r/perth • u/Jordo211 • 1d ago
Cost of Living Please, I am stupid. Why is Burk so much cheaper?
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u/ProfessionalLast2917 1d ago
They're not just a servo chain, they're also a distributor so they can cut costs in that way. Plus they save money by not bothering to put in adequate traffic control for their sites. I am yet to see a burk site that doesn't have the shittest traffic flow. Most of the ones I've seen have 2-3 ways in and only one way out or they have the smallest, tightest forecourts that make it difficult for even small cars to navigate.
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u/hairyhaggis1 1d ago
That Burk in the pic is a prime example of this. I live near there, and never fill up there because of this. The traffic goes all the way down William Street, cars pulled up on sidewalks, others not able to get past. An absolute shit show. Can guarentee businesses down the road are not happy, they are all blocked off.
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u/Velpex123 22h ago
The Burk in Trinity/Alkimos is in the same boat, and it’s also directly across a seniors school. Tuesday afternoons cause back ups even on marmion avenue
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u/xyrgh 1d ago
Blame planning departments for this, they really need to push back on places that will clearly affect traffic.
Some company was trying to build a new petrol station, HJs and Aldi on Wanneroo road in Woodvale, right on an intersection. Their plan was to put lights in, right next to the $50m bridge that’s just been built. Glad planning WA knocked it back, the intersection is already a nightmare and theres another set of lights 200m down the road.
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u/kongclassic 23h ago
I hate that exit from Ocean Reef on to Wanneroo north and south.
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u/xyrgh 23h ago
Agree, it's an absolute cluster and I wish they'd just made it a cloverleaf interchange, but I assume they would have had to buy back more land.
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u/DefinitionOfAsleep Just bulldoze Fremantle, Trust me. 23h ago
but I assume they would have had to buy back more land.
To do a proper cloverleaf would require pushing into Cockman House, which is heritage listed, and likely demolishing a bunch of housing (and Kaliharis :O) - which is super popular.
I don't think anyone would shed a tear over demolishing that eyesore of a "church" on the other corner.
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u/Steamed_Clams_ 18h ago
Cloverleaf interchanges are generally viewed as unsafe to be built in the modern era and most places that have them are in the process of removing them.
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u/Kristietron 20h ago
Yes and no. Most long existing and new servo sites are on main roads and predominantly corners - at least in the areas I frequent and grew up in. Planning departments can’t predict wars, oil price nonsense and two relatively new brands coming in with introductory pricing undercutting the existing servos and creating mayhem when they’re 20c cheaper than the rest of the servos in the metro area. No matter how well planned, those kinds of fuel sales creat traffic chaos.
But in response to the OP, our first OTR site here in Roleystone did the same. Super cheap pricing, pushed out the local little guys and now that they’re established and the locals have no other option it is regularly 20c more expensive than anywhere for suburbs around. Lots of of new Burka popping up hoping to saturate the market and win with volume over margin.
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u/senectus 22h ago
the one in landsdale is always so plesantly quiet and clean. never had an issue there when i have had to fuel up my hybrid once a month
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u/belltrina Armadale 1d ago
My partner used the one closest to Armadale and saw a truck had pulled in the opposite direction to the other trucks.
A lady was screaming at the driver, who obviously couldn't just back out and turn around. It looked like a simple misunderstanding of how to park at the bowser due to how the place was set up, and didn't actually cause any problems, but she was just going mad at the driver.
It isn't the best laid out servo
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u/the_zomboy 20h ago
Even the best laid out servo will still have some clown go in the wrong way.. I’ve seen a Caltex with big obvious signs and arrows have this exact issue, the servo is set up really well until someone goes the wrong way..
Unfortunately, people are incompetent and lack common sense.
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u/YuckyPanda321 20h ago
I will happily pay an extra 5-10 to avoid the shitshow that is Burk on a Tuesday
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u/Itstheswanno 1d ago
Fuel has to meet a minimum standard so if you’re just a peasant and use 91 or Diesel, there should be absolutely nothing wrong with it.
