Costco fuel

alan17

Does anyone use Costco fuel?

Some friends have been using it and if what they say is true it’s near 20p cheaper than my v power diesel. (I have to use v power since the emissions remap or I get dpf regens constantly)

Is the fuel as cheap as people say? it’s not on petrol prices so I can’t do a cost comparison. Nearest is a 25 minute drive away.

philnicandevan

My local costco is always around 15 to 20p cheaper than anywhere else (apart from asda..but had issues with supermarket fuel in the past) I have a petrol MPV and noticed more milage per trip with costco fuel than standard garage (shell/esso etc) fuel MPG

motorguy

alan17 wrote: »

Does anyone use Costco fuel?

Some friends have been using it and if what they say is true it’s near 20p cheaper than my v power diesel. (I have to use v power since the emissions remap or I get dpf regens constantly)

Is the fuel as cheap as people say? it’s not on petrol prices so I can’t do a cost comparison. Nearest is a 25 minute drive away.

If you "need" v power diesel then the cost of the CostCo fuel is irrespective.

The issue is that V Power diesel is expensive, not that Costco fuel is massively cheaper.

For info though, V Power is a series of additives in the standard diesel, for which you are paying a significant premium. You could consider a Millers diesel addive which should do the same job and costs a couple of pence per litre.

Also, if you're needing regens so much on regular fuel then you've got an issue somewhere....

marlot

Like V-power, Costco have an additive pack. Here are the Costco claims ...

http://www.costcoconnection.co.uk/connectionuk/20160910?pg=28#pg28

... only you can decide whether its as good as V-power.

I don't have a costco fuel station near me, but when I've used their diesel its worked well for me.

neilmcl

Do you need to be a Costco member to use their petrol stations?

lockedout69

neilmcl wrote: »

Do you need to be a Costco member to use their petrol stations?

yes you do need membership

King_Nothing

I use their 99RON petrol, usually around the same price as regular shell petrol so saves me quite a bit over V-Power. My local one only does regular diesel though.

ohreally

King_Nothing wrote: »

My local one only does regular diesel though.

You sure, the 4 sites I've visited for fuel all were premium diesel.

Gers

My nearest Costco (Glasgow) only has the premium diesel alongside the petrol. The 'attendant' chap there told me it's much better than supermarket diesel. I can't tell, but the price is good.

There's a huge Tesco Extra right across the road from the Costco so competition is working.

alan17

motorguy wrote: »

If you "need" v power diesel then the cost of the CostCo fuel is irrespective.

The issue is that V Power diesel is expensive, not that Costco fuel is massively cheaper.

For info though, V Power is a series of additives in the standard diesel, for which you are paying a significant premium. You could consider a Millers diesel addive which should do the same job and costs a couple of pence per litre.

Also, if you're needing regens so much on regular fuel then you've got an issue somewhere....

I agree on the car having a issue, it was fine until the VW emissions remap funny enough! They say it’s fine though.

Will check out the millers thanks!

Thanks for the responses everyone, we are getting a new membership anyway near Xmas. So I may try their performance diesel (my local does stock this) and see how it is on that.

System

alan17 wrote: »

I have to use v power since the emissions remap or I get dpf regens constantly

No, you get DPF regens because your car is knackered. Remaps such as ones from Bluefin etc have a nasty tendency to tip a borderline car over the edge. Normally you'd have noticed on a non-DPF car with the amount of black crap coming out the back but as you have a DPF that doesn't happen, you get a blocked DPF instead.