Gas Man

Just as I said... probably due to the additives. BP is going to give you more of the additives.

Remember, the additives not only have detergants, cleaners, enviromental junk, but also milages enhancers. All of which, especially the last, probably helped you ahieve that better milage.

urbexHHR

Thank you!

Yeah, I also knew that all gas companies get it from the same place. Every day I go down Dort Hwy to school just north of Flint there is a place owned by Mobil (or Marathon, can't remember...It's an M brand..). They store all of the gas in big tanks, and the trucks fill up there. Every day you see different trucks pulling in or out, Mobil, Marathon, Speedway...you get the idea.


Like I quoted on Shell's website, they put more additives in their V Power Premium. That's why I buy it.

Gas Man

Actually on the east side of Dort Hwy is Buckeye (use to be Mobil) and the west side (at the corner of Dort & Carpenter) is Marathon.

Marathon owns Speedway. Speedway is marathon's generic gas. The Speedway headquarters is in Romulus on Inkster Rd.

urbexHHR

See I knew it had an "M" in the name... Guess it was both!

Yeah, I go by there almost every day.

Gas Man

I use to work in that area.... and every where in between there, Owosso, Bay City, and Clarkston.

sleeper

I've run Shell 93 for a month soild & didn't get as good of mileage as I was getting with the Chevron 100% real gas..

just sayin...

urbexHHR

Well we don't have Chevron up here, so that's not an option!

Tominator

Underground fuel tanks are monitored by the EPA. These guidelines are very strict and once they tell you to replace the tanks due to deterioration on the inside OR outside the station does it or stops selling gas. This is the reason there are no more mom and pop gas stations and no competition is the result.

The larger corporations lobbied for the strict regulations knowing it would kill the competition. The same thing goes on in various commodity markets.

I've known of "Top Tier" stations that pump bad gas and end up paying for repairs. That can happen anywhere.

I know of no independent analysis showing any improved performance or increased longevity of fuel system components as advertised by the "Top Tier" retailers. Until I see that, it's hype.

Same thing goes for ALL of the various additives marketed that are supposed to make oil slicker and promise better mileage by adding it to your tank of fuel...snake oil salesman goes high tech!

Greybeard999

I'll just stick with my Sunoco 93 octane........ Works for me.

Gas Man

Well that may be true. The BTUs from E aren't as high was gas. That is the truth. But you won't get away from it. In michigan alone, I saw on a website for anti e-gas. There were 3 reported gas stations in the entire state. That is it!

Further the feds just approved use of E15 in cars 2007 and newer. Not motorcycles, mowers, snowmobiles, weed whips, just cars/trucks/suv 2007 and newer. Expect that to lower your MPG as well.


True but we don't need it.

I understand it's all under regulation. So are my companies tanks, probably far more than the gas station. Just as the MQC on the product, I know cause I test it every day as part of my job. But I still doubt that all their tanks are regularly cleaned. All you have to do is talk to the truck driver dropping the load of gas/fuel. They'll tell ya. You'd be surprised at what they tell you about the gas stations. Owners purposely ordering too much regular (87) and then trying to talk the driver into "just dump it in the prem tank, I'll give you pizza". Knowing if the driver doesn't dump it, it screws up his next load and his BOL.

I, myself, only buy top tier whenever possible. I said that is because of the "more" additives. I also said that saying one additive is better than the next is opinion.

At the end of the day, this is what matters. Find something you like and stick with it. I tend to buy 90% of all my gas from one station. Unless out of town obviously.