Asda, Morrisons... We Salute You!

[TW]Fox;12700533 said:
Awesome.

Tell you what guys, mark my words. This wont last long and it definately wont go under 90p a litre.







I can't lose, I either get an ego massage when I'm proved right or I get proved wrong and get cheap petrol as a consolation prize :D
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fox aint lost yet, the national average is still way above £1
 
It would be some consolation if fuel prices did stay near the £1 mark given the state of the economy. Be very interesting to see if this is just supermarkets trying to cheer people in to spending more in the shops this week or if it is sustainable.
 
You pay for what you get. Supermarket petrol is on average a lower quality than BP, Shell, Esso etc standard stuff.

It is hit and miss; sometimes the big petrol and oil plants overproduce; in this case they sell their standard petroleum to the supermarket petrol stations at a cut price. Most of the time, though, they just sell them the dregs.

The 'bad' (usual) petrol from supermarket pumps is of a low enough quality to destroy finely tuned high-performance gear in motorbikes, and on the other end of the scale adds to general engine wear in cars.

As I said, you get what you pay for - so be warned.
 
JimpsEd said:
You pay for what you get. Supermarket petrol is on average a lower quality than BP, Shell, Esso etc standard stuff.

It is hit and miss; sometimes the big petrol and oil plants overproduce; in this case they sell their standard petroleum to the supermarket petrol stations at a cut price. Most of the time, though, they just sell them the dregs.

The 'bad' (usual) petrol from supermarket pumps is of a low enough quality to destroy finely tuned high-performance gear in motorbikes, and on the other end of the scale adds to general engine wear in cars.

As I said, you get what you pay for - so be warned.
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I don't think so.

The stuff has to meet the same standards as the petrol that BP, Shell and the others sell.

It might not have the same additives and detergents in as Shell, BP or Texaco 98 ron fuel but 98 ron fuel is 98 ron fuel. If it destroys your engine that should be running on higher octane fuel it's your fault. Otherwise this can't happen.
 
The Edge said:
I don't think so.

The stuff has to meet the same standards as the petrol that BP, Shell and the others sell.

It might not have the same additives and detergents in as Shell, BP or Texaco 98 ron fuel but 98 ron fuel is 98 ron fuel. If it destroys your engine that should be running on higher octane fuel it's your fault. Otherwise this can't happen.
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Why do you think the supermarkets are able to sell petrol cheaper from the same refineries that sell directly to their direct subsidiary stations, and still profit? The petrol is of a lower grade, and doesn't make the bar for BP/Shell etc's own.

My source was in a district court room, a couple of years ago. A motorbike enthusiast with a performance bike had a number of failures of certain parts (I can't remember which), and he was convinced it was due to the petrol he was buying from Morrisons. An expert witness (a petroleum processing expert from America) gave information (ultimately in the biker's) favour explaining this very fact.

I did a Google just now;

http://www.autocar.co.uk/forums/p/3503/20136.aspx
"Generally supermarket petrol is of a lower grade to that of the major manufacturers, even though the octane ratings are the same." (this guy posts a technical explanation)

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/news/article1455321.ece
An early speculative article n the matter

You pay for what you get; if it is cheaper, it is for a reason.
 
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[TW]Fox;12709142 said:
Usually the same price as Shell around here.
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Are the two close together? Where you have a supermarket station close to a 'regular' one, the regular one will match the supermarket pumps out of market share principle, around where I am.
 
I nearly died driving past morrisons earlier, couldn't believe my eyes! Was absolutely mental down there though, and unsurprisingly, the petrol station 5 yards away selling it at 101.9 was getting no business. Ha.
 
My source was in a district court room, a couple of years ago. A motorbike enthusiast with a performance bike had a number of failures of certain parts (I can't remember which), and he was convinced it was due to the petrol he was buying from Morrisons. An expert witness (a petroleum processing expert from America) gave information (ultimately in the biker's) favour explaining this very fact.
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The key word is performance. It's quite likely he ran his bike on the wrong fuel and as such it broke down.

If we were talking about a 10 -15ppl differance i'd be worried but we're not and they must sell millions of litres of the stuff per week.
 
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