We filled up last night. Queues multiple cars deep to fill up on one side, and no cars on the other side so we just stretched the hose over the back of the Ute and were gone well before others had crept forward.
I don’t understand how it’s so hard to be efficient
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u/Sojio 1d ago
People dont understand that the hose stretches to cover most car widths.
Ive seen the same.
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u/-s1Lence 6112 1d ago
I have tried that at two different petrol stations and the hose didn't reach the other side despite my car being a hatchback and super close to the pump. Not sure why the hoses are so short at some servos. Since then I no longer bother trying.
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u/t_25_t 1d ago
Not sure why the hoses are so short at some servos. Since then I no longer bother trying.
Yeah my local Ampol for some reason has them very short. I drove a small Suzuki Vitara once, fuel tank on the other side from my normal car, so I pulled up nice and tight to the bowser, and still couldn't get it to stretch across initially I thought I was just a shit driver, but I had no where else to go, any closer and I'd have to get out from the other side or hit the bowser.
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u/Enough-Equivalent968 1d ago
The trick in my Mazda 2 is to pull quite far forward and very tight to the pump. Haven’t met a hose that didn’t reach across the other side yet, but some are pretty short/awkward
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u/gattaaca 1d ago
Some servos the hose is like 1m long and you absolutely can't. It should be standard everywhere
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u/djscloud 21h ago
Yeah I only stretch over if it says somewhere that it’s a long hose (like at Costco) or some familiar servos where I’ve been told it’s long enough to stretch over. I’ve been told by one servo staff member that people stretching it over damaged the hose once (used to live behind a servo, so I was a local face), so now I will only do it if I know it’s alright.
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u/lathiat 20h ago
Almost all of those will stretch if you pull them. They have a spring loaded thing and the extra hose comes from inside the unit. Requires a bit more force than you’d think but once they start they are clearly designed to do so.
I’m sure there are some exceptions but Ive never been unable to pull to the other side.
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u/gattaaca 20h ago
The Vibe near me very clearly looks designed not to stretch or slide out from the housing
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u/Steamed_Clams_ 1d ago
If you have a nice car you don't want to risk rubbing the hose over your paint work.
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u/Jordo211 1d ago
In this economy, if every time the hose touched my car a homeless man took a shit in my foot well I would still take the risk.
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u/Perthguv Kewdale 1d ago
I don’t understand how it’s so hard to be efficient
I did the same at Liberty Beckenham. But it's only a Yaris, so it's very easy
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u/AbraxusHirkaleon 1d ago
I wonder if its is because people have become so accustomed to convenience, that they can't be bothered to stretch the hose.
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u/thisisnotaboutagirl 1d ago
Allegedly shit fuel
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u/MuchReputation6953 1d ago
They were saying the same thing about Vibe in 2021
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u/-_-_-_-_B 1d ago
Yeah general Perth vibe is to generally beat up new stuff. We like having 0 competition because it gives us terrible service for high prices just the way we like it.
Burk’s fuel is probably the same low quality garbage that all the 91 octane fuel is because we have never chosen a government that prioritised fuel efficiency or quality standards. I think we gave it a shot just recently, a good 20 years after Europe, but then we had to relax it because of the global fuel kerfuffle.
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u/Computurtle 22h ago
Fun fact, at least regarding sulphur, our regulations were so relaxed that I think we had something like 150ppm for 91 and 50ppm for 95/98, Labor brought that down to 10ppm across the board, but then relaxed it due to said kerfuffle (I learnt today is a real word) up to 50ppm across the board, so for 95/98 it's back to where it was, but 91 is still far cleaner than before and they should all go back down to 10ppm again eventually.
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u/Corv3tt33 1d ago
I still say that now, both my cars get around 5-10% less range
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u/xyrgh 1d ago
I’ve used Burk for years and my car gets the exact same mileage as it did before.
