OPAL any problems? Act now compulsary legislation might be coming.

slammin
I applaud the introduction of OPAL fuel and am amazed buy the brilliant results in Aboriginal community's in their fight against fuel sniffing.

What I cannot understand is the fact that because it has LESS "aromatics" in it, that is should cost approx 33cents per Lt. MORE.

Call me cynical but it "smells" (pun intended) of BP cashing in on the uniqueness of the product along with the emotional impact.

If everyone were pure of intentions, there would be NO extra costs involved.

I do hope the stories re OPAL prove to be false.
Colin.

Howdy Sam
I live in the Alice where Opal is the norm except for Premium. so I guess we are a captive audience. I tried it in my v6 pajero, and it made it run like a Hairy Goat and I lost about 80 to 100 klicks to a tank and that a new donk in it. Me mate Hairy put it in his 80 series and did the same thing. My son has a 2005 Hilux that will tolerate it,but it goes more smoothly and more economically with Premium. My missus has a2006 hot up V6 Commordore and it doesnt mind it, but it does run better with Premium. A prominate local identity said that he would rather see alot of damaged cars around Town rather than Damaged kids,I guess that person doesnt have to pay for his repairs. Perhaps, if those particular kids Parents looked after them better ,rather than indulging in there own addictions, then we woudnt have to put up with all this Sh......
Been in the Territory 40+ years and got and had some great mates from lots of different backgrounds, and alot of them will agree.
Regads
Captive, by my choice.

This has been a thread before.

Anyway, a friend who manages stores in Aboriginal communities in the N.T. sells this stuff. He filled up his X-Trail and claims that it ran badly and didn't recover until he had filled up again with premium ULP.

There is a rumour, yet to be substantiated, that Honda reckons it will void new vehicle warranty if they detect it is being used.

I just wonder if this will be a 'silver bullet' that is expected to solve the problem of substance abuse. There are heaps of other chemicals that give one a 'high', and can damage you as effectively at petrol. LPG is one that comes to mind. This gas is available in heaps of applications, forget the other stuff in the can.

I wonder what will happen if that becomes a problem.

seeya

Dick

Gday Sam,
Who's paying you to promote OPAL? You seem pretty keen to shoot down anyone who has a different opinion than you.
I like dozens of others have tried OPAL....ONCE!
I find it strange that you take the word of " Karolina " a sales person from Kittles (which is 49 percent Aboriginal owned) over people who have used the stuff themselves ,and then shoot people down for rumour mongering?????
If OPAL works for you, that's fantastic......But it didn't in my car and I certainly wouldn't recommend it to anyone else after my "Personal Experience"

Cheers

i was out the back of burke 8 months ago - would i have been buying OPAL then??

A number of the vehicles on the Endeavour rally through central Aus suffered dangerous breakdowns due to rubber parts in fuel system dissolving. Imagine fuel p*ssing out of a mech fuel pump onto a hot engine! "Bad Petrol" et al of course claim nothing wrong with fuel, poor maintenance etc (the XW Falcon I'm familar with has completed every stage of every rally for 20+ years- it ain't no wreck-but it did a fuel pump diaphragm, rubber almost completely dissolved) After much ringing around Boffins from another oil company acknowledged (off the record) that yeah, problem is known about, and we reckon the best fix we can come up with is a double dose of Morey's upper cyl lube and refill with "real" fuel ASAP. This apparently gives the closest chemical match.

PS it only took the geniuses about two months to work out how to make it sniffable again with common-as-dirt materials

Unfortunately this thread is turning into a personal claim and counterclaim.

The point of the thread is - go take your claims to AANT. They will investigate your claims and so would any other consumer group if you have had problems with OPAL.

If I bought something and it didn't work I would act on it, simple. I can't understand any legit person who wouldn't as money is money.

If you have proof call them arrange a time and they will test your car and proove how it runs on OPAL.

Until you do that there is no point in telling me about your claims. Luckily for us all I don't enact legislation LOL.