Anyone think Caltex has the worst gas?

**stormgray** · July 24th, 2009 02:16 PM

Every time I fill up with Caltex Gold, it feels like my car becomes less responsive and more sluggish. Especially if you just finished a full tank of Petron XCS. The upside is Caltex Gold is one of the cheapest 95 octane gasolines around.

Comments?

**Joned** · July 24th, 2009 05:56 PM

Been using caltex silver for years for both my bikes and car, and I have had no ill effects. Maybe you got used to the power of higher octane gasoline. Caltex I think has lower octane levels than shell or petron.

**LeOxe** · July 24th, 2009 06:39 PM

it really depends. i was once a caltex user but decided to change. i now use shell because i get more mileage with it than caltex.

**1D4LV** · July 24th, 2009 10:48 PM

nope, in my case, shell gives me the worst performance. best performance is caltex, second is total, third is petron.

have also tried using Unioil, mas maganda din performance nya compared to shell.

**ronw123w124** · July 24th, 2009 11:03 PM

I think pare-pareho lang ang mga gasolina, IMO, wala naman akong nararamdaman na kakaiba when I switched from Petron to Shell then to Caltex, the only reason that I fill up with Caltex is the 5% rebate being extended to HSBC cardholders. I used to have a Shell-Citibank Visa card, but pina-cancel ko na when Caltex came out with the 5% rebate since wala na akong pakinabang doon and didn't want to pay the annual dues for the 2nd year.

**niky** · July 25th, 2009 02:35 PM

What gas is best depends entirely on the car.

Our CR-V hates Caltex Silver E10... it idles better on Shell E10 and best on Petron E10.

Been meaning to try Seaoil 97 E10, just to see if it helps it start easier in the morning.

The Lynx, on the other hand, prefers Shell V-Power over Blaze, but the difference is slight... currently using Total's 95 RON, feels less powerful than V-Power, but I have a Total discount sticker, so it's cheaper for me... plus I usually load both gas and LPG at the same time, so it's more convenient for me to gas up at Total. Not all Petron Stations have LPG yet... and I haven't found a Shell with it, so far.

**wewoy_romero** · July 27th, 2009 10:21 AM

agree with niky. it depends on the vehicle.

our vehicle gets better mileage using petron fuels but the engine is usually noisier and idles more erratically.

shell is smooth (silent and good idling), but we get fewer miles.

i usually gas up at petron, shell and caltex in that order.