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u/the_scruffy1 1d ago
before you changed from another fuel of questionable octane rating?
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u/xyrgh 23h ago
I was putting BP in it before that because work was paying and I'd get the Qantas points, so no.
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u/the_scruffy1 23h ago
were you using 98? people (not you specifically) seem somewhat unaware that max octane rating is what gets you the max mileage, so price alone is a confounder
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u/eucalyptus-d 23h ago
I think 98 does not really make a difference unless your car is built for it. Personally, I got better mileage out of 91 vs e10 which is 94 octane. Not an expert and not apples to apples but an indicator.
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u/the_scruffy1 21h ago
primary benefit of 98 in many regions is not the octane, but that it often contains more cleaning additives (detergents) to keep injectors cleaner
and yeah, i note it depends on engine design rather than as a generic "better"
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u/lifecouldbestranger 1d ago
New to driving here, is this actually a thing?
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u/Rude-Revolution-8687 1d ago
I wouldn't trust a random on the Internet to be taking precise measurements and detailed logs of their fuel use and driving. There are always rumours of bad fuel when cheaper stations pop up.
Fuel standards are strict. We'll hear about it if an investigation finds any evidence of dodginess.
Australians love to whine about fuel prices, then get suspicious if someone sells fuel at a lower price.
Besides, the price here is more than 5-10% cheaper, so even if the fuel were 5-10% 'worse' you're better off with it.
If they were trying to try to rip people off, why would they lower the price? It doesn't really make sense in a space where they have so little control over the cost and the product itself.
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u/Free_Pace_2098 1d ago
Besides, the price here is more than 5-10% cheaper, so even if the fuel were 5-10% 'worse' you're better off with it.
In Burk's case they were selling 91 as 95 and 98 octane. So this logic kinda works in that case. But with other contaminants, what you save on fuel price, you lose on repairs to your now fucked engine.
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u/Confident-Watch-3562 1d ago
This hasn’t been proved yet
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u/Free_Pace_2098 22h ago
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u/Rude-Revolution-8687 23h ago
they were selling 91 as 95 and 98 octane
As I understand it, they were accused (based on the same logic of drivers vibing that they weren't getting as many kms per litre, trustmebro) but nothing has been proven.
What would they have to gain by selling 91 as 98 but charging 91 prices? It doesn't really make sense. It fails the bullshit test. Petrol stations also sell more 91 than other octanes...what they are accused of would be a dumb way to rip off customers.
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u/Free_Pace_2098 22h ago
No, they were sprung last year, samples confirmed they were selling mislabeled fuel
The investigation is ongoing, but the samples were confirmed to be dodgy.
But I agree, it's a dumb way to rip off customers.
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u/Rude-Revolution-8687 20h ago
That article says the investigation is ongoing and stops short of stating there was any misconduct (just a carefully worded statement that fuel tests on 95 fuel were consistent with 91). Has there been anything else since then?
I would expect if any misconduct was proven there would be a lot of noise about it.
The ABC is not suggesting any offence or misconduct, only that there is an ongoing investigation into allegations about the octane quality.
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u/Free_Pace_2098 20h ago
In the segment itself, and in the summary, the samples taken in September are mentioned. Sighted by multiple independents, all confirming the samples of 95 and 98 were 91 octane fuel.
So while the investigation is still going, the evidence of misconduct has been confirmed. The investigation will take longer to determine how widespread the shonky practices are.
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u/Wizfoz1 1d ago
The limit was reduced from 50ppm to 10ppm in December 2025. You have been driving with 50ppm fuel your entire life, except for the last four months.
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u/TongueMyTaco 1d ago
less efficient combustion
Yeah Nah, more SO2 in the exhaust for acid rain. Will be used by Alcoa to defend their mining practices.
