Applegreen Tipperary Town

shamrockvilla

Diesel 1.22 a litre today
Petrol 1.33 a litre today.
Girl in the shop said it's to match the Plaza up the road who have 15c a litre off if you purchase a Supermac meal.

mikeecho

Might be worth posting that in "bargain alerts" thread.

www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=346

Personally I wouldn't use Applegreen even if their fuel was 99￠
I say that because my neighbour (after a bit of a battle and the threat of legal action) recieved a cheque for alleged damage caused by their fuel... allegedly.

Also that same petrol station seems to be having regular maintaince carried out on their tanks for some reason.

KaneToad

mikeecho wrote: »

Might be worth posting that in "bargain alerts" thread.

www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=346

Personally I wouldn't use Applegreen even if their fuel was 99￠

Why is that?

colm_mcm

I find applegreen poor for mpg. People say all fuel is the same but for some reason Maxol and Topaz works better in my car.

mikeecho

colm_mcm wrote: »

I find applegreen poor for mpg. People say all fuel is the same but for some reason Maxol and Topaz works better in my car.

I agree, my mother, who hasn't a clue about cars, says that maxol seems to be better than GreenApple (that's what she calls applegreen)

Personally I use topaz.

But never Applegreen

BuboBubo

colm_mcm wrote: »

I find applegreen poor for mpg. People say all fuel is the same but for some reason Maxol and Topaz works better in my car.

Petrol or diesel?

mikeecho

BuboBubo wrote: »

Petrol or diesel?

For me.... both

CeilingFly

mikeecho wrote: »

Personally I wouldn't use Applegreen even if their fuel was 99￠
I say that because my neighbour (after a bit of a battle and the threat of legal action) recieved a cheque for alleged damage caused by their fuel... allegedly.

I'll call that out as absolute and utter bullsh1t

I have previous knowledge of fuel.

With the exception of marketing additives added by some companies, there is absolutely no difference to fuel sold in different brand garages.

Fuel in Ireland comes from refineries in Whitegate or Pembrokeshire. Its all the same, next ship gets the next load.

It then goes into huge tanks in the port and again, in most cases, the next truck gets the next load. Doesn't matter what name is on the truck or what station is getting it.

But still some eejits make up their bar stool stories.

mikeecho

CeilingFly wrote: »

I'll call that out as absolute and utter bullsh1t

I have previous knowledge of fuel.

With the exception of marketing additives added by some companies, there is absolutely no difference to fuel sold in different brand garages.

Fuel in Ireland comes from refineries in Whitegate or Pembrokeshire. Its all the same, next ship gets the next load.

It then goes into huge tanks in the port and again, in most cases, the next truck gets the next load. Doesn't matter what name is on the truck or what station is getting it.

But still some eejits make up their bar stool stories.

Call bull all you want but he recieved a cheque from the manager of the applegreen, he was to sign a non disclosure, but he started such a scene they let him leave without signing it.

It may not be all their stations, but my local Applegreen seems to be having their storage tanks regularly being serviced.. me thinks there is an issue with how water proof they are.

Anyway.. I won't buy from any applegreen.

colm_mcm

BuboBubo wrote: »

Petrol or diesel?

Petrol.

kunst nugget

Never noticed any difference with any of the major petrol stations. When I fill up with them - Diesel - every week, they all last the same as far as I can see and there's three or four I'd use on a regular basis depending on what route I take home - Topaz, Maxol and Applegreen.

CeilingFly

mikeecho wrote: »

Call bull all you want but he recieved a cheque from the manager of the applegreen, he was to sign a non disclosure, but he started such a scene they let him leave without signing it.

It may not be all their stations, but my local Applegreen seems to be having their storage tanks regularly being serviced.. me thinks there is an issue with how water proof they are.

Anyway.. I won't buy from any applegreen.

Complete and utter bull. A local manager would not be passing out cheques.

I think you are being told a big porkie

mikeecho

CeilingFly wrote: »

Complete and utter bull. A local manager would not be passing out cheques.

I think you are being told a big porkie

I saw the cheque.

Obviously, he made up the entire story, put his van out of action for a few days, flushed the fuel system, and replaced filters, lost out on business, then forged a cheque, fabricated a story, just for shyts and giggles.

It all makes sense now.

Edit. And he had the van towed in the middle of the night, just to add more drama.

Stephen15

Fill up in Applegreen regularly never had any issues.I also fill up in any Tesco, Texaco, Top, Topaz/Circle K, Emo or Maxol which is cheapest and most convient for me and have never had any issues which any of them.

I think Applegreen buy from various different suppliers whereas the likes of Topaz and Texaco have a nationwide distribution network as I regularly see unbranded tankers in their forecourts so that might be why standards may vary for some.

CeilingFly

mikeecho wrote: »

I saw the cheque.

