Shell petrol/diesel worth paying the premium? - Team-BHP

msvg · 29th February 2008, 10:30

Hi all,
The Petrol and diesel price in Shell is at a premium of Rs 5/-

and Rs 6/-

,when compared to other petrol pumps,is it worth paying the price ? No doubts its service is good.
cheers
msvg

gowdadeepu4u · 29th February 2008, 11:42

hi,

I think petrol available at shell is good enough for the price we need to pay. I get atleast 3-4 kms more per ltr when i use this. And the ride also seems to be more smoother.

No idea about the diesel... Cant use it in my bike

DieselFan · 1st March 2008, 10:26

Avoid shell Super Diesel on CRDI /DDIS engine at all cost. It will induce lot of smoke if you go for sudden accelaration (if you rev over 2500 RPM).

theMAG · 1st March 2008, 10:50

Personally speaking, the one time I filled Shell Premium over Shell regular for my Swift was enough to dissuade me from ever going in for Premium. There was absolutely no difference in experience over regular petrol.

ravi@64bhp · 1st March 2008, 11:09

Spending extra Rs.5 on shell is absolute waste of money. There are so many good company-owned outlets of IOC, BP, and HP filling stations who sells good quality petrol. Better to find one of them, and fill regularly there.

JPL · 1st March 2008, 11:19

I swear by Shell Super

After reading some discussions on regular and premium I did try using regular and I immediately felt the difference, only shell premium for me

sassid · 1st March 2008, 11:53

Definitely not worth the extra money. Tried the diesel on my old Palio and mileage dropped by 1 kmpl.

In fact lost the same amount even on the regular diesel. Not sure why. Always used to get an average of 12 in city with BPCL/IOC and HP. This was a real bad experience and have never gone back there for my Swift.

praJEEP · 1st March 2008, 12:05

Spending 4rs more on shell premium makes sense for me,
quality and peace of mind is best at shell.

When we spend 5rs for each cigaratte we smoke, why not spend 4rs extra for a quality fuel for our bikes and cars which we love more than our ciggarates. i am still sticking to shell untill and unless it reaches rs 60 per litre

Jaggu · 1st March 2008, 12:15

Absolute waste of money, i think they should have stopped the premium and sticked on to reg ones instead, even if it was Rs 2 costlier, would have paid for the quality and quantity control

For now IOC works best, petrol or diesel.

msvg · 7th March 2008, 09:44

To keep the u guys updated , shell has again increased the price of Super petrol and super diesel ,now its Rs 6 /- and Rs 10/- respectively.

mods please move this to general folder .

cheers
MSVG

revved_up · 7th March 2008, 10:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaggu

For now IOC works best, petrol or diesel.

Yep, IOC for me too. Bye Bye Shell.

snaronikar · 7th March 2008, 10:28

My opinion is, I feel the normal petrol available at other pumps is good enough. Paying premium for Shell is of no use. This is my experience using shell petrol and normal petrol. I use HP normal for my vehicle. I have no problem with this.

Prithvi · 7th March 2008, 10:55

I, use to fill Shell Diesel super but stopped after the price went up. Not much of a difference in performance. Was filling normal IOC Diesel, which was much better. One day had to fill Xtramile diesel from IOC and found the Octy very sluggish and not responsive at all.

Am just going to stick to normal diesel from IOC. Period.

GTO - Touring · 7th March 2008, 14:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by msvg

Hi all,
The Petrol and diesel price in Shell is at a premium of Rs 5/-

and Rs 6/-

,when compared to other petrol pumps,is it worth paying the price ? No doubts its service is good.
cheers
msvg

If you ask me, this is just another way of throwing money down the tubes. I don't see any reason to "shell" out a premium for shell. IOC regular fuel is just as good.

srh · 7th March 2008, 15:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTO - Touring

If you ask me, this is just another way of throwing money down the tubes. I don't see any reason to "shell" out a premium for shell. IOC regular fuel is just as good.

Shell petrol is absolutely useless for the extra price. I get more mileage with IOC. Don't know about diesel.

