Hi guys, I was filling up the other day in Shell gas station in Commonwealth (across Technohub) and I went down to check if the gas attendant was pumping Fuel Save Unleaded... normally when I look at the pump, I see the Yellow box sticker that says "93" octane (95 for premium and 95+ or 97+ for the most expensive one.... 100+ octane pa nga kapag Petron Blaze)... BUT TO MY SURPRISE, A WHITE STICKER OVERLAY SAYS "91 OCTANE"... I thought it was only Shell, but today I had a fill-up at Flying V in Commonwealth cor. Elliptical Road, and the usual Thunder Unleaded with 93 octane also had a white sticker overlay saying 91 octane. NOTE: This only applies to the CHEAPEST UNLEADED FUEL. PREMIUM GAS (like Shell Nitro+ and Petron XCS still have 95 octane rating, and Shell Nitro+ Racing and Petron Blaze still the same 95+/97+/100+ octane rating).
Looks like we're getting screwed again by the oil companies.
We are already getting low-class, low-grade, and dirty fuel (especially diesel, which is the root cause of many CRDi system failures and problems), and NOW THIS... even lower class / lower grade fuel for the basic unleaded... BASICALLY A DOWNGRADE. I think this is a "SILENT CAMPAIGN" by the oil companies. They never let the public know through media, print or otherwise. Yeah, they lowered the prices of fuel alright, but lowering the quality as well???? Tsktsk. This just means MORE PROFIT FOR THE OIL COMPANIES (you see, a lower octane rating means this is a cheaper fuel to produce) and MORE DAMAGE to our engines (lower octane may sometimes cause more engine knock and pinging... although some cars ECU have a knock sensor and easily adapt to the octane change, but some cars can't cope with really low octane... on the other hand, countries like the United States have 87 octane as the cheapest unleaded fuel around, and 89 for the premium and 93 for the super premium). This also translates to LOWER ENGINE PERFORMANCE, WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOWER OR LESSER FUEL EFFICIENCY... our engines have decreased power thus more throttle is applied to accelerate rapidly than before.
Any one else noticed this "silent campaign" or shall we say "silent deception"????? :twak2:
Looks like we're getting screwed again by the oil companies.
We are already getting low-class, low-grade, and dirty fuel (especially diesel, which is the root cause of many CRDi system failures and problems), and NOW THIS... even lower class / lower grade fuel for the basic unleaded... BASICALLY A DOWNGRADE. I think this is a "SILENT CAMPAIGN" by the oil companies. They never let the public know through media, print or otherwise. Yeah, they lowered the prices of fuel alright, but lowering the quality as well???? Tsktsk. This just means MORE PROFIT FOR THE OIL COMPANIES (you see, a lower octane rating means this is a cheaper fuel to produce) and MORE DAMAGE to our engines (lower octane may sometimes cause more engine knock and pinging... although some cars ECU have a knock sensor and easily adapt to the octane change, but some cars can't cope with really low octane... on the other hand, countries like the United States have 87 octane as the cheapest unleaded fuel around, and 89 for the premium and 93 for the super premium). This also translates to LOWER ENGINE PERFORMANCE, WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOWER OR LESSER FUEL EFFICIENCY... our engines have decreased power thus more throttle is applied to accelerate rapidly than before.
Any one else noticed this "silent campaign" or shall we say "silent deception"????? :twak2: