Shell Petrol Station only selling 95

[SAFETY FIRST]

I live south pattaya and go to the Shell petrol station regularly.

Many years ago the guys would fill your tank without zeroing the bowser, so you'd end up filling your Mio for 200 baht. 

Now they got me many times, i'm at fault for not being that clever. LOL

 

Now they have been (for some time now) closing the 91 bowser and only selling 95.

At any other station No Big Deal as the price difference is not a lot, 1 baht or so.

 

Pattaya Tai Shell Petrol station marks up their 95 another 5 to 6 baht, not a big amount but it must add up over a day, a week, a year.

 

 

[scubascuba3]

You haven't realised yet that Shell's 95 isn't the normal 95 its the super duper Ferrari one. About 5+ baht more, it's a total con, don't fall for it anymore. I looked into it in detail, contacted Shell and they confirmed that petrol station only sells the expensive 95.

 

Use a Sukhumvit petrol station, everyone I've been to sells normal 95 at about 26 baht a litre vs Shell 32 baht

Edited December 26, 2019 by scubascuba3

[Don Mega]

2 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

You haven't realised yet that Shell's 95 isn't the normal 95 its the super duper Ferrari one. About 5+ baht more, it's a total con, don't fall for it anymore. I looked into it in detail, contacted Shell and they confirmed that petrol station only sells the expensive 95

Shell 95 is proper petrol/benzene..... Not that nasty Gasahol 95 stuff sold everywhere else.

Edited December 26, 2019 by Don Mega

[scubascuba3]

2 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

Shell 95 is proper petrol/benzene..... Not that nasty Gasahol 95 stuff sold everywhere else.

Not really necessary for a scooter. What do you use it for? most people don't need it. For my Click, i can use 95, 91 or E20, no need for Shells expensive 95.

[SAFETY FIRST]

4 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

Shell 95 is proper petrol/benzene..... Not that nasty Gasahol 95 stuff sold everywhere else.

Why on earth would a poor Thai pay extra 6 baht per litre to fill their scooter, that has no Tax or insurance.

[scubascuba3]

Just now, SAFETY FIRST said:

Why on earth would a poor Thai pay extra 6 baht per litre to fill their scooter, that has no Tax or insurance.

Exactly. That garage is relying on daft falang, i noticed a year + ago that less and less Thais were using that station, they obviously suddenly realised. They are stopping the 91 to close off that option, best to go elsewhere

[blackcab]

7 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

Shell 95 is proper petrol/benzene

 

It has 10 per cent ethanol added into the mix.

 

https://www.shell.co.th/en_th/motorists/shell-fuels/alternative-fuels/shell-v-power-gasohol-95.html

[yodsak]

8 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

Shell 95 is proper petrol/benzene..... Not that nasty Gasahol 95 stuff sold everywhere else.

Shell don't sell petrol / benzine.  PTT do.

[Don Mega]

Just now, blackcab said:

 

It has 10 per cent ethanol added into the mix.

 

https://www.shell.co.th/en_th/motorists/shell-fuels/alternative-fuels/shell-v-power-gasohol-95.html

I  stand corrected, My old SR400 motorbike would only run on benzene 95 which when phased out only shell sold it.

 

Glad ive sold that bike then if it now gasohol.

[Vacuum]

1 minute ago, yodsak said:

Shell don't sell petrol / benzine.  PTT do.

And Caltex.

[Don Mega]

3 minutes ago, yodsak said:

Shell don't sell petrol / benzine.  PTT do.

Yeah, I already replied to blackcab.... back when benzene was phased out it was only Shell that kept selling it.... and now they don't..

 

Good to hear PTT is now selling it as I plan to buy another bike soon.

[SAFETY FIRST]

3 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

Yeah, I already replied to blackcab.... back when benzene was phased out it was only Shell that kept selling it.... and now they don't..

 

Good to hear PTT is now selling it as I plan to buy another bike soon.

OK, so they are selling cheap 95  for a rip off price................Do You Agree?

[Don Mega]

1 minute ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

OK, so they are selling cheap 95  for a rip off price................Do You Agree?

No idea, I always refused to use it.

My bike was Benzene only  and my car was E85 only.............. now my pickup is diesel only !!

[yodsak]

 

7 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

Yeah, I already replied to blackcab.

Sorry he posted at the at same time.  Not all PTT stations sell it in Pattaya. The one on Sukhumvit nearest to Pattaya Thai does. 