Obviously, he made up the entire story

I reckon it's you making the story up, because a single fill of fuel simply cannot cause such an issue unless wrong fuel was put in.

Stephen15 wrote: »

I think Applegreen buy from various different suppliers whereas the likes of Topaz and Texaco have a nationwide distribution network as I regularly see unbranded tankers in their forecourts so that might be why standards may vary for some.

None of the brands deliver themselves. Its contracted out to two companies. Reynolds and another.

Brands do sometimes own the physical tanks and they are used as branding vehicles, but any fast growing brand such as applegreen or some of the smaller brands, would get delivery in an unbranded tanker.

Also rural areas may see the same tanker deliver to 2 or 3 brands - each delivery is in separate compartments in the tanker

mikeecho

CeilingFly wrote: »

I reckon it's you making the story up, because a single fill of fuel simply cannot cause such an issue unless wrong fuel was put in.



None of the brands deliver themselves. Its contracted out to two companies. Reynolds and another.

Brands do sometimes own the physical tanks and they are used as branding vehicles, but any fast growing brand such as applegreen or some of the smaller brands, would get delivery in an unbranded tanker.

Also rural areas may see the same tanker deliver to 2 or 3 brands - each delivery is in separate compartments in the tanker

I'm only telling you what I know.

If you don't want to believe me, so be it.
But I had to taxi the guy around a few times while this saga unfolded.

I have no reason to disbelieve his version of events, given the parts of it I personally witnessed.
Ie. The van at the mechanics being flushed, the cheque recieved in compensation, and a grown man ranting at another grown man.

But .. what's an eye witness account worth.. nothing apparently.

The long and the sort of it... I won't get fuel at Applegreen, because of what I've seen, and of what I believe.

tcawley29

colm_mcm wrote: »

I find applegreen poor for mpg. People say all fuel is the same but for some reason Maxol and Topaz works better in my car.

Agreed. I never had any damage from their fuel personally but I did notice mpg to be worse in applegreen than topaz/texaco. It was diesel in my experience. Once I learned about the difference I just stopped going there unless I was stuck.

tcawley29

CeilingFly wrote: »

I'll call that out as absolute and utter bullsh1t

I have previous knowledge of fuel.

With the exception of marketing additives added by some companies, there is absolutely no difference to fuel sold in different brand garages.

Fuel in Ireland comes from refineries in Whitegate or Pembrokeshire. Its all the same, next ship gets the next load.

It then goes into huge tanks in the port and again, in most cases, the next truck gets the next load. Doesn't matter what name is on the truck or what station is getting it.

But still some eejits make up their bar stool stories.

What about the tankers with washed diesel? Does that come from Whitegate and Pembrokeshire too?

mikeecho

tcawley29 wrote: »

What about the tankers with washed diesel? Does that come from Whitegate and Pembrokeshire too?

Well... playing devils advocate.. the green diesel may have come from Whitegate / Pembrokeshire (prior to have been run thru kitty litter)
Bear in mind.. green diesel is of a lower quality than regular diesel.

Green has a min cetane value of 45, whereas regular diesel has a min cetane value of 51.

Fyi

tcawley29

mikeecho wrote: »

Well... playing devils advocate.. the green diesel may have come from Whitegate / Pembrokeshire (prior to have been run thru kitty litter)
Bear in mind.. green diesel is of a lower quality than regular diesel.

Green has a min cetane value of 45, whereas regular diesel has a min cetane value of 51.

Fyi

Oh I perfectly understand that but I was getting at the illegal refineries where they use acid to wash out the marker in the fuel

mikeecho

tcawley29 wrote: »

Agreed. I never had any damage from their fuel personally but I did notice mpg to be worse in applegreen than topaz/texaco. It was diesel in my experience. Once I learned about the difference I just stopped going there unless I was stuck.

I never had any damage from their fuel either, but I still avoid them, based on personal knowledge.

Its mad how this thread had divergered from what was a bargain alert.

And it's probably my fault.
Maybe it's time to be locked.
I'm sure the offer is over by now.

Let's all move on.

9935452

mikeecho wrote: »

tcawley29 wrote: »

Agreed. I never had any damage from their fuel personally but I did notice mpg to be worse in applegreen than topaz/texaco. It was diesel in my experience. Once I learned about the difference I just stopped going there unless I was stuck.

I never had any damage from their fuel either, but I still avoid them, based on personal knowledge.

Its mad how this thread had divergered from what was a bargain alert.

And it's probably my fault.
Maybe it's time to be locked.
I'm sure the offer is over by now.

Let's all move on.

I avoid the place too.
The sister was advised by a mechanic in a main dealers not to fill up there. He reckoned that a lot of the cars coming to them with fuel related problems filled up there regularily.

Zubeneschamali

mikeecho wrote: »

I never had any damage from their fuel either, but I still avoid them, based on personal knowledge.

aka rumours and bullsh!t.