BP Ultimate - what's the score ?
Discussion
I am intrigued with this whole BP Ultimate vs. Optimax and other Super unleaded brands malarkey (also mentioned in General Gassing).
I know Colin has tried to get a straight answer from the BP garage on the top road in Carrick without success.
So, what exactly is it ? Here's what it says on BP website:
BP Ultimate Unleaded is a unique formulation that improves vehicle performance, cleans your engine and delivers less pollution than regular fuels.
BP Ultimate Unleaded has a research octane level of 97, which is higher than standard unleaded petrol, which has a research octane level of 95. This, on average, gives increased power in certain vehicles.
BP Ultimate is more than just increased power. The benefits of new BP petrol also include enhanced cleaning power and reduced engine friction.
The performance benefits depend on the individual vehicle, but our aim has been to give material performance benefits to all vehicles that upgrade from any ordinary unleaded to BP Ultimate, in the areas of improved acceleration and responsiveness, increased power and reduced fuel consumption.
Unlike previous generations of "premium" fuels, these benefits are related to much more than just increased octane number.
All benefits are compared to regular fuel of typical UK quality. Whilst some benefits are noticeable on many car types quite quickly, for full benefits to be delivered we recommend continuous use of BP Ultimate for at least five tankfuls.
It has been apparently marketed as a replacement for BP Superplus.
Strangely enough, nearly all the 'normal' unleaded pumps at the afore mentioned filling station have been re-badged as Ultimate and the price seems to be the same as normal unleaded too ????? Hmmmmm......so are they really delivering the new fuel or are we still getting the same old rubbish..???
Well.......I needed to fill up last week before a run and unfortunately had to use BP Ultimate......lets just say the Chim ran as rough as a Badger's arse....idle all over the place and the motor did not sound or feel as sweet..... A few days later and a dose of Maxol Super(90 odd pence a litre !!ouch) and wow...a different car........
So, to sum up.....I won't be using that stuff again !!
Has anyone else experienced this 'new' fuel ?
Also, during a shopping trip to Sainsbury's I noticed they were selling super unleaded at around 79.4p a litre, anyone tried it ?
Stu
I know Colin has tried to get a straight answer from the BP garage on the top road in Carrick without success.
So, what exactly is it ? Here's what it says on BP website:
BP Ultimate Unleaded is a unique formulation that improves vehicle performance, cleans your engine and delivers less pollution than regular fuels.
BP Ultimate Unleaded has a research octane level of 97, which is higher than standard unleaded petrol, which has a research octane level of 95. This, on average, gives increased power in certain vehicles.
BP Ultimate is more than just increased power. The benefits of new BP petrol also include enhanced cleaning power and reduced engine friction.
The performance benefits depend on the individual vehicle, but our aim has been to give material performance benefits to all vehicles that upgrade from any ordinary unleaded to BP Ultimate, in the areas of improved acceleration and responsiveness, increased power and reduced fuel consumption.
Unlike previous generations of "premium" fuels, these benefits are related to much more than just increased octane number.
All benefits are compared to regular fuel of typical UK quality. Whilst some benefits are noticeable on many car types quite quickly, for full benefits to be delivered we recommend continuous use of BP Ultimate for at least five tankfuls.
It has been apparently marketed as a replacement for BP Superplus.
Strangely enough, nearly all the 'normal' unleaded pumps at the afore mentioned filling station have been re-badged as Ultimate and the price seems to be the same as normal unleaded too ????? Hmmmmm......so are they really delivering the new fuel or are we still getting the same old rubbish..???
Well.......I needed to fill up last week before a run and unfortunately had to use BP Ultimate......lets just say the Chim ran as rough as a Badger's arse....idle all over the place and the motor did not sound or feel as sweet..... A few days later and a dose of Maxol Super(90 odd pence a litre !!ouch) and wow...a different car........
So, to sum up.....I won't be using that stuff again !!
Has anyone else experienced this 'new' fuel ?
Also, during a shopping trip to Sainsbury's I noticed they were selling super unleaded at around 79.4p a litre, anyone tried it ?
Stu
stevieturbo said:
As for you saying that your car ran like a bag of shite with it. I find that hard to beleive. Are you sure you lifted the right pump?? The blue one ??
yes, odd colour to choose, but thats the Ultimate pump. The only one, the rest are the normal range of fuels.
Hmmmmm...not so much bag o'sh1te more badgers arse...
It was the blue handled pump I lifted because I remember looking at the pump to check which grade and price came up on the display...all pointed towards normal unleaded....so unless the filling station had changed the pump handles and mistakenly not switched to the new fuel…I don't know.
Anyway there was a discernable difference in not so much performance but overall smoothness attributable to the lower octane rating.
Stu
Colin L said:
They get totally lost when you mention the Ron word and start looking for help.
Stu while Maxol Super is 90p a litre, you never tell the wife.
Colin L
Ron.......Ron who ?...
90p a litre !!!...sure my missus thinks it does 40 to the gallon and runs on heating oil at 19p a litre !!
Big Simp said:
Now let me tell you for certain that Maxol and BP also Shell load their tankers from the very same Super Unleaded arms in the Amoco/BP depot,this product is all the same,i know all the drivers personality that supply the Mainline stations.
I worked for Maxol for a number of years delivering petrol to stations all over the province.
Sorry Colin BP is not sh.t its all the same.
Maxol is a rip off though.
Hmmmmm......velly interlesting....!!
If I get a tank round the back of my garage could you come round in yer tanker and 'ahem' drop us off a few hundred litres ?
Colin L said:
Ah so the plot to get us to pay more money is working then.
Well what about the Shell Super is it super or not, do we actually get Super Unleaded in N. Ireland then, Simp can you enlighten us??????
And why have Shell been pulling out of the North or at least selling off a few of their stations ?
stevieturbo said:
Stu said "smoothness attributable to the lower octane rating."
Lower octane rating compared to what ??? What fuel have you been using in the past? BP Ultimate is the same octance rating as the highest fuel we have always and ever had here in NI.
Steve, thats because I reckoned from the pump grade indicator and price that it was delivering normal bog standard 95 Ron Go Go juice even though it defo was an Ultimate Pump handle.
Could not have been super unleaded..
Sure...all good fun !!
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