5p/L off V-Power 12th Nov

spaz · 25 Oct 2010 at 10:29

Had an email through this morning from Shell with a promotion they're running on the 12th November with 5p/l off v-power at participating sites (no doubt about 4 garages!)...no idea if you have to have a v-power card or not but thought I would share!

Link: http://shell.e-fulfilment.nl/e-messenger/view.php?fc7bfd70.8259527.79ffa128.0.22777

Gaijin · 25 Oct 2010 at 10:31

Grrrrrr I'm in Ireland that weekend

Might get a mate to turn up with an oil drum

TheDean · 25 Oct 2010 at 12:06

Cheers. In the Diary

Joe T · 25 Oct 2010 at 12:19

Not much information about there about which sites...

Tute · 25 Oct 2010 at 12:22

Joe T said:
Not much information about there about which sites...

Same, can't tell where they're going to be offering the promotion...

Gaijin · 25 Oct 2010 at 12:45

Which is probably a ruse.

You'll have to go to your local garage to find out, and if it isnt running the promo, you'll probably buy some anyway.

naefeart · 25 Oct 2010 at 13:01

I notice they wrote: 'While stocks last' - that says it all to me, best get out clause ever.

Still I'll pop in anyway, the beast always needs a drink.

Confused · 25 Oct 2010 at 15:06

Oh good, might be able to get some V-Power for a half-decent price for a change.

Damn turbocharged Japanese cars which prefer their higher octane fuel!

mjt · 25 Oct 2010 at 17:57

I'm debating whether it's worth using V-Power in the Z3.
Shell is the cheapest petrol station near me, but it's either V-Power or 95.
The difference is only £5 a tank..

loltim · 25 Oct 2010 at 18:03

not sure I cba, assuming the tank is bone dry on 12th Nov it'll only save me £2 on 40 litres. Would pay for my lunch I guess.

Thanks though spaz

BigglesPiP · 25 Oct 2010 at 18:38

A full tank will save me... £3.40. I'll probably have the needle bent round the stop a couple of days before the 12th too.

D-Ranged · 25 Oct 2010 at 19:24

I will take the Pug down then go home and get the GTR fill that up, stretch its legs and come back for some more i think.

My Vpower card loves me

Joshy · 25 Oct 2010 at 19:26

Shame I almost certainly won't have a car that'll be able to take advantage of it by then

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413x · 25 Oct 2010 at 22:05

i hope it will be displayed on the street sign and not after you have bought it.. ill diary it anyway

TheDean · 25 Oct 2010 at 22:28

Do they send you a v power card? The lad in the garage said I had to order it, but all I could see was a registration form for my existing card

Overlag · 25 Oct 2010 at 22:32

TheDean said:
Do they send you a v power card? The lad in the garage said I had to order it, but all I could see was a registration form for my existing card

i got sent it automatically when i kept filling up with V

mast3r · 26 Oct 2010 at 13:50

i ran on normal RON95 in the 2009 ST3, ran it dry and juiced her up on a tank of this V+Power.

Normal 95 - 22MPG
V+ - 14MPG! :O how does this work, same driving conditions, same route, same everything, perhaps a problem with her? low air in her boots?

Rainmaker · 26 Oct 2010 at 13:53

mast3r said:
i ran on normal RON95 in the 2009 ST3, ran it dry and juiced her up on a tank of this V+Power.

Normal 95 - 22MPG
V+ - 14MPG! :O how does this work, same driving conditions, same route, same everything, perhaps a problem with her? low air in her boots?

I can't speak for petrol per se, but if it's anything like VPower diesel it uses Gas To Liquid (GTL) as a percentage of the fuel. This has a lower calorific density to normal fuel and as such returns lower MPG. Shell make vague reference to this on their promo site as well. It's lean, it's greener, but they never claim it increases MPG (unlike their regular 'FuelSave' fuel).

Overlag · 26 Oct 2010 at 23:06

mast3r said:
i ran on normal RON95 in the 2009 ST3, ran it dry and juiced her up on a tank of this V+Power.

Normal 95 - 22MPG
V+ - 14MPG! :O how does this work, same driving conditions, same route, same everything, perhaps a problem with her? low air in her boots?

because your 22mpg average was over a longer length of time, so averaged out higher (ie you probably had a lot of 28mpg trips mixed in with those 14mpg trips), where as 14mpg is averaged out over what? the last 30miles?

or are you talking about instant MPG?

Overlag · 26 Oct 2010 at 23:07

Rainmaker said:
I can't speak for petrol per se, but if it's anything like VPower diesel it uses Gas To Liquid (GTL) as a percentage of the fuel. This has a lower calorific density to normal fuel and as such returns lower MPG. Shell make vague reference to this on their promo site as well. It's lean, it's greener, but they never claim it increases MPG (unlike their regular 'FuelSave' fuel).

i know tesco fuel uses this, i didn't realise shell did too?