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Rank: New-farer Joined: 2/15/2010 Posts: 75 Location: Nairobi
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/26/2007 Posts: 6,514
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v power Business opportunities are like buses,there's always another one coming
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Rank: User Joined: 8/15/2013 Posts: 13,237 Location: Vacuum
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Excetra1 wrote:what is this excellium? Is just an excel with lium If Obiero did it, Who Am I?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/28/2015 Posts: 9,562 Location: Rodi Kopany, Homa Bay
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Rank: Member Joined: 2/20/2015 Posts: 467 Location: Nairobi
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Isn't Total Excellium and Shell's V-Power just marketing gimmic? Kenya's fuel is sourced in bulk and KPC pumps it inland and at Industrial area Nairobi everyone collects their share from KPC and distributes. In essence Kenol Kobil/Shell/Total/Oilcom...all have the same fuel barring adulteration. OR just maybe they adding those tablets that falsely claim to increase mileage per litre...
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Rank: Member Joined: 1/30/2016 Posts: 332 Location: Rift Valley
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kawi254 wrote:Isn't Total Excellium and Shell's V-Power just marketing gimmic? Kenya's fuel is sourced in bulk and KPC pumps it inland and at Industrial area Nairobi everyone collects their share from KPC and distributes. In essence Kenol Kobil/Shell/Total/Oilcom...all have the same fuel barring adulteration. OR just maybe they adding those tablets that falsely claim to increase mileage per litre... V-power is a global brand and at least for the US and EU markets those advertising claims have to be proven to the regulator.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 7/5/2010 Posts: 2,061 Location: Nairobi
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kawi254 wrote:
Isn't Total Excellium and Shell's V-Power just marketing gimmic? Kenya's fuel is sourced in bulk and KPC pumps it inland and at Industrial area Nairobi everyone collects their share from KPC and distributes. In essence Kenol Kobil/Shell/Total/Oilcom...all have the same fuel barring adulteration. OR just maybe they adding those tablets that falsely claim to increase mileage per litre...
Well,...the story with V-Power is their claim that they add "cleaning and anti-knock chemical agents to the fuel". The "advantages" are supposed to be "smoother running engine, cleaner engine" ..something abut "reduced carbon deposits" and "reduced risk of knocking". I drive a Subaru and Shell agents think all Subaru drivers are idiots who will fork over an additional ~25/- per liter over the normal fuel chasing after this mysterious "extra-performance" (Toyota, Nissan, Mazda people,...do you get this constant V-Power cross sell from attendants?); So I asked, and I got this half-baked explanation. I also did try a full tank of that V-Power once (for the sake of science,..also before the fuel prices tanked and the difference was 10/- a liter) on a drive to and from the country and didn't notice any difference in engine performance or increased smoothness. Unless you have one of those Jap performance cars with sensitive turbos and requires sijui those 99 RON fuel rating, you are being had by Shell...  Its BS in my opinion ....plus, what is to stop unscrupulous station operators loading normal fuel and pumping it out of the V-Power nozzles and collecting a cool extra 25/- per liter?
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Rank: Member Joined: 2/20/2015 Posts: 467 Location: Nairobi
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quicksand wrote:kawi254 wrote:
Isn't Total Excellium and Shell's V-Power just marketing gimmic? Kenya's fuel is sourced in bulk and KPC pumps it inland and at Industrial area Nairobi everyone collects their share from KPC and distributes. In essence Kenol Kobil/Shell/Total/Oilcom...all have the same fuel barring adulteration. OR just maybe they adding those tablets that falsely claim to increase mileage per litre...
Well,...the story with V-Power is their claim that they add "cleaning and anti-knock chemical agents to the fuel". The "advantages" are supposed to be "smoother running engine, cleaner engine" ..something abut "reduced carbon deposits" and "reduced risk of knocking". I drive a Subaru and Shell agents think all Subaru drivers are idiots who will fork over an additional ~25/- per liter over the normal fuel chasing after this mysterious "extra-performance" (Toyota, Nissan, Mazda people,...do you get this constant V-Power cross sell from attendants?); So I asked, and I got this half-baked explanation. I also did try a full tank of that V-Power once (for the sake of science,..also before the fuel prices tanked and the difference was 10/- a liter) on a drive to and from the country and didn't notice any difference in engine performance or increased smoothness. Unless you have one of those Jap performance cars with sensitive turbos and requires sijui those 99 RON fuel rating, you are being had by Shell... Its BS in my opinion ....plus, what is to stop unscrupulous station operators loading normal fuel and pumping it out of the V-Power nozzles and collecting a cool extra 25/- per liter? When Shell launched it's V-power, Gavin Bennett did an article in Sunday nation that unless you are racing on Formula One you will not get any performance increase with V-power on our 50 kph roads and bumps on 'super-highways'. Anyway Total are questioning why you spend extra on Shell's V-power while you could get same fuel at cost of normal unleaded petrol
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Rank: Member Joined: 5/8/2007 Posts: 709
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kawi254 wrote:quicksand wrote:kawi254 wrote:
Isn't Total Excellium and Shell's V-Power just marketing gimmic? Kenya's fuel is sourced in bulk and KPC pumps it inland and at Industrial area Nairobi everyone collects their share from KPC and distributes. In essence Kenol Kobil/Shell/Total/Oilcom...all have the same fuel barring adulteration. OR just maybe they adding those tablets that falsely claim to increase mileage per litre...
