Who has the best quality gasoline?

[lyssword]

those numbers 87-89-91 mean only that the higher octane, the slower it takes to burn. That is good for high-powered cars, otherwise lower grade gas explodes too quick causing timings to go off or something

 

[Colt45]

Originally posted by: Jahee
You guys have 87 - 91 RON petrol? the standard here is 95, you can get 99 or even higher. i can imagine 87 not being very good? what are your findings?

87 in north america == 95 RON. I forget what the american system is called though.

 

[Oil]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Having worked in all the refineries in the S.F. bay area at one time or another, I don't have much loyalty for brands. You'll see gas tankers of all brands lined up waiting to fill from the same set of "taps"...The ONLY difference is brand specific additives, which (I think) are added when the truck is filled. Otherwise, gasoline is gasoline, UNLESS it is a high ethanol/methanol blend, which some brands are.

Thats right, if a gasoline has some ethanol mixed in you will get slightly lower mileage than just pure gasoline. In Texas they sometimes have gas with 5-10% ethanol which can lower my mileage by roughly a mile (depending on my highway/city driving). In Louisiana I seem to get better mileage because ethanol is never/rarely blended in.

 

[KK]

virginia's blend is the best, you can almost taste the corn.

 

[irishScott]

When I need gas, I buy it from the nearest, cheapest dealer. No problems yet.

 

[Vette73]

As others have said Gas is gas. All comes from the same place in most areas. If you want to be sheep and believe marketing, like some of you do, then buy XYZ brand gas that cost more and pay for their marketing budget.

 

[Insane3D]

Since my new MS6 requires 93 octane or higher, and will actively kill partial boost with 91, and all boost with 87, I will probably try and get Shell V-Power if I can since it's 94. Otherwise, I'll get whatever 93 is cheapest...

 

[BlancoNino]

Originally posted by: Xyclone
I heard octane determines quality (87, 89, 91, etc.), and not gas stations.

Octane does not equal quality. Using higher octane than what your car needs is only wasting money and could throw off your timing.

 

[50cent1228]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
I get the cheapest gas I can buy, have not had any problems because of it yet!

:thumbsup::beer:

 

[funboy6942]

I saw a unmarked tanker truck at wally world dropping off gas where they were selling it for $2.15, then at my local Shell station down the street where they were selling the same gas from the same unmarked tanker truck for $2.39 a few days later.

Same damn truck, same damn gas, different prices between the two go figure because were told there no price gouging and your supposed to get better gas when buying from name place like shell, BP, and such. Arnt you

 

[holden j caufield]

Anyone in tune with their car can definitely tell the difference between Arco gas and other gas. BTW I get my best mileage with Chevron by 2-3 mpg.

 

[scott916]

Originally posted by: holden j caufield
Anyone in tune with their car can definitely tell the difference between Arco gas and other gas. BTW I get my best mileage with Chevron by 2-3 mpg.

My buddy had an old POS accord that would run terribly on anything but Chevron. Not sure what the difference is if there is any, but that was definitely true.

 

[TheSlamma]

Okay people, most gas in a city comes from the same plant. From there the brand difference is their additives and the individual stations tank quality.

As far as octaine it's not quality it's a flashpoint indicator.

 

[Night201]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
I get the cheapest gas I can buy, have not had any problems because of it yet!

 

[JS80]

Anything above Arco is nearly the same.

 

[moshquerade]

Another reason not to buy Citgo

 

[mcvickj]

I have no loyalties when I buy gas. What ever is the cheapest around at the time. I've purchased gas from Meijer, Sam's Club, 7/11, BP, Speedway, Wesco, Mobile, Admiral, Shell and probably one or two more stations I can't think of at the moment and I've never noticed a difference.

 

[Spineshank]

I notice a 2 mpg drop if i get gas at someplace like Wawa or Sheetz compared to say Sunoco or something.

 

[vi edit]

I've read that it's more the station itself than the brand. In some articles I've read, they state that newer stations will have "cleaner" gas because their pumps and tanks won't have as much junk built up inside of them. The result is cleaner gas with fewer impurities.

It makes sense, but not really sure how much of an actual impact it has.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
I've read that it's more the station itself than the brand. In some articles I've read, they state that newer stations will have "cleaner" gas because their pumps and tanks won't have as much junk built up inside of them. The result is cleaner gas with fewer impurities.

It makes sense, but not really sure how much of an actual impact it has.

They run the gas through filters.

 

[d3n]

I usually try and stick with Shell, Thats most likely because no other top tier vendors are close by according to the posted list. The V-Power touts the additives but the same additives are in all the shell octane ratings. Mid grade seems to get the best bang for the buck in my car.

 

[j00fek]

its all the same

 

[Thraxen]

All the companies ship their gas through the same pipelines and the gas they take out may not even be produced by them. The only difference is the additives they add before delivery to the gas stations.