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The car petrol and diesel thread....

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  • #302
    deargas
    Registered Users Posts: 58 ✭✭deargas


    Storm 10 wrote: »
    deargas is your brother working in a branded petrol station or do they sell cheap diesel, as already said with a modern diesel engine with so much electronic parts fitted dont stray away for the saving of a few cents, as it will cost you big if anything goes wrong with the fuel system.


    That's the thing. He works in a branded station with a good reputation. He said the owner would never be knowingly bring in anything like washed diesel. The do too much trade as it is and he knows how a bad name can shaft the business.

    re: saving a few cents; Lesson Learnt.


  • #303
    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    No offence guys but can we keep this thread on prices around Galway.
    If you want to discuss diesel difficulties there's Motors forum.


  • #304
    deargas
    Registered Users Posts: 58 ✭✭deargas


    Point taken Biko, but I stand by my original post. There's no use talking about the lowest price of fuel if the damned thing ends up ruining your engine because of inferior quality.


  • #305
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    Unleaded 159.9 at Topaz yesterday.
    That's the highest I've ever seen.


  • #306
    JohnCleary
    Registered Users Posts: 10,206 ✭✭✭✭JohnCleary


    Cheapest place in the city at the moment anyone?

    Price of the stuff i'm afraid to fill up


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  • #307
    Robbo
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 10,553 Mod ✭✭✭✭Robbo


    JohnCleary wrote: »
    Cheapest place in the city at the moment anyone?

    Price of the stuff i'm afraid to fill up
    155.9 for daysul out here.


  • #308
    paulgalway
    Registered Users Posts: 533 ✭✭✭paulgalway


    snubbleste wrote: »
    Unleaded 159.9 at Topaz yesterday.
    That's the highest I've ever seen.

    Topaz in Bohermore €161.9 this evening.

    €159.9 at the Docks and €157.9 in Maxol in the westside.

    This is for Unleaded Petrol.


  • #309
    Col200sx
    Registered Users Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭Col200sx


    I filled up with diesel out the Headford Road on Saturday, can't think of the name, but the petrol station by the castle on the right, joined onto the exhaust place.

    But diesel there was 149.9, cheapest I've seen by 6c per litre.


  • #310
    Robbo
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 10,553 Mod ✭✭✭✭Robbo


    Col200sx wrote: »
    I filled up with diesel out the Headford Road on Saturday, can't think of the name, but the petrol station by the castle on the right, joined onto the exhaust place.

    But diesel there was 149.9, cheapest I've seen by 6c per litre.
    I really wouldn't recommend getting diesel there but caveat emptor and all that.


  • #311
    Acidflash
    Registered Users Posts: 1,228 ✭✭✭Acidflash


    161.9 In Texaco Oranmore this morning. Dearest I've seen so far.


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  • #312
    Col200sx
    Registered Users Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭Col200sx


    Robbo wrote: »
    I really wouldn't recommend getting diesel there but caveat emptor and all that.

    I'm not one to fill up in places that are said to be dodgy, are they considered to be?

    If so I'll avoid in future.


  • #313
    Robbo
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 10,553 Mod ✭✭✭✭Robbo


    Col200sx wrote: »
    I'm not one to fill up in places that are said to be dodgy, are they considered to be?

    If so I'll avoid in future.
    Previous management and there's a general history of the place with the Revenue.


  • #314
    Col200sx
    Registered Users Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭Col200sx


    Robbo wrote: »
    Previous management and there's a general history of the place with the Revenue.

    Cheers for that Robbo, hadn't realised.

    I won't be going back.


  • #315
    extraice
    Registered Users Posts: 160 ✭✭extraice


    Col200sx wrote: »
    I filled up with diesel out the Headford Road on Saturday, can't think of the name, but the petrol station by the castle on the right, joined onto the exhaust place.

    But diesel there was 149.9, cheapest I've seen by 6c per litre.

    my mate cars is in u Rescu Towing place on headford rd after filling up at cheap station by the castle and say going to cost him lot ... not frist time been told stay away from there


  • #316
    Col200sx
    Registered Users Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭Col200sx


    extraice wrote: »
    my mate cars is in u Rescu Towing place on headford rd after filling up at cheap station by the castle and say going to cost him lot ... not frist time been told stay away from there

    That's not good.

    I put €40 in, so on way home I'll fill up the rest in a reputable garage so it at least dilutes whatever potentially dodgy fuel, if any, went in.

    How can the place be still open if it's selling dodgy fuel? Especially if it's common knowledge to the public and the authorities?


  • #317
    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Please stay away from implying that a certain garage is currently dodgy.
    It's a free market, use another garage if that feels safer.

    This thread is about local prices, let's stick to that.


