Goodbye Shell V-Nitro

JARblue · 03-10-2017, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Firebase99

Ive used NOTHING but 93 Shell since 2006 when I got my 350Z. Kinda bought into that whole "Cleaner, no gunk" thing. Maybe Ill start looking elsewhere?

Pretty sure the V-Nitro just came out 2-3 years ago? But even so, I'm not going to sit here and say you wasted your money. I think without a doubt you can say your valves are probably cleaner than most out there if V-Nitro has been going in the past few years. Piece of mind is very valuable to some.

But the question in my mind is: is the gas I'm filling up with so much worse that I should be paying more for V-Nitro? I don't have an answer for that. If V-nitro is the best, how close is the gap to the 2nd best gas? What is the range of gunk build up between the highest and lowest quality gas in the top tier category? Those are the questions I'd want to know the answers to.

shirokenkami · 03-10-2017, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

I'm not going to sit here and say you wasted your money. I think without a doubt you can say your valves are cleaner than most out there. Piece of mind is very valuable to some.

But the question in my mind is: is the gas I'm filling up with so much worse that I should be paying more for V-nitro? I don't have an answer for that. If V-nitro is the best, how close is the gap to the 2nd best gas? What is the range of gunk build up between the highest and lowest quality gas in the top tier category? Those are the questions I'd want to know the answers to.

Now THOSE are very valid questions indeed.

JARblue · 03-10-2017, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by shirokenkami

Now THOSE are very valid questions indeed.

The biggest problem I have with advertising and marketing is they are often deliberately obfuscating that sort of information in order to make their product appear better or more desirable.

SteveBad · 03-10-2017, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

The biggest problem I have with advertising and marketing is they are often deliberately obfuscating that sort of information in order to make their product appear better or more desirable.

"And now, the girl in the car WITH V-Nitro, is saying "YES" to her boyfriend!"

JARblue · 03-11-2017, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveBad

"And now, the girl in the car WITH V-Nitro, is saying "YES" to her boyfriend!"

"It will prevent her from getting pregnant, too!"

ChaseZ · 03-11-2017, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

"It will prevent her from getting pregnant, too!"

No wonder we don't get it here!

Firebase99 · 03-10-2017, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Pretty sure the V-Nitro just came out 2-3 years ago? But even so, I'm not going to sit here and say you wasted your money. I think without a doubt you can say your valves are probably cleaner than most out there if V-Nitro has been going in the past few years. Piece of mind is very valuable to some.

But the question in my mind is: is the gas I'm filling up with so much worse that I should be paying more for V-Nitro? I don't have an answer for that. If V-nitro is the best, how close is the gap to the 2nd best gas? What is the range of gunk build up between the highest and lowest quality gas in the top tier category? Those are the questions I'd want to know the answers to.

i didnt know that about Nitro, ive been putting in Shell 93 octane religiously for ten years. Youre logical about cost/benefit, i might switch to Chevron 91 or 93. Thanks.

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