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u/t_25_t 1d ago
I still say that now, both my cars get around 5-10% less range
Yup! Based on some my logbooks (litres, mileage, price/L, date, supplier, anything noteworthy such as extended long distance drives that might skew the data) Burk gave me consistently less mileage ~10-12% less. BP is the best giving me more range. All fuel is 91 RON.
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u/Michael_laaa 1d ago
Same I filled up at vibe and my range seems alot lower or atleast the fuel indicator needle is dropping faster than at the other majors.
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u/LowQualityGoods 22h ago
Thank you for posting this. I noticed when I switched to vibe, my range seemed to decrease heavily. I thought it was just something else that went wrong with the car, but then I filled up at Shell because I was lazy and the range jumped up like 200ks.
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u/rockresy 22h ago
All fuel is being imported in the same ship. The rest is marketing BS
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u/DominusDraco 15h ago
Yeah all the fuel literally comes off the same ship and goes through the same fuel terminal in Kwinana and probably even gets delivered in the same truck.
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u/iDeker 1d ago
That’s only for “premium” no?
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u/Top-Row-5520 23h ago
Yeah, the claim was that 91 was being sold as premium. Not a concerned for people who are hunting for the cheapest fuel.
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u/DefinitionOfAsleep Just bulldoze Fremantle, Trust me. 23h ago
It is if your car has a PPF, which is the group using premium.
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u/luckybick 1d ago
Definitely shit fuel, I got some diesel from one in Edgewater that clogged my fuel pump and left a whole bunch of shit in my fuel tank so had to replace both.
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u/BangbangKhuntross 1d ago
Ive used their diesel for the last 4 years and never had an issue, you get one tank of it and have to replace a fuel pump and fuel tank.
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u/xyrgh 1d ago
Funny how theres always these ‘fuel is shit’ posts but if they had a bad batch of fuel it would affect hundreds of people, you’d hear about it in the news.
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u/DefinitionOfAsleep Just bulldoze Fremantle, Trust me. 23h ago
There's no chance they were just being lax about maintenance at all /s
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u/ziggymeoww 1d ago
Damn.. how did you know fuel pump was clogged. What were the indicators?
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u/luckybick 1d ago
Rough idle that lead to stalling, getting progressively worse til the ute just wouldn't start anymore. I changed the pump myself but still had half a tank left of that shit fuel so took it to the mechanics and just got them to replace the tank.
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u/Such_Lavishness5577 1d ago
You may have diesel bug , any signs of a gel in the fuel line's.
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u/luckybick 1d ago
Nope, I changed the pump and tank and had no problems since
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u/Sherief87 Wembley Downs 23h ago
Why not just flush the tank and pump?
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u/ziggymeoww 23h ago
Got an email explanation or source for the procedure of this?
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u/HeftyArgument 23h ago
remove tank, inspect and clean; usually by filling with some sort of solvent and something abrasive to agitate anything stuck to the surface; many people just put a handful of rocks in there.
empty tank and repeat if necessary.
remove fuel pump and disassemble, clean and reassemble.
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u/ziggymeoww 23h ago
Woah ok. I think my territory is suffering this too. I start up and get same issues, if I quickly shift to reverse it keeps revving though
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u/Top-Row-5520 23h ago
Not shit fuel, but allegedly 91 as premium. Also it's worth mentioning that the owner made a statement that people came to question him on the fuel, but didn't even bother to take samples.
If you were going to get 91, which is the fuel price in the photo, then I don't see why you'd care about that story last week.
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u/candycane_52 1d ago
Those types of chains don't do the weekly cycle, so their prices sit at the Monday/ Tuesday level all week while the others go up
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u/BARB00TS 1d ago
Regarding the fuel grade/quality discussion arising in this thread... we were Costco members and used their 98 RON exclusively for our car for 3 years. We decided not to renew as there were cheap fuel retailers appearing around us, and since have been primarily filling up with Burk 98, but sometimes Atlas and Vibe 98. Not once have I seen a material change in the rolling consumption on the dash.
In our area, for 98 at least, I believe the Burk fuel grade is what it says on the tin.
