post by: NEWEY on August 18, 2009, 08:08:01 am
Not really sure about Sainsburys but i always use shell 98ron  :happy2:

Shel VPower in the UK is 99 RON.
.......really ?????. :happy2:

yes irrc shell optimax was 98 ron and when v power come in it was 99ron  :smiley:
Title: Re: sainsburys super, any good?
Post by: rainking on August 18, 2009, 10:10:50 am
Tesco 99 is usually about the same price as Sainsbury's super unleaded in my area (East London/Ilford)

....but you get 2 additional ron for your money

Jim

Last time I filled a car with Tesco Super was my old 911.....

shortly after receiving said tank of said fuel.... I had to shell out £700 to have the fuel injection fixed.... as it lost all power at 3000RPM.

Coincidence or not, I'll only put V-Power in the GTI, VR6 and the Splitty now....

Title: Re: sainsburys super, any good?
Post by: JVS on August 18, 2009, 10:21:11 am
I've been filling up with Tesco 99 since I got my GTI about 5 weeks ago.

But you've got me a little worried!

Anyone else had any probs with Tesco 99?

Jim
Title: Re: sainsburys super, any good?
Post by: NEWEY on August 18, 2009, 11:11:29 am
I've been filling up with Tesco 99 since I got my GTI about 5 weeks ago.

But you've got me a little worried!

Anyone else had any probs with Tesco 99?

Jim


there has been a few bad reports of tesco 99
Title: Re: sainsburys super, any good?
Post by: DanGB on August 18, 2009, 11:19:32 am
I use it regularly in mine fine.

There was a batch of contaminaed fuel a while ago with tesco but that was a one of and not sure it affected 99ON.
Title: Re: sainsburys super, any good?
Post by: Phil Mcavity on August 18, 2009, 02:32:50 pm
I've been filling up with Tesco 99 since I got my GTI about 5 weeks ago.

But you've got me a little worried!

Anyone else had any probs with Tesco 99?

Jim

Zero, been running all my mk5 GTi's on Tesco 99.
Title: Re: sainsburys super, any good?
Post by: xxx_mojo_xxx on August 18, 2009, 11:12:29 pm
I tend to use Sainsbury's Super Unleaded when I cazn't be asked to drive up to a Shell garage for the good old V-Power.

Sainsbury's Super unleaded is RON 97... and in my neck of the woods Shell V-Power is actually cheaper.

Gotta be V-Power  :driver: