Fuel dearer at supermarket stations

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[JohnK]

The prices I have seen lately at Woolworths petrol are dearer than most service stations.

Most times E10 unleaded is worthwhile with 4c fuel discount but I find Vortex 95 is usually up to 12c dearer so unless discount is 10c-15c it is not really worthwhile.

Accumulating points is nice but not when there are cheaper options.

 

[serfty]

I still have ½ dozen 8[sup]¢[/sup] evouchers 'til 26th ...

 

[mannej]

The article is not really related to Perth, as there are not that many independants.

However I have noticed prices jump nicely when there is a bigger discount than normal promotion.

 

[medhead]

herald sun, so sydney? the place where the cheap petrol stations add things like turps and thinners to their tanks - according to an ex-oil industry chemist.

 

[NM]

herald sun, so sydney? the place where the cheap petrol stations add things like turps and thinners to their tanks - according to an ex-oil industry chemist.

And why would they do that when turps and thinners cost more than petrol?

 

[medhead]

And why would they do that when turps and thinners cost more than petrol?

Used turps costs more than petrol?


Sent from the Throne

 

[moa999]

I agree the premium for the "Premium" fuels is a lot particularly when it apparently only costs the fuel companies a few cents.

Mind you travelling in the US recently 85/87/91 (generally cant get higher than 91) was price at 380/390/400 cents/gallon (1l=3.78 gallon) - so a 6c/L differential.

Also hardly think the article is worthwhile given the dearth of independents in most places (eg Sydney) - I generally find the Wow/Caltex or Shell undiscounted prices cheaper than BP (generally extortionate) and the old Mobil/7-11

 

[chrisb]

Mind you travelling in the US recently 85/87/91 (generally cant get higher than 91) was price at 380/390/400 cents/gallon (1l=3.78 gallon) - so a 6c/L differential.

Pointless fact of the day - the Octane ratings used in the USA and Australia are different, hence why you see 85-91 in the USA and 91+ over here.

Octane rating - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The article is not really related to Perth, as there are not that many independants.

I live near a United, 3 woolworths and one BP. 99% of the time the United is cheaper than the Woolworths even with a discount. I do miss ePump though.

Also, we have FuelWatch. I don't think people over east appreciate how good it is that you can lookup fuel prices in advance of travelling, and that fuel prices can't change during the day. You can also see whether fuel will be cheaper today or tomorrow.

 

[moa999]

Pointless fact of the day - the Octane ratings used in the USA and Australia are different, hence why you see 85-91 in the USA and 91+ over here.
Octane rating - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Interesting so 91AKI=95 RON... so there is equivalency - just add 4-5...
Oh well.. I guess I was being nice filling my rental Merc C300 with the 91... (interesting the fuel sticker on the inside of the tank says fill with RON 95 (min 91) - so not even customised for US conditions - and nothing provided by Hertz.

But it still means in the US the price differential between basic 89/90 RON and premium 95 RON is only 6c/L - whereas it is significantly more in Australia

 

[NM]

Used turps costs more than petrol?

LOL ... I guess it depends on how it was used.

A bit hard to extract the "used thinners"

 

[medhead]

LOL ... I guess it depends on how it was used.

A bit hard to extract the "used thinners"

Indeed.
But I'm happy to blindly accept the word of someone who tested the various fuels involved.

 

[TiredOldFlyer]

I prefer 98 petrol from a major supplier (BP/Shell) in my car (V8) don't know why but it makes me feel better - don't like "Supermarket" fuel, particularly diesel in Mrs Toff's car,
doesn't seem to run well on the "cheap" fuel.
Interestingly our son, motor mechanic, took the head of a car only yesterday and I have never seen so much carbon on the tops of the pistons since the old days when
cars had to be de-coaked every 20,000 miles or so. He asked his customer where he purchased his fuel and the answer was at the local supermarket service station.
The injectors on this car were also fuel of gum and required cleaning. I can't be sure if it was caused by poor fuel but it makes think.
Hope the airlines don't collect shopper dockets for cheap fuel

 

[drewbles]

I prefer 98 petrol from a major supplier (BP/Shell) in my car (V8) don't know why but it makes me feel better - don't like "Supermarket" fuel, particularly diesel in Mrs Toff's car,
doesn't seem to run well on the "cheap" fuel.
Interestingly our son, motor mechanic, took the head of a car only yesterday and I have never seen so much carbon on the tops of the pistons since the old days when
cars had to be de-coaked every 20,000 miles or so. He asked his customer where he purchased his fuel and the answer was at the local supermarket service station.
The injectors on this car were also fuel of gum and required cleaning. I can't be sure if it was caused by poor fuel but it makes think.
Hope the airlines don't collect shopper dockets for cheap fuel

Coles = Shell
Woolies = Caltex

I know various people who don't like Vortex 98 from Caltex, but that pre-dates the supermarket tie-up.

Considering it's almost impossible in Melbourne to find a servo that isn't Caltex or Shell (not all that many BP's around), it's really just the three major players.

The "Local Supermarket" servos = major fuel companies. If it's an independent servo that does the deal with IGA, then who knows, but there's only a handful of them around in MEL too.

I've heard plenty of bad stories about E10 fuel or the 100 RON fuel (Which is also 10% ethanol) and what it can do to engines that are not designed for it. That's nothing to do with the quality of the fuel, more so the compatibility of said fuel.

 

[gwynne]

The 4c dockets certainly don't sway choice of supermarket petrol but a 12c or more discount is certainly worth it.