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08-08-2003, 04:50 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Ontario
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Car: 04 325Ci
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SUNOCO is better than SHELL
hi, do you guys notice premium gasoline from SUNOCO seems to have a better km/L than premium gasoline from SHELL?
I got 11.7km/L using SUNOCO's. 13.6km/L using SHELL. A big difference. I don't know if it is because my engine is still breaking in though.
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08-08-2003, 05:15 PM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: mississauga
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How did you gauge this? There are so many variables. No offence but I don't think you are qualified to make a statement like that. How many tanks did you go through to average it out?
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08-08-2003, 06:26 PM
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The King.
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Oakville
Posts: 7,375
Car: Silver 2004 BMW M3
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thats true
everything can change the how many kilometres you can go.
even wind has to be taken into consideration (sp)
also the way you drive can effect the fuel economy
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08-08-2003, 06:48 PM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Toronto
Posts: 5,710
Car: E30 318is Arctic Rot
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if your engine is still breaking in then the fuel economy will get better.
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08-08-2003, 07:07 PM
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3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: TO
Posts: 518
Car: BMW
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Buddy there is no way you cam make that statement .
Unless your testing environment is the exact same . DID YOU COUNT HOW MANY LIGHT YOU STOPPED ON EACH TEST AND HOW LONG YOU STOPPED FOR . Just this will make that diff . I personally dont fuel at either and work for a fuel company so I know that your statement is not true .
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08-08-2003, 08:36 PM
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3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Innisfil
Posts: 328
Car: 318is
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ONLY 1 thing to say
"Drinking 94 is the only way to GO"
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08-08-2003, 08:56 PM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Burlington, ON
Posts: 3,631
Car: 2003 M3
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I agree, I use Ultra 94 90% of the time. Whenever I use another brand my gas milage is not as good. Im talking over 100,000km here as well, on many different cars.
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08-09-2003, 12:37 AM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Toronto
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Car: MK4 Jetta TDI
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Heres the truth...........
SHELL BLOWS DICK!!!!
I have filled 94 in my tank since the day i got it, and for some odd reason decided to change to shell, and it ended up FUKIN up my FUEL GUAGE, so i happily switched back to sunocco, and NO problems!
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08-09-2003, 01:26 AM
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600rwhp here i come
Join Date: May 2002
Location: A Dream World
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Quote:
Originally posted by blkm3
Buddy there is no way you cam make that statement .
Unless your testing environment is the exact same . DID YOU COUNT HOW MANY LIGHT YOU STOPPED ON EACH TEST AND HOW LONG YOU STOPPED FOR . Just this will make that diff . I personally dont fuel at either and work for a fuel company so I know that your statement is not true .
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So that leaves petro canada
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08-09-2003, 01:26 AM
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600rwhp here i come
Join Date: May 2002
Location: A Dream World
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Quote:
Originally posted by SOLDOMATIC 325i
Heres the truth...........
SHELL BLOWS DICK!!!!
I have filled 94 in my tank since the day i got it, and for some odd reason decided to change to shell, and it ended up FUKIN up my FUEL GUAGE, so i happily switched back to sunocco, and NO problems!
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You may have filled it too much.. Did it go back to normal after some driving?
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08-09-2003, 01:31 AM
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OMGHI2U2
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: The boonies
Posts: 3,363
Car: 03' Lade & 03' M3
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i use to do sunoco 94 and then switch to shell 91 now. I get about 480-520 per full tank with my 99 m3. I do a lot of highway driving.
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08-09-2003, 01:55 AM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Ontario
Posts: 85
Car: 04 325Ci
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Quote:
Originally posted by T-spec
How did you gauge this? There are so many variables. No offence but I don't think you are qualified to make a statement like that. How many tanks did you go through to average it out?
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hi, it was just my observation so I didn't intend to make it a statement. I admit I can be totally wrong. Are you a fan of Shell?
I get these L/100km from the dashboard display. I reset it everytime I fill it up. And my driving style and places I go are exactly the same, I almost only use the car going to and from work. For the few (maybe 3) times I filled the tank with Shell gasoline, I consistently got 13.6-13.8L/100km. But the last two times I filled the tank with SUNOCO's, the reading dropped significantly to 11.6L/100km. In my opinion this difference, even may not be 100%, should be responsible by SUNOCO's gas.
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08-09-2003, 02:14 AM
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3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Toronto
Posts: 341
Car: 328is
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yah.. sunoco gas give u more power so.. less gas needed for driving constantly. also..sunoco made 94 for some reason!!! if it dont have different from 91, why they made it?
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08-09-2003, 04:00 AM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Toronto
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Car: E36 M3/4
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Sunoco can kiss my
I used to go there all the time, but now I fill up @ SHELL
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08-09-2003, 06:23 AM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: richmondhill
Posts: 86
Car: 2001 325ci
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im suprised u got 11.7 from snooco i always fuel my tan from there cuz theres one right beside my house and in city i dont get anithing betterthan 12.5 12.6
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