BP 95ron Premium unleaded

Pinkbits · 04-07-2009, 08:29 PM

We only use the abovementioned fuel and always purchased at one of two locations nearby, but as i went to fill up this afternoon i noticed there is no 95 premium anymore. Can anyone enlighten me as to when this was introduced?

RG · 04-07-2009, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Pinkbits

We only use the abovementioned fuel and always purchased at one of two locations nearby, but as i went to fill up this afternoon i noticed there is no 95 premium anymore. Can anyone enlighten me as to when this was introduced?

They've been slowly phasing it out for a while now. Apparently they're making way for more diesel pumps.

galaxy xr8 · 04-07-2009, 09:13 PM

Interesting ??.
I wonder now if fuel company's/servo owner's will get some sort of kick back/endorsement from the goverment to make way for more cleaner/greener fuel readily available, condersing the push for cleaner Bio fuel's.

RG · 04-07-2009, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by galaxy xr8

Interesting ??.
I wonder now if fuel company's/servo owner's will get some sort of kick back/endorsement from the goverment to make way for more cleaner/greener fuel readily available, condersing the push for cleaner Bio fuel's.

Doubt it, I think they've just seen that a lot more cars are available as a diesel now and that a lot more people are buying them. That makes the extra diesel pumps a financially better option since anyone who needs to use premo fuel will have no choice but to use Ultimate now.

It's win-win for them.

galaxy xr8 · 04-07-2009, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by RG

Doubt it, I think they've just seen that a lot more cars are available as a diesel now and that a lot more people are buying them. That makes the extra diesel pumps a financially better option since anyone who needs to use premo fuel will have no choice but to use Ultimate now.

It's win-win for them.

Yeah how very true, and both of those fuels are their highest $$ one's aswell.

RG · 04-07-2009, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by galaxy xr8

Yeah how very true, and both of those fuels are their highest $$ one's aswell.

Precisely, it's actually a pretty smart ploy by BP.

Melz · 04-07-2009, 09:35 PM

I thought they would be phasing it out for more e10 (or whatever they call it) rather than diesel...

Mick K. · 04-07-2009, 11:48 PM

In Brisbane, our local Shell charges 17c per litre extra for 98 RON VPower over standard 91RON unleaded, their 95RON fuel was phased out a year or so ago. Caltex / Woolworths still have Vortex 95 - 11c per litre more than ULP, but also bringing in Vortex 98 at a higher price. Our local BP just had a refurb and now has no 95 pumps.

Unfortunately I don't think 95 RON (not E10) will be available for long if the fuel companies can force people to pay 15% extra or so for 98.

MK