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Offline Rat Catcher

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Airport Service Station
« on: February 28, 2025, 09:31:58 pm »
Deserves a shout out, always excellent service and currently offering the cheapest diesel North of Collins Avenue. I think it's branded "On The Go". It's the closest one to DAP on the old road, anyway.

I went in this morning having got an Uber fare up to Dublin followed by another Uber to T2. Anywaysanall, I had left home without my lighter so had to buy one in addition to the €57 worth of diesel. In settling up (by card as I'd only taken a tenner cash before the Uber rides) the gentleman kindly told me that I may help myself to a free coffee... which I did, opting for Cappuccino. Just about made up for the €1.99 lighter considering I only bought half a dozen lighters for less than that in Lidl on Wednesday!
« Last Edit: February 28, 2025, 09:34:36 pm by Rat Catcher »
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Re: Airport Service Station
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2025, 02:30:43 am »
It's called Airport Energy.Their car wash is one of the best I've come across at €9 for taxi drivers.
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Re: Airport Service Station
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2025, 10:51:39 am »
Yeah, it says Airport Energy on my bank app. I must try their wash for my next LRA.

I think Airport Service Station is a blast from the past. If memory serves that was the little garage that used to be where the Applegreen is now. A taxi wash was IR£1 there... but then it was free in the Statoil on Malahide Road (Donneycarney) and the Statoil on the quays when you bought a few notes worth of diesel. We could wash the car every month back then whether it needed it or not.
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Re: Airport Service Station
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2025, 01:00:18 pm »
Used to be Pat Shanahans old place...bought a car off him when he was in Meakstown back in the 90's...sold up and living the dream apparently!!
Must give the car wash a go...although the boys up at the M1 Retail Pk in Drogheda do a decent job for €8(taxi price).....chamois it down,clean the windows and around the inside of the doors and put a birra tyre shine on it aswell.
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Re: Airport Service Station
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2025, 01:44:33 pm »
Migrants?
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Re: Airport Service Station
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2025, 05:19:31 pm »
i wash my own car. when you have the proper gear it's effortless and very satisfying. my cars have all retained that new car glow. it's a gentle process. an automated washer or a standard hand wash job will butcher the paint on your car.
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Re: Airport Service Station
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2025, 06:29:17 pm »
Quote from: vandriver on March 02, 2025, 02:30:43 am
It's called Airport Energy.Their car wash is one of the best I've come across at €9 for taxi drivers.
With Circle K Taxi Driver Club Benifits you get Half price washes every day.
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Re: Airport Service Station
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2025, 06:34:39 pm »
Quote from: Rat Catcher on March 02, 2025, 01:44:33 pm
Migrants?
No, Pat and Mick Shanahan are both natives. They had airport autos - mostly Jap imports - across the road in the Airport Industrial estate.
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Re: Airport Service Station
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2025, 06:35:55 pm »
Quote from: Belker on March 02, 2025, 06:29:17 pm
Quote from: vandriver on March 02, 2025, 02:30:43 am
It's called Airport Energy.Their car wash is one of the best I've come across at €9 for taxi drivers.
With Circle K Taxi Driver Club Benifits you get Half price washes every day.
€4.00 for the cloth wash. Nice.
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Re: Airport Service Station
« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2025, 09:54:15 am »
Quote from: silverbullet on March 02, 2025, 06:34:39 pm
Quote from: Rat Catcher on March 02, 2025, 01:44:33 pm
Migrants?
No, Pat and Mick Shanahan are both natives. They had airport autos - mostly Jap imports - across the road in the Airport Industrial estate.

...and now they're washing your motor for loose change?

How the mighty fall!
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Re: Airport Service Station
« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2025, 01:22:17 pm »
How much is Diesel there at the moment?
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Re: Airport Service Station
« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2025, 01:29:15 pm »
Can't remember, if I think of it I'll have a look next time I'm passing. It was €57 to fill up last week but I don't know how many litres I bought, I do know it was the same price as Certa and a cent or two per litre lower than the Top garage across the road and (probably) around 7c/litre cheaper than the Applegreen up the road. The three to compare in that neighbourhood are Airport Energy, Certa (unmanned) and Top. You can see all 3 prices from the entrance to Airport Energy if travelling south. There's another garage on Amiens Street that's sometimes a bit cheaper and another on East Wall Road, the service being substantially better in the latter.
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Re: Airport Service Station
« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2025, 01:41:17 pm »
Quote from: taxi1990 on March 03, 2025, 01:22:17 pm
How much is Diesel there at the moment?

I thought I saw 1.67 for daysul and 1.68 for petteril...and me drivin a lectric!!
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Re: Airport Service Station
« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2025, 07:02:54 pm »
1.675 to be precise... I got a Free Now full fare job up to Dublin within minutes of saying I'd have a look at it... the electronic spies were on the ball!

More questions like this please!

Certa is 1.679
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Re: Airport Service Station
« Reply #14 on: March 04, 2025, 07:57:49 am »
That's what I have been paying the last month, so it's a very good price for Dublin, I saw it at 1.83 in mayo lately.
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