Best fuel for Mk6 GTI?

[Maverick]

Can't work out why people continue to queue on Tuesdays - Wednesday evening is is the price increase day around here (Hurstville NSW).

Brisbane it's Tuesday the cheap day, pain in the arse as there's a woolies caltex on the corner of a main road near me and they queue right out and block the intersections.

My local BP is a cow of a place to get into and on a daily basis charges 6c per litre more for his fuel without even considering any other coupon discounts. Plus he is so quiet that he wants to have a chat about local happenings & you get stuck talking crap. I'd rather deal with the Indian dudes at Shell that simply offer me a special in full expectation that I will say no. It's quick & painless & the Indians know what a Skoda is

Local BP does charge a few cents more but happy to pay to keep the money away from woolies and coles!

Don't run a Loyalty Card Mav?
I'm on Flybuys linked to a Coles Source Card. I get at least $400 worth of Coles Gift Cards (to spend on fuel if I want) every year with our household spend.

Can't stand them as you end up spending more to get points when you can buy cheaper elsewhere. To get them to work for you have to really stuff around to maximise return.

Oh, BP constantly want to talk me into a Citibank Card.

Luckily I don't have that problem up here!

[hoi polloi]

Anyone who thinks it was a good move when Coles and Woolies aquired all those service stations is delusional! I refuse to use Caltex and Shell out of principle and only use BP Ultimate.

Hear hear!!

Also, never forget that there is no such thing as a free lunch - to get the 4c a litre off at the pump it works out that you pay the extra for the groceries anyway...

Regards,
- Anthony.

[Maverick]

I have never put anything other than BP ultimate in my MkV - it is refined to the higher octane rating, then has cleaning additives added.

The others are refined to slightly better than 91, then octane boosting additives added, then cleaning additives added.

In theory, all are 98. I know which one I prefer.

A good analogy is BP Ultimate is like a premium fast food (grilled and fresh) like Nandos/Oporto whereas Shell and Caltex are more like your McDonalds/KFC (fried and frozen).

Both may be similar products but one is better for you, goes down easier, gives better performance and exits cleanly.

[brad]

Local BP does charge a few cents more but happy to pay to keep the money away from woolies and coles!

Like I said, mine is a minimum 6c. On many days, he is between 10c-20c more.

Can't stand them as you end up spending more to get points when you can buy cheaper elsewhere. To get them to work for you have to really stuff around to maximise return.

I don't try & maximise. Don't chase points. It's just our normal spend - but anything over $10 goes on the CC - the fact the CC is linked to Flybuys is what generates points. More often than not, we shop at Franklins - I don't even worry about the fact that I own Wesfarmers(Coles, target, kmart, etc) and generally try & support companies I own shares in.

Sorry about the OT mods. I'll refrain from here on.

[Mk6 GTI]

I've always put either Shell V-Power or BP Ultimate in my cars and have not noticed much difference between the two.

I think I'd rather the piece of mind and the extra benefits of using 98 such as more power and economy than risking using a dodgy batch of 95 fuel, regardless of whether the Mark VI can run on 95.

yep, only 98 for me! Mainly use shell because I have a servo right near my place hehe

[Corey_R]

Yeah... from using my Woolworths card on normal spending for my groceries and fuel, I've received a few hundred in gift cards too. And I agree, Tuesday and Wednesday (until evening) are the lowest prices days now in Sydney (to reduce that issue of cars queuing onto the roads as Maverick mentioned), so it's less of an issue in Sydney at least in the past 6 months.

I would happily buy from BP, but like brad mentions, my local BP is always several cents more expensive per litre even BEFORE the discounts I receive (which as I said before, can be as much as 14c per litre).


Oh, and in regards to the BP CitiBank card, that's not a bad deal if you purchase your fuel soley from BP.
It costs $79 per year, but you get 5% off fuel and instore purchases at any BP outlet. So say the BP Ultimate is $1.50, then you get 7.5c per litre off. If you put 45L of fuel in your Golf each week, then that is $175.50 per year - or almost $100 in saving after the annual fee.

[elisiX]

The cheap day changed to Wed/Thu in Sydney about 2 months back.

I think it was on the news that I saw them telling people cause many were still lining up on Tuesday's.

[Corey_R]

Thursday? What parts of Sydney are cheaper on Thursday?

From Windsor to Parramatta to Pennant Hills (and the area covered by that 'triangle') it seems that if you leave it too late on Wednesday to fill up then you get the most expensive price all week. Then by Sunday afternoon it's falling again.

[elisiX]

For a long time its been Tuesday, but recently I heard (as I said above) that it was switched to Thursday.

Personally what i've noticed is that Wed evening is the cheapest.

[Maverick]

And I agree, Tuesday and Wednesday (until evening) are the lowest prices days now in Sydney (to reduce that issue of cars queuing onto the roads as Maverick mentioned), so it's less of an issue in Sydney at least in the past 6 months.

They're idiots here in Queensland, any savings on fuel will be lost on how much they use idling and time spent waiting

Plus Tuesday seems to attract all the bright ones who put their cars into positions the block many others cars and make the problems worse, not sure is that it's because the people that flock to cheap Tuesday are stupid or that the general population if forced to visit the servo in one group would do that

I'm inclined to go with the people that flock to cheap Tuesday up here, idle for 20+ minutes and block roads are selfish morons. I CBF screwing around like that and just fill my car up when it needs it, I'm not going to check prices at different servos for a few days prior to refilling.

[Skitz]

Since I've had my Mk6 GTI I've used nothing but Shell V-Power, I was actually curious to see what other people were using in their GTIs. I intend on trying out BP ultimate for a few weeks starting next week to see if any differences can be felt.

[xblode]

Since I've had my Mk6 GTI I've used nothing but Shell V-Power, I was actually curious to see what other people were using in their GTIs. I intend on trying out BP ultimate for a few weeks starting next week to see if any differences can be felt.

I've had my GTI for just over a month and I'm only using BP Ultimate.

I've filled up a few times and I'm logging the details into my phone. So far;

Average L/100: 9.91
Best L/100: 9.37
Average KM per Fill Up: 516.33

Would be interested to see what others get too

[fryad]

I'm using Caltex 95 in my MkVI GTI - 4 fills so far and best economy was 7.4l/100km (mixed city and country driving) and the worst was the first one - 9.3l/100km.

I'm curious about BP Ultimate but have no station near me. I don't know whether I really believe there is a notable difference but would love an independent study (like CHOICE) to do some proofing for us.

[Nath]

So I've done around 1300kms in mine now, dont drive it every day, and have used solely Shell V-Power.

Average fuel for the past ~460km has been around 8.2l (solely Sydney City driving)
Average overall - 10.2l (this includes one GTG and some spirited driving mind you)

Funnily the more I drive the better the fuel economy seems to get, but this I think is pretty normal.

[xblode]

I'm using Caltex 95 in my MkVI GTI - 4 fills so far and best economy was 7.4l/100km (mixed city and country driving) and the worst was the first one - 9.3l/100km.

Impressive numbers there

Best single trip I've done got me 6.4l/100km. Tulla Fwy then onto the Eastern Fwy.

Can't help myself, I gotta give it a squirt when I get a chance.