[Don Mega]

5 minutes ago, yodsak said:

 

Sorry he posted at the at same time.  Not all PTT stations sell it in Pattaya. The one on Sukhumvit nearest to Pattaya Thai does. 

Thanks, good to know.

[yodsak]

4 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

OK, so they are selling cheap 95  for a rip off price................Do You Agree?

No, they got me last week, I wanted 91. They put V-power 95 in.   

[scubascuba3]

13 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

OK, so they are selling cheap 95  for a rip off price................Do You Agree?

No they are selling the more expensive V Power 95 see above

[SAFETY FIRST]

18 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

my car was E85 only

Are you sure..........your car was E85 only, it would not take 91 or 95.

 

I have never heard of that.

[Don Mega]

2 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Are you sure..........your car was E85 only, it would not take 91 or 95.

 

I have never heard of that.

Amongst other mods done I had it tuned for E85 only.

[scubascuba3]

Here is an email i got from Shell about the fuel and Pattaya Tai garage

[SAFETY FIRST]

50 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Here is an email i got from Shell about the fuel and Pattaya Tai garage

Geeze, this is clear as mud.

 

So, they are selling Gasohol V-Power.

 

Again, why on earth would a POOR Thai put this in their scooter.

 

 

[KhunBENQ]

Without having read into detail of every post:

 

Gasohol (E10) 91 octane ("green" one at PTT) will be phased out during the near future.

The price difference to 95 octane is down to 0.27 Baht today.

It's well possible that certain stations/companies have finished supplying 91 octance fuel. Long out-phased in Germany e.g. (>10 years).

 

Pure petrol/benzene without ethanol cost 33.66 Baht at best today.

So if Shell (which I do not know too much about) displays anything cheaper, it's NOT petrol/benzene.

https://www.pttor.com/oilprice-capital.aspx

 

The "V power" probably refers to magic additives that some people swear for.

 

I fuel my small Mazda 2 with E20 since 2011.

And as Christmas present the government has lowered the price by 1 Baht until sometime new year (23.24)

For the scooter, motorbike and brush cutter I buy gasohol 95.

Edited December 26, 2019 by KhunBENQ

[KhunBENQ]

Surprise to me.

From the data on the web, Shell Thailand does not supply any pure petrol/benzene.

https://www.shell.co.th/en_th/motorists/shell-fuels/shell-fuel-prices.html

 

In round terms:

Quote

Shell V-Power Gasohol 95:

31.74

 

[yodsak]

41 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

So, they are selling Gasohol V-Power.

Yes.    But they are not selling 91, or the cheaper G95 gasohol.   You only get v-power.  

Edited December 26, 2019 by yodsak

[scubascuba3]

3 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Geeze, this is clear as mud.

 

So, they are selling Gasohol V-Power.

 

Again, why on earth would a POOR Thai put this in their scooter.

 

 

Thais go elsewhere when they realise, do farang?

[SAFETY FIRST]

29 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Thais go elsewhere when they realise, do farang?

I go past regularly, always a long line of Thai's queued up.

 

Can anyone explain why they have turned off the 91, only selling 95?

[scubascuba3]

27 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I go past regularly, always a long line of Thai's queued up.

 

Can anyone explain why they have turned off the 91, only selling 95?

Thais usually queue for the 91

[SAFETY FIRST]

5 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Thais usually queue for the 91

The Thai's ride into the shell on Pattaya Tai thinking they are going to fill up with 91, for some reason this service station has barricaded the 91 bowser without fire extinguishers so you are forced to buy the premium fuel.

They queue for 91 but this is not available.

 

 

Why are they not selling 91,must be making a fortune selling only premium.

Can anyone explain.

[scubascuba3]

18 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

The Thai's ride into the shell on Pattaya Tai thinking they are going to fill up with 91, for some reason this service station has barricaded the 91 bowser without fire extinguishers so you are forced to buy the premium fuel.

They queue for 91 but this is not available.

 

 

Why are they not selling 91,must be making a fortune selling only premium.

Can anyone explain.

Two reasons,

 

1, They've run out of 91 because everyone is buying that as they realise the VPower 95 is a con.

 

2, conspiracy theory that they close the 91 in order to make more money from the 95

[DaRoadrunner]

7 hours ago, Vacuum said:

7 hours ago, yodsak said:

Shell don't sell petrol / benzine.  PTT do.

And Caltex.

Does any other company sell genuine original petrol / benzine?

 

Gasahol is <deleted>, you get less power and some older cars are not meant to run on it.