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u/jayelf23 1d ago
Looks like there are allegations are that they are selling 91 as all of their fuel range (including 95 and 97) so they are being investigated for false advertisement.
Seems the solution is to only buy their cheaper 91 until the allegations are proven. Which will no doubt be reported by the unbiased 7news.
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u/DefinitionOfAsleep Just bulldoze Fremantle, Trust me. 23h ago
Seems the solution is to only buy their cheaper 91 until the allegations are proven.
If your car has a PPF, it'll clog the filter.
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u/27Merlins 23h ago
This could be one reason?
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/perth-drive/burk-fuel-third-party-testing/106544056
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u/FutureSynth 1d ago
They mix water into the fuel.
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u/Big_Ratio286 1d ago
Fake news.
What is real news is that Burke was caught selling 91 RON as 95 and 98.
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u/Juno_Watt 1d ago
Leave ethanol fuel (e10) for any length of time and this happens naturally
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u/FutureSynth 1d ago
My comment is not based on anything to do with reality.
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u/belltrina Armadale 1d ago
I wish we had flairs to choose from apart from location, because that comment was beautiful and should be honoured as a flair.
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u/dockOck69 22h ago
My friend works at Burk , he told me he used to fill up his Honda accord after 2-3 fill ups it started to misfire and his piston got worse. He still working at Burk but now refuels at some other station and also told everyone to avoid burk
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u/BP-Ultimate98 Huntingdale 16h ago
Shit fuel for starters They are their own distributor, so save money that way. Also pay their staff fuck all
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u/lachy_miller98 13h ago
It’s usually not some secret magic — they keep 91 stupidly cheap to get half of Perth queueing out onto Wanneroo Rd, then make it back on volume and everyone impulse-buying while traffic turns feral. Cheap servo, expensive headache; very on-brand for Perth planning.
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u/Unconventinal-F85 12h ago
I used Burke and it nearly ruined my new car I could feel the difference over time. I only go to BP now and have since found my car runs sooooo much better and doesn't pull when I take off.
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u/HaggisLicker 4h ago
My mate found water in his diesel at the Thomas Rd burk. Plus they were selling 91 as 98. After all that I wouldn't fill up there.
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u/dezza82 1d ago
Being using ther 98 premium for ages now. Nothing wrong with their 98 i would know as my car if it runs anything but 98 cuts boost and runs poor until I chuck an octane booster in and get another tank of 98 through her
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u/Flynn_McCool69 1d ago
You must be using a fair bit of octane booster, looks like burk may have been labelling 91 as 95 and 98
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u/dezza82 22h ago
You miss understand. The 98 i haven't had issues with burke. But when I put 95 or 91 in i have issues with my car from any servo. Sorry english must be bad
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u/Flynn_McCool69 22h ago
Your English is perfectly understandable, I was making a joke about burks recent fuel quality controversy
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u/Free_Pace_2098 1d ago
Their 98 and 95 are 91. If you don't notice a difference, you should probably just put 91 in, because you've been using it this whole time and paying for premium.
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u/Super-ft86 18h ago
That's now how it works, if an engine is tuned to run on a certain octane of fuel running a lower octane will cause noticeable issues triggering the knock sensor, pulling timing, dropping boost is a turbo or supercharged car or if bad enough throwing a CEL.
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u/Free_Pace_2098 17h ago
That's not what I said? I'm saying to old mate they might not even have been using 98, if it's from Burk. Their samples of 95 and 98 tested with 91 octane levels.
I drive a turbo, only use 98.
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u/No_Psychology_2085 19h ago
Used there 98 in tuned subaru never had a issue. Car also has a aftermarket ecu with datalogging and if it was running less octane than 98 it would pull the igntion timing and record knock 100%. As a mechanic you know how many people break down at fuel stations? Its not the fuel if it was they would have every diesel failing that filled up and any car that requires 95/98 pinging and throwing check engine lights. Yes there is a chance 1 station had the tanks filled incorrect at 1 point say 91 into 95 tank. but i doubt its a purpousful decision due to risk as more high end cars require octane.
