Caltex Vortex 98 finally to come to Tasmania

[F6T]

Finally, some competition for BP Ultimate which is selling for between $1.50 to $1.55.

http://www.caltex.com.au/LatestNews/....aspx?ID=13189

Long overdue. Hopefully will force the price of BP Ultimate down here in Tassie. Because I think that I would still prefer BP over Vortex.....

[tassie devil]

any idea which servo's will be having it and when

[DayTE]

I know Murcott's in Devonport and Wattle Hill heading out of Latrobe have it. But they are the only couple I've seen with it. So far.

[F6T]

Davey Street, Hobart have it.

[GTP owner]

Yay! Just noticed this of Saturday. We finally get some decent stuff, but when are the prices going to match the mainland. When I read about queenslanders whingeing about paying $1.40 per litre I think "what the?!!"

[HSE2]

Looks like Woolworths on Formby have it too. Saw the flag there last week.

[music189]

probably bringing it in because NSW is phasing out regular unleaded from july 2010 so that means we all will loose it

[Falcman0o7]

I got some from launceston yasterday.

[DJM83]

And people say QLD is behind the times

[aussie muscle]

Originally Posted by F6T

Because I think that I would still prefer BP over Vortex.....

doesn't it all come from the same refinery?

[Transfiguring R]

Originally Posted by aussie muscle

doesn't it all come from the same refinery?

Yes, from the BP refinery in Kwinana, W.A.

It then gets treated further by the other companies before being sold to the public.

[TS50]

Be intrested in peoples thoughts, if it is any diffewrent to Ultimate, when they have run a tank or two thru

[F6T]

As long as it drives the price of BP Ultimate down a bit I'll be happy.

I remember a couple of threads a few years back about, particularly this one:-
http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...highlight=fuel

where there was a heavy trend towards people feeding their turbos BP Ultimate.

I'll definitiely give the Vortex a go though and see how she performs. If it's all from teh same refinery then you wouldn't expect there to be much difference in quality.

[TS50]

Well my turbo has only ever lived on Ultimate
except for one tank coming out of Sydney last year, where it got a taste of Mobils 98
So hard for me to judge
The stroked windor used to drink Vortex 95, until BP released Ultimate
since then only really drunk that, (occasional tank of V100 when its been to the mainland)
Th V8 actually seems to drink more 98 than it did 95
so who knows
But I agree $151.9 for ultimate hurts, especially with a ute that takes 72 litres

[Falcman0o7]

BP fuel is CRAP...Besides I won't help em out with their damages costs AT ALL.

[b2tf]

You mean they have servo's down there now?

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by Falcman0o7

BP fuel is CRAP...Besides I won't help em out with their damages costs AT ALL.

Originally Posted by b2tf

You mean they have servo's down there now?

[TS50]

Originally Posted by b2tf

You mean they have servo's down there now?

yeah
Something new they thought they would try down here
amazing invention really
might be able to get rid of the horse and cart now

[Polyal]

Originally Posted by TS50

yeah
Something new they thought they would try down here
amazing invention really
might be able to get rid of the horse and cart now

Horse and cart matches that joke of a highway but thats another topic

More of the good stuff can only be a good thing. Also unless your car is tuned for the better stuff it wont really perform any better than regular; maybe a tad better response but it would be just wishful thinking.

$1.50 isn't that bad, I paid 1.42 for regular the other week which had me in shock.

[TS50]

F6 is supposed to be tuned for Ultimate
but who really knows

[Polyal]

Originally Posted by TS50

F6 is supposed to be tuned for Ultimate
but who really knows

ah yeah performance b series cars definitely. Not sure about the T3 though, should be a 95 tune but fine on 91.

[F6T]

Well, I gotta run it in mine. I also run it in my other vehicle - even though it only needs 91 RON.

I was worried there about the BP oil spill thinking that the compnay would go under and that there would be no 98RON in tassie again.

[TS50]

Originally Posted by Polyal

ah yeah performance b series cars definitely. Not sure about the T3 though, should be a 95 tune but fine on 91.

As i Said, used to run it on 95, once 98 became available, i have used that
No more performance, prob worse fuel economy, but runs nicer

[DayTE]

I don't know polyal, I used to get 30-40kms a tank extra in my old (200,000+kms) 5.0 EB Fairmont when Shell first bought out Optimax, I was living on the mainland at that stage. So I'd like to think the 5.6 would react better to it. But not having tried 95 or below in it I can't say for sure.

But after seeing some engine internals after 30,000+kms of Ultimate I would use it just for the extra cleaning properties. Not as clean LPG though!

[Falcman0o7]

Originally Posted by DJM83

Yep...OWNED. I'm sulking my **** off..sob sob sob

[Falcman0o7]

Smart ***** galore.

[Falcman0o7]

I don't know why most people on forums have to be such smartarses.

[TS50]

Originally Posted by DayTE

But after seeing some engine internals after 30,000+kms of Ultimate I would use it just for the extra cleaning properties. Not as clean LPG though!

The reason I use it to Damon
its definitely not for its extra claimed fuel economy

[Hords]

What is fuel economy Andrew?

Does that stop valve bounce?

[XCwillo]

I thought 1.42 a litre was trice expensive :|
Im only 18 and filling my XC with V Power from shell just hurts the pocket
even though usual unleaded 91 hurts the engine more i have to use that and then only put a weeee bit o' v into it to clean it out