Well,...the story with V-Power is their claim that they add "cleaning and anti-knock chemical agents to the fuel". The "advantages" are supposed to be "smoother running engine, cleaner engine" ..something abut "reduced carbon deposits" and "reduced risk of knocking". I drive a Subaru and Shell agents think all Subaru drivers are idiots who will fork over an additional ~25/- per liter over the normal fuel chasing after this mysterious "extra-performance" (Toyota, Nissan, Mazda people,...do you get this constant V-Power cross sell from attendants?); So I asked, and I got this half-baked explanation. I also did try a full tank of that V-Power once (for the sake of science,..also before the fuel prices tanked and the difference was 10/- a liter) on a drive to and from the country and didn't notice any difference in engine performance or increased smoothness. Unless you have one of those Jap performance cars with sensitive turbos and requires sijui those 99 RON fuel rating, you are being had by Shell... Its BS in my opinion ....plus, what is to stop unscrupulous station operators loading normal fuel and pumping it out of the V-Power nozzles and collecting a cool extra 25/- per liter? When Shell launched it's V-power, Gavin Bennett did an article in Sunday nation that unless you are racing on Formula One you will not get any performance increase with V-power on our 50 kph roads and bumps on 'super-highways'. Anyway Total are questioning why you spend extra on Shell's V-power while you could get same fuel at cost of normal unleaded petrol Such kind of informative posts make me stick to wazua, day in day out. there have also been numerous reports of several shell stations selling adulterated fuel, esp shell kileleshwa, limuru road, thika road and many others. Total,our good NSE friend KK and National oil are much more ideal especially for the peace of mind
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/9/2009 Posts: 6,592 Location: Nairobi
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Not V Power. Unleaded Extra
BBI will solve it :)
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/21/2008 Posts: 2,490
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2012 wrote:Not V Power. Unleaded Extra Does it work?? The man who marries a beautiful woman, and the farmer who grows corn by the roadside have the same problem
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Rank: Member Joined: 7/24/2010 Posts: 236 Location: nairobi
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ZZE123 wrote:2012 wrote:Not V Power. Unleaded Extra Does it work?? Very good, I have been using it for the last one month.
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Rank: Member Joined: 6/17/2010 Posts: 572
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innovator wrote:ZZE123 wrote:2012 wrote:Not V Power. Unleaded Extra Does it work?? Very good, I have been using it for the last one month. this thing works getting better MPG than when i was using shell, bet shell has lost a chunk of its customers 'One headache for famous medieval holy people was that someone might murder you to acquire your body parts for the relics trade'
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 2/2/2012 Posts: 1,134 Location: Nairobi
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I've tested both V-Power & Excellium.
In both cases the car consumed MORE fuel than with normal premium petrol!
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Rank: User Joined: 8/15/2013 Posts: 13,237 Location: Vacuum
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Rank: Member Joined: 5/21/2014 Posts: 184
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chiaroscuro wrote:I've tested both V-Power & Excellium.
In both cases the car consumed MORE fuel than with normal premium petrol! Would it be that you experienced Heavy Foot Syndrome after fuellinfg with V-Power or Excellium? There are too many opportunities all around. Open your eyes and maybe you'll spot one
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 2/2/2012 Posts: 1,134 Location: Nairobi
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actuarywahisa wrote:chiaroscuro wrote:I've tested both V-Power & Excellium.
In both cases the car consumed MORE fuel than with normal premium petrol! Would it be that you experienced Heavy Foot Syndrome after fuellinfg with V-Power or Excellium? No. Both tests were done on a 1,500km trip.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/28/2015 Posts: 9,562 Location: Rodi Kopany, Homa Bay
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chiaroscuro wrote:I've tested both V-Power & Excellium.
In both cases the car consumed MORE fuel than with normal premium petrol! Do you work for a rival fuel company?
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 2/2/2012 Posts: 1,134 Location: Nairobi
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hardwood wrote:chiaroscuro wrote:I've tested both V-Power & Excellium.
In both cases the car consumed MORE fuel than with normal premium petrol! Do you work for a rival fuel company? No
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