29th February 2008, 10:30	#1 (permalink)
msvg Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: bangallore Posts: 5	Shell petrol/diesel worth paying the premium? Hi all, The Petrol and diesel price in Shell is at a premium of Rs 5/- and Rs 6/- ,when compared to other petrol pumps,is it worth paying the price ? No doubts its service is good. cheers msvg __________________ ****************** Santro Zipdrive GS Pulsar 150 cc Kinetic Honda-DX Bajaj Chetak

1st March 2008, 10:26	#3 (permalink)
DieselFan BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 431	Avoid shell Super Diesel on CRDI /DDIS engine at all cost. It will induce lot of smoke if you go for sudden accelaration (if you rev over 2500 RPM). __________________ If you have not failed you have not tried enough. Swift Diesel VDI - Feb '07 onwards Santro LS- Mar '01-Feb '07(59000 KM) Sold.

1st March 2008, 10:50	#4 (permalink)
theMAG Team-BHP Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bengalooru Posts: 3,186 View My Garage	Personally speaking, the one time I filled Shell Premium over Shell regular for my Swift was enough to dissuade me from ever going in for Premium. There was absolutely no difference in experience over regular petrol. __________________ If you lose your temper, you’ve lost the argument

1st March 2008, 11:09	#5 (permalink)
ravi@64bhp BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 267	Spending extra Rs.5 on shell is absolute waste of money. There are so many good company-owned outlets of IOC, BP, and HP filling stations who sells good quality petrol. Better to find one of them, and fill regularly there. __________________ '03 HH Splendor - 28,000km '06 Kinetic Blaze - 10,700km '07 Kinetic Flyte - 3400km '06 HH Zma - 18,700km '07 WagonR Lxi - 24,900km

1st March 2008, 12:05	#8 (permalink)
praJEEP BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 201 View My Garage	Spending 4rs more on shell premium makes sense for me, quality and peace of mind is best at shell. When we spend 5rs for each cigaratte we smoke, why not spend 4rs extra for a quality fuel for our bikes and cars which we love more than our ciggarates. i am still sticking to shell untill and unless it reaches rs 60 per litre Last edited by praJEEP : 1st March 2008 at 12:11.

29th February 2008, 11:42	#2 (permalink)
gowdadeepu4u Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 1	hi, I think petrol available at shell is good enough for the price we need to pay. I get atleast 3-4 kms more per ltr when i use this. And the ride also seems to be more smoother. No idea about the diesel... Cant use it in my bike

1st March 2008, 11:19	#6 (permalink)
JPL BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 211	I swear by Shell Super After reading some discussions on regular and premium I did try using regular and I immediately felt the difference, only shell premium for me

1st March 2008, 11:53	#7 (permalink)
sassid Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 20	Definitely not worth the extra money. Tried the diesel on my old Palio and mileage dropped by 1 kmpl. In fact lost the same amount even on the regular diesel. Not sure why. Always used to get an average of 12 in city with BPCL/IOC and HP. This was a real bad experience and have never gone back there for my Swift.

1st March 2008, 12:15	#9 (permalink)
Jaggu Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,208	Absolute waste of money, i think they should have stopped the premium and sticked on to reg ones instead, even if it was Rs 2 costlier, would have paid for the quality and quantity control For now IOC works best, petrol or diesel. __________________ The strength to change what I can, the inability to accept what I can't, and the incapacity to tell the difference. -Calvin

7th March 2008, 09:44	#10 (permalink)
msvg Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: bangallore Posts: 5	To keep the u guys updated , shell has again increased the price of Super petrol and super diesel ,now its Rs 6 /- and Rs 10/- respectively. mods please move this to general folder . cheers MSVG __________________ ****************** Santro Zipdrive GS Pulsar 150 cc Kinetic Honda-DX Bajaj Chetak

7th March 2008, 10:28	#12 (permalink)
snaronikar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,280 View My Garage	My opinion is, I feel the normal petrol available at other pumps is good enough. Paying premium for Shell is of no use. This is my experience using shell petrol and normal petrol. I use HP normal for my vehicle. I have no problem with this. __________________ Love your job but Never love your company because you never know when your company stops loving you-NRN

7th March 2008, 10:55	#13 (permalink)
Prithvi BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: BANGALORE Posts: 74	I, use to fill Shell Diesel super but stopped after the price went up. Not much of a difference in performance. Was filling normal IOC Diesel, which was much better. One day had to fill Xtramile diesel from IOC and found the Octy very sluggish and not responsive at all. Am just going to stick to normal diesel from IOC. Period.

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