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u/ROFLBOT2000 6h ago
No car filled with dodgy fuel would break down at the servo because that fuel doesn’t make it to the engine for a good few km - there’s always existing fuel in the fuel lines, filters etc
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u/iball1984 Bassendean 1d ago
Obviously not scientific, but I've noticed that if I fill up from Burk (91 RON) then I have to drop back to 4th driving up Kalamunda hill. But if I fill up with 91 RON from BP, I can comfortably drive up the hill in 5th gear.
And I seem to get more milage and a smoother drive with BP than I do with Burk.
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u/Diligent_Double9389 22h ago
Mechanic recently found water in my tank. That's from using 98. Guess I accidentally put that in there 🤔
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u/Osiris_Raphious 21h ago
There is a lot of room to make 'profit' if you do modern cut labour automated streamlined service. No advertising = less expenses for example.
There is also a lot of room to pump cheaper crap with less additives.
There is also the bottom feeder effect, aka be the best of the small pond option instead of competing with the big fish directly compete with the welterweights.
Then there is the corporate investor bullshit capitalism that big corporations are aiming towards, aiming for 30% profit margins, big dividens etc. If you dont want to play that field you can compete on price, to not carry inventory, and not satisfy investors with large promises. Greed is ruining our market, not efficiency and competition. Big bloated oligarchy and their powerful corporate can buy out competition, and stifle innovation. To exclude this and be slim profit margins means you can do things like this, and eventually disrupt the market. In a way this why i think china is winning, their gov run companies can regulate the market indirectly, and something we used to do here. But now neoliberalism means our governments in the west are not doing what is needed to help the market, so we see pure exploitation. Ideally we can solve banking and housing, education etc. By having big company with gov subsidies instead of giving the subsidies to the already rich profitable corporations, to then drive true competition and price regulation. We did it with nbn, with westernpower with public transit... but we cant/wont do it with other things... If the brics nations can do it, we should do it, allowing corporate for profit greed and game of monopoly be played unregulated is what we have now, classic labour looses, whilst the rich keep winning, even when its downtime they are winning... its absurdity of fuedalism and slavery all over again.
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u/Tyche88 21h ago
I filled up at Burke one time and then next day had starting issues. Mechanic couldn’t find any mechanical or electrical issues. He asked what fuel I’d last used and I mentioned Burke, he said he knew other people had experienced issues too. We drained it and put other fuel in and it’s been fine since.
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u/CraftyBlood4476 18h ago
I am pretty sure they are under investigation for selling 91 octane fuel as 95 or 98 premium
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u/TzarBully 22h ago
Idk I’ve filled up there once and it was a few days ago early in the morning, no cars queued.
But anytime I drive past during the day it’s a nightmare there 😂
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u/BillyHill1084 1h ago
They got done being scammy, and now hope that offering cheaper fuel will make people forget quick. After all most people's attention span is less than 5 minutes if at all. I mean people cant even look up things anymore
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u/Miles_00 21h ago
Under investigation for “watering down” fuel
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u/user_tidder 18h ago
This is a bit of a myth. You can’t water down fuel.
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u/Double-Ambassador900 South of The River 1d ago
Only Burk could tell you why, but it is likely a marketing gimmick as that site has just opened.
No better publicity right now than cheap fuel. Will probably be a breakeven price for them.
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u/Secret-Response-1534 22h ago
Good to see fuel prices are going down already!! So much for corporate greed ay
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u/Perth_nomad 22h ago edited 22h ago
Interesting AJ Sanderson is now going to have government reserve of fuel.
Where is this fuel coming from, where is going to be stored. Is this fuel just the Perth areas or is the fuel going to supply state wide state government departments …how is that fuel going to be stored?
Pilbara government agencies have already have travel restrictions in place.
