What type of Fuel do you use?
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From: Bremen, Germany
The majority of UK stations give you the option for Unleaded, Super Unleaded and Diesel. LPG is available at bigger stations at busier sites but most garages have just the three fuels. The habit of most UK drivers is to not fill the tank, instead they just put the odd £10-£15 in unless they are going on a long journey. This is false economy in my eye because they'll have to revisit the forecourt more often. There are some areas where people are so strapped for cash they literally put £2 of petrol in which won't even get you 2 litres of fuel.
Daim: The last time I was in Germany I was in my coach and I filled up at a Shell in Berlin. I took on 700 litres of diesel, but this was not a motorway service station it was a little forecourt near my hotel that only opened during the day. The man running the place was very pleased with my purchase!
Daim: The last time I was in Germany I was in my coach and I filled up at a Shell in Berlin. I took on 700 litres of diesel, but this was not a motorway service station it was a little forecourt near my hotel that only opened during the day. The man running the place was very pleased with my purchase!
Our local petrol station in Lowestoft, the "Shell" on Horn Hill, had a huge choice of fuels...
- Leaded 3 star
- Leaded 4 star
- Leaded 5 star
- Unleaded 3 star
- Unleaded 4 star
- Diesel
Long ago... Back then, when the milk floats would groan around town in the morning, the dustbin truck would run on a 2-stroke Foden diesel engine and the diesel locos would emit more black smoke than a major factory on fire!
stopped using shell for a while and went to BP, the other day I needed fuel, so I went to the Murphy USA (walmart) and filled it there. Not gonna lie it was pretty good. But then using shell now. I think the Murphy certainly is in my top 3, got great MPG and it had smooth acceleration and no i'm not getting paid to advertised ( I wish ) lol.
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From: Perth Ontario Canada
Almost all gasoline in a given geographical area comes from the same refinery, no matter who the end retailer is. The only difference (if any) is the type and volume of additives. Even if there is a difference, it will take thousands of miles to become noticeable. BP themselves states 5,000 miles.