  • #318
    Col200sx
    Registered Users Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭Col200sx


    biko wrote: »
    Please stay away from implying that a certain garage is currently dodgy.
    It's a free market, use another garage if that feels safer.

    This thread is about local prices, let's stick to that.

    Fair enough. But I wasn't implying anything, it was suggested to me in previous posts that it may be.


  • #319
    emptybladder
    Registered Users Posts: 332 ✭✭emptybladder


    161.9c for petrol now in Arch Motors. Holy fock!


  • #320
    paulgalway
    Registered Users Posts: 533 ✭✭✭paulgalway


    emptybladder wrote: »
    161.9c for petrol now in Arch Motors. Holy fock!
    Passed a few Topaz garages around town to-day, all have unleaded at €161.9, as is the garage at the docks.

    Think Maxol at the Westside is still a few cents cheaper.


  • #321
    JohnCleary
    Registered Users Posts: 10,206 ✭✭✭✭JohnCleary


    Diesel was 153.9 at Corrib Oil, Tuam Rd today (21/02/2012)


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  • #322
    wes31
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭wes31


    what is going on with petrol station in gort on the ennis road are they not selling fuel any more.


  • #323
    Irishgoatman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,741 ✭✭✭Irishgoatman


    Just a bit of advice.

    I have recently reported a certain petrol station in Claregalway to the authorities because:

    I put exactly 10 ltrs of petrol in my tank.
    Price on pump, and on board outside was 161.8 per ltr.
    "This Sale" shown on pump: 16.78 euro.

    I refused to pay that amount, told the lad manning pumps that I would be quite happy to make a call to the Gardia, he couldn't reach his boss so finally accepted my 16.18 euro, after I used the calculator in his hut to prove my figures.

    The moral of this is just put 10 ltrs in at a time because it's easy to see if the pumps are working correctly. (Just move the decimal point one place to the left on the listed price).

    Forgot to add that I took 'photos of the pump and board. so I do have proof positive of this.


  • #324
    tracker-man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 709 ✭✭✭tracker-man


    Irishgoatman wrote: »
    Just a bit of advice.

    The moral of this is just put 10 ltrs in at a time because it's easy to see if the pumps are working correctly. (Just move the decimal point one place to the left on the listed price).

    Very good advice, I always only fill up to a round litre. 10 or 20 litres. Its easier to see the difference in garage to garage too, if there is any. I predict Petrol will be at 2 euro by the end of the year.


  • #325
    Blondie919
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,454 ✭✭✭Blondie919


    wes31 wrote: »
    what is going on with petrol station in gort on the ennis road are they not selling fuel any more.

    Are you talking about the one that used to sell cheap petrol and diesel which is not far from the Lady Gregory hotel? If you are, then that place got shut down because AFAIK it was selling illegal fuel. I did get petrol there a couple of times but it wasn't clean petrol.


  • #326
    skelliser
    Registered Users Posts: 2,985 ✭✭✭skelliser


    Petrol in the topaz in kilcolgan is 163.9!!!


  • #327
    TheRealSquishy
    Registered Users Posts: 336 ✭✭TheRealSquishy


    Topaz at the the Bodkin roundabout is 163.9 too today. Not a bloody chance!


  • #328
    alandublin33
    Closed Accounts Posts: 100 ✭✭alandublin33


    155.9 for diesel in Jones oil in the wesht


  • #329
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    Topaz Newcastle unleaded 163.9


  • #330
    200yrolecrank
    Closed Accounts Posts: 140 ✭✭200yrolecrank


    Robbo wrote: »
    Col200sx wrote: »
    I filled up with diesel out the Headford Road on Saturday, can't think of the name, but the petrol station by the castle on the right, joined onto the exhaust place.

    But diesel there was 149.9, cheapest I've seen by 6c per litre.
    I really wouldn't recommend getting diesel there but caveat emptor and all that.
    I've been filling there regularly and a few weeks back my emissions symbol on the car flagged up the car wouldn't start for a while after,I think you could have something here.


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  • #331
    TheRealSquishy
    Registered Users Posts: 336 ✭✭TheRealSquishy


    Ended up in the red today and had to get petrol here after all
    TheRealSquishy wrote: »
    Topaz at the the Bodkin roundabout is 163.9 too today. Not a bloody chance!

    So after reading someones post in here about being overcharged I stopped at 10 litres purely out of curiously and it cost 16.41.

    In fairness it's only 2 tenths of a cent over but out of principle I told yerman behind the register when I was paying. Got the reply 'yeah what do you want me to do about it?'. Nice sh*t! After handing over 50 quid and that's the attitude, never again!

    I didn't see the price below 163.9 anywhere until I got to Clare again.


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