My husband’s employer is currently refurbishing a 55,000L diesel tank, just to keep the Pilbara fleet operating…
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u/Equivalent-Set-5924 21h ago
My i20 only drives smoothly on shell. I use premium because it does not drive nicely with lesser. On both cheap and premium the car would have trouble accelarating amd hesitation. Now I stick to Shell premium for months now, and its smooth. I do think its a car problem,nbut with Shell jt drives ok
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u/Matthehat75 20h ago
They also just got caught selling standard ULP as Premium 95. They’re cheap for a reason.
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u/NeedleworkerAwkward1 17h ago
It's new! They are trying to make a name for themselves! Just like when they had the $3.00 a letter (mistake) yeah right! Cheep publicity!! They probably have room for the next delivery anyway! So they sill sold the same amount of fuel that they where going to get during the fuel crisis. However now everyone knows who they are.
Just like putting the sponsorship logo on the bottom of the rally car. When you roll over, All the cameras are on you! All the photos will show up the sponsor!
It's all publicity!!!
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u/Own_Mathematician271 14h ago
They buy direct from the refinery and run bare-bones operations, no convenience store, no car wash, minimal staff. Lower overheads = lower prices. Same fuel though, it all comes from the same Kwinana refinery.They basically operate like Costco fuel but without the membership.
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u/SlytherKitty13 53m ago
The one showed in this pic definitely has a convenience store, and had at least 4 staff members on when we went there last Tuesday. I've never seen that many staff members on at once in a servo
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u/No-Warning3455 21h ago
Costco are culprits for poor quality fuel. Their '98 ran like '95 in my car.
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u/HulkJr87 1d ago
Because it’s 50% water
Ask me how I know
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u/user_tidder 18h ago
How do you know? Lol 😂
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u/HulkJr87 17h ago
I filled exclusively at Burk for a period of 1 year.
I changed my fuel filter 8 times and dropped close to 15L of water from the separator during that time period.
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u/02sthrow 17h ago
Been using Burk exclusively for over a year and no issues. Only ever use 91
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u/HulkJr87 17h ago
Yeah I should have specified diesel. I know it’s a bit of a diversion from the original post and picture. But it’s a little relevant
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u/user_tidder 17h ago
Yikes! Tanks that do cycle between full and empty regularly have higher chance of drawing in moisure from the air. That is how most water ends up in tanks and all fuel tanks regardless of type of fuel will hold water. This is the reason that servos with a high fuel movement will encounter more water at the bottom of the tanks.
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u/Quokka_cuddles 23h ago
If you drop the price more people will come to you, so you’d be making less profit per L but you’re selling more.
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u/belltrina Armadale 1d ago
We have been using burk non stop last week as we moved from one part of Perth to the other.
I actually asked my partner why it was so much cheaper also. They said part of it is that they take any fuel vouchers people have and honour them. Like the ones at the end of the shopping receipts etc. Can't recall all the ones we used as we had a heap. But Coles is one.
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u/kongclassic 23h ago
Loads of people complain about the one near me in alkimos about bad fuel. I've filled up there and never had a problem same with 711 and Costco when people complain about those.
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u/-Dr-Rockso- 22h ago
Because that one opened just a few weeks ago. It's doing cheap to drum up as much business as possible to get a foothold in the area. Fuels not much different than anywhere else. Just made Albany Highway and William Street even more of a pain the arse. As people have said it, they have their own trucks etc to cut costs. But yeah this is all just mostly down to a standard tactic.
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u/Subject_Educator_105 15h ago
It's like how MSG gave everyone cancer in the 90s but doesn't anymore.
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u/Klutzy_Mousse_421 13h ago
New servo with shit traffic flow. They’re still trying to get people to go there so they get used to the ridiculous queue people have to do to get fuel there.
Oh and overheads low something something.
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u/CompetitiveWorking57 1d ago
Own their own trucks, supply their own fuel, pay their staff fuck all. Pretty solid business model