Pump Esso98 @ Shell95 Price

[Vinceng]

Recently switched from Esso95 to Shell95 to test its Fuelsave ability but found that I could pump Esso98 for the same price (almost).

 

Shell 95 = $2.15 before discount - after 10% onsite discount with 5% rebate using UOB One Card = $1.827 after discount

 

Esso 98 = $2.26 before discount - after 14% onsite discount with 4.5% rebate using Citibank Dividend MasterCard = $1.841 after discount

 

 

 

So effectively I pay only an extra 1.4 cents per litre to pump Esso 98 over Shell 95.

 

Any comments?

 

Prices above not taking into consideration converting Esso Smiles and Shell rewards points for petrol, which Esso's 750 points for $30 petrol voucher is more worth than Shell's 300 points for $10 petrol voucher

[BlueOldMan]

This should be under cc promo ba

 

Thread name sounds like 98 for price of 95

 

Machiam V for price of 98

[Linlaopei]

you cannot compare apple with orange. Shell's fuel is of better grade. Even the lowest range of shell 95 is good enough for enough car.

[Vinceng]

Say you now pump Shell 95.

 

For just a modest extra 70cents for each full tank of 50 litre top up, would you not pump a more superior grade 98RON petrol at Esso?

[Refresher76]

Drove Nissan, Toyota & Honda. Shell 95 give me crap mileage compare to Esso 95. Same goes to their Engine oil.

Sorry to say that, but its true.

[Vid]

you cannot compare apple with orange. Shell's fuel is of better grade. Even the lowest range of shell 95 is good enough for enough car.

 

Where in the world did you get that conclusion from?

[Lanevomax]

after reading your post....CHEY!

[Passion]

Drove Nissan, Toyota & Honda. Shell 95 give me crap mileage compare to Esso 95. Same goes to their Engine oil.

Sorry to say that, but its true.

I agree. When fuelsave just launched, I tried it and the vehicle felt so breathless. Like have difficulties moving forward. But when I switch back to esso, everything back to normal.

[RageX]

you cannot compare apple with orange. Shell's fuel is of better grade. Even the lowest range of shell 95 is good enough for enough car.

Where did you get this information? AFAIK they're all more or less the same. Difference is in the viscosity which will affect the efficiency-performance ratio. It's one or the other and you can't get both in any event.

 

Please help us verify that Shell 95 is superior to Esso 95. If so I change to Shell also.

Edited October 26, 2012 by RageX

[Roadhogger]

Where did you get this information? AFAIK they're all more or less the same. Difference is in the viscosity which will affect the efficiency-performance ratio. It's one or the other and you can't get both in any event.

 

Please help us verify that Shell 95 is superior to Esso 95. If so I change to Shell also.

Viscosity? I think its the purity and density...

[Timbuktu]

you cannot compare apple with orange. Shell's fuel is of better grade. Even the lowest range of shell 95 is good enough for enough car.

What utter rubbish!

[Timbuktu]

Drove Nissan, Toyota & Honda. Shell 95 give me crap mileage compare to Esso 95. Same goes to their Engine oil.

Sorry to say that, but its true.

Shell's petrol is higher in olefinic content, while Esso's is highly aromatic.

The latter, from fundamental stoichiometric chemistry will give you more BTU per mole of petrol burnt ... thus better mileage.

 

[Vinceng]

So much about pumping just the minimum petrol grade specified in the owners manual.

 

My vehicle's min RON is 91.

 

Gone on a trial pumping almost all grades and brands of petrol in the last 6 months, with at least 3 consecutive full tanks for each grade/brand,

 

92 RON - all brands, engine rough and noisy, have to accelerate harder, no power

 

95 RON - Caltex, smooth and delivers power but poor fuel economy. SPC, rough engine and no power, poor fuel economy. Esso, best fuel economy but engine rough. Shell, poor fuel economy but engine sounds a little smoother than Esso.

 

98 RON - could feel more power for all brands. Get to optimum speed with less pressure on accelerator. Mileage same as 95RON. Caltex comes in tops for overall smoother acceleration.

 

been tested on blind test as for all brands of 98 RON, my wife feed back to me that the car feels lighter when accelerating

[Hulk]

This should be under cc promo ba

 

Thread name sounds like 98 for price of 95

 

Machiam V for price of 98

 

Ya make me happy for a while

[RageX]

So much about pumping just the minimum petrol grade specified in the owners manual.

 

My vehicle's min RON is 91.

 

Gone on a trial pumping almost all grades and brands of petrol in the last 6 months, with at least 3 consecutive full tanks for each grade/brand,

 

92 RON - all brands, engine rough and noisy, have to accelerate harder, no power

 

95 RON - Caltex, smooth and delivers power but poor fuel economy. SPC, rough engine and no power, poor fuel economy. Esso, best fuel economy but engine rough. Shell, poor fuel economy but engine sounds a little smoother than Esso.

 

98 RON - could feel more power for all brands. Get to optimum speed with less pressure on accelerator. Mileage same as 95RON. Caltex comes in tops for overall smoother acceleration.

 

been tested on blind test as for all brands of 98 RON, my wife feed back to me that the car feels lighter when accelerating

I think your experience is a placebo effect, unless you're driving a high HP vehicle:

 

[Celicar]

you cannot compare apple with orange. Shell's fuel is of better grade. Even the lowest range of shell 95 is good enough for enough car.

+1 re. this being nonsense.

 

btw, what is an "enough car"?

[Tatty]

wondered why petrol is so expensive

already got tax and then GST and then cannot fill full tank up north

why cant they reduce the price upfront rather than giving onsite discount and so on

it is all so confusing

 

[Heartbreakid]

I personally felt Esso is good for my ride. Tried all four brands, Caltex, Shell, SPC, Esso. Esso gives better response, regardless 9200 or 9500. Haven't tried 9800 yet. Because I felt as long as the octane I pumped in met the minimum requirements recommended by the manual, it's good enough. Shell V-power? I felt nothing, drive as per normal, fuel needle drop faster, that's the difference I saw. Hahaha. I believe different engines react differently to different type of fuel.