Goodbye Shell V-Nitro

JohnTrang

Shell, your $.70/gal (35%) hike for V-Nitro is ridiculous.
Even with frequent $.10 Fuel Rewards & Drive for 5 discounts = $.55 more.

Going to move on to Exxon Supreme.
Its a $.40/gal hike with $.06 discount = $.34/gal more.

I will have to search the forums to see if there is an octane booster w/ detergent additive option for regular unleaded.

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Update: Boom - Exxon is now also nearly $.70/gal more for super unleaded!!!
Today I started using Shell REGULAR - I'll see how it "feels" and how my MPG is affected (If I do slalom race, I will use V-Nitro).

ALSO, since there is only ONE fuel line at the pump, am I NOT getting V-Nitro the first few gallons?
Then the NEXT person IS getting a few gallons of V-Nitro still left in the hose from me?

Chan Chee Hoe

Shell's V-Power Nitro,usually is the most expensive fuel,in S'pore,1 Litre is selling S$2.32,while Caltex 98 is selling S$2.17...

Firebase99

I noticed this too. NORMALLY I wouldnt care if its within "reason" of competitors. I noticed this last night fueling up, thinking, "well this is BS" as I pull the trigger. Oh my car CAN take 87 with an alleged 4hp loss, its never seen anything lower than 91 though and wont. I hope.

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JARblue

I get whatever 93 octane the local HEB has. Usually ~$2.35/gal lately. The Exxon and Shell stations at the same intersection are pretty much always the same or within a few pennies.

Or yesterday, I had to fill up in the middle of nowhere and paid $2.74 at a Chevron station that didn't even have pay at the pump.

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Firebase99

IMO, forget that octane booster BS. Mine as well get a Turbonator if you go that route.

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Firebase99

What????????????????????? Shell Nitro last night was $3.17!!!

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JARblue

I used to use the Shell station all the time for their free air and kept tabs on their premium gas prices. But I haven't used it in about a year since I got a compressor for my garage. I'll stop by and check next opportunity I have.

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kenchan

Is ur ride FI? If not who cares just get the best premium u can afford.

shirokenkami

You do realize there's a reason for why it costs so much more right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WPfLnVuQyM

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JARblue

Those tests are nice and all, but I'd want to see the other top tier gas brands tested in comparison - not some unknown competitor premium gas (read NOT top tier). Sure it's significantly better than really shitty quality gasoline - they're not going to test high quality gas in comparison because that's not smart marketing. But how much better is the V-Nitro compared to other high quality gas that costs a good deal less? The video does not answer that question IMNSHO.

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Firebase99

Ive used NOTHING but 93 Shell since 2006 when I got my 350Z. Kinda bought into that whole "Cleaner, no gunk" thing. Maybe Ill start looking elsewhere?

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JARblue

Pretty sure the V-Nitro just came out 2-3 years ago? But even so, I'm not going to sit here and say you wasted your money. I think without a doubt you can say your valves are probably cleaner than most out there if V-Nitro has been going in the past few years. Piece of mind is very valuable to some.

But the question in my mind is: is the gas I'm filling up with so much worse that I should be paying more for V-Nitro? I don't have an answer for that. If V-nitro is the best, how close is the gap to the 2nd best gas? What is the range of gunk build up between the highest and lowest quality gas in the top tier category? Those are the questions I'd want to know the answers to.

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shirokenkami

Now THOSE are very valid questions indeed.

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JARblue

The biggest problem I have with advertising and marketing is they are often deliberately obfuscating that sort of information in order to make their product appear better or more desirable.

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shirokenkami

It's $2.50-2.60 per gallon in my AO but in Nashville, Hermitage specifically, it jumps to about $2.99-3.10 per gallon.

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