Buyer beware : Shell station at Luneta

[kingsb8650]

This happened to us a week ago… The Shell gas station in Luneta is not
Giving customers the proper amount of gas. The crooks in this station usually Calibrate their machines at night. In our case we came to this station 8pm. When I loaded up php 500.00 unleaded which is 13.94 liters I noticed that My gas gauge did not go up the same level as with other stations. Thinking That my gauge is not functioning properly, I took time to load 2 more times In gas stations in our area and the result are back to normal. So I suspect that Shell Luneta is somehow cheating customers. This station is well known and I’am a customer for many years also. The only difference is that I always go There not at night. This is the first time I came at night to get gas.

My advice… Avoid this station. It is difficult to argue with them since
They will always tell you your gas guage is the problem and how to we contest
It in the middle of the night???

[shadow]

to be fair with the gas station, siguro talagang iba lang ng level ng gas mo nun time na nagpakarga ka, kaya mas konti nun nagpakarga ka,

[x-wind]

balikan mo dala ka bote ng soft dink for 1 liter para sure ka.

[Innova_Boy]

yes it's hard to bring down a business without an iota of proof... IMO..


WBR,

[mazdamazda]

What a coincidence!

Nangyari na rin sa akin yan before at the same station during night time also... I loaded up 300 or 500 petot but the fuel needle barely moved. I thought that it will go up after I drive a few kilometers but it didn't! I ended up loading fuel again at Shell A. Bonifacio

[IMm29]

What a coincidence!

Nangyari na rin sa akin yan before at the same station during night time also... I loaded up 300 or 500 petot but the fuel needle barely moved. I thought that it will go up after I drive a few kilometers but it didn't! I ended up loading fuel again at Shell A. Bonifacio

here's some proof - more complaints! tsk! tsk! it'll be nice to see and catch on tape the faces of who's pumping gas as well as their supervisors when you fill up a measured container and it comes up way short. tsk tsk

[j_avonni]

With or without proof, it's better to avoid it to be sure. The thread starter's suspicion may be true.

[mazdamazda]

here's some proof - more complaints! tsk! tsk! it'll be nice to see and catch on tape the faces of who's pumping gas as well as their supervisors when you fill up a measured container and it comes up way short. tsk tsk

What happened is that I came from NAIA & was driving along Roxas Blvd when my near-empty-fuel indicator lit up (if I remember correctly this was along the Baclaran area).

I then proceeded to gas up with 300 pesos worth of fuel at Shell Luneta just as a precautionary measure since I don't usually fill-up here since I hate the kind of service that they give. 300 pesos of Velocity (this happened a few months ago, wala pang V-Power) is around 7 to 8 liters of fuel (which is good for about 60 kilometers for my ride).

Upon starting the engine, I have already noticed that the fuel needle just barely rose up. Normally, the fuel needle would instantly indicate the amount of fuel inside the tank. I did let this pass & thought that it might rise up once I drove for some distance.

I have driven less than 10 km (somewhere in A. Bonifacio, Caloocan) when the near-empty-fuel indicator lit up again and the fuel gauge needle is pointing to near empty again. :shocked2:

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Yung sa Petron Kapitolyo Pasig huling-huli ko... yung near-empty to full-tank is worth only P1500 back then pero halos umabot ng P2000 yung fuel na kinarga nila.

[IMm29]

yes it's hard to bring down a business without an iota of proof...

+1

balikan mo dala ka bote ng soft dink for 1 liter para sure ka.

Yep, this is a good idea, just to make sure. Do the same also to the gas stations in your area to serve as a comparison to that of Shell Luneta.

[Dieseler]

If they can shortchange a customer by not giving the right amount of fuel, what will stop them from diluting the fuel? I'll just add them to the list of stations to avoid.