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POLE: TOP TIER Gas Station Preference

What is your preferred TOP TIER Gas Station?

  • 76

    Votes: 4 4.8%
  • Aloha

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Amoco

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • ARCO

    Votes: 2 2.4%
  • Beacon

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • BP

    Votes: 7 8.4%
  • Breakaway

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Break Time

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Cenex

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Chevron

    Votes: 11 13.3%
  • CITGO

    Votes: 2 2.4%
  • Conoco

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Costco

    Votes: 18 21.7%
  • CountryMark

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Diamond Shamrock

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Esso

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Express Mart

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Exxon

    Votes: 2 2.4%
  • Fast Fuel

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Fast Stop

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Hele

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Hawaii Fueling Network

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Holiday

    Votes: 1 1.2%
  • Irving Oil

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Kirkland Signature

    Votes: 1 1.2%
  • Kwik Star

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Kwik Trip

    Votes: 1 1.2%
  • Mahalo

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Marathon

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Metro Petro

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • MFA

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Mobil

    Votes: 6 7.2%
  • OAAI

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Ohana Fuels

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Phillips 66

    Votes: 1 1.2%
  • QT

    Votes: 3 3.6%
  • QuikTrip

    Votes: 2 2.4%
  • Ranger

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Reeder's

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Shamrock

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Shell

    Votes: 39 47.0%
  • Sinclair

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Sunoco

    Votes: 3 3.6%
  • SuperAmerica

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • SuperFuels

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Tempo

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Texaco

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Tri-Par Qwik Stop

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Valero

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Win Win

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
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#61
I would consider BP and Shell the only top tier gas stations.
And Chevron the bottom of the line.
I'm surprised it still gets such a high rating for selling 20% water and ethanol.
Then again, you might not notice much on a turbo car. But on a regular car, Chevron gas sucks. It drains the car by almost 10% of MPG and HP.

As far as BP and Shell, their standard blends are about the same as any other gas station. Like Racetrack, Valero, or other.
It's only their premium blends that are 'better' than the rest.
On some vehicles, Shell gets between 5 to 7.5% better fuel economy, while BP premium gets me 10% better economy.

I can't speak for costco gas. I know it's very popular here. But since I get my .03ct off per gallon at Shell, I usually go there.
Or, local E15/85 gas stations serving a cheap E15 blend.
 


M-Sport fan

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#63
I would consider BP and Shell the only top tier gas stations.
And Chevron the bottom of the line.
I'm surprised it still gets such a high rating for selling 20% water and ethanol.
Then again, you might not notice much on a turbo car. But on a regular car, Chevron gas sucks. It drains the car by almost 10% of MPG and HP.

As far as BP and Shell, their standard blends are about the same as any other gas station. Like Racetrack, Valero, or other.
It's only their premium blends that are 'better' than the rest.
On some vehicles, Shell gets between 5 to 7.5% better fuel economy, while BP premium gets me 10% better economy.

I can't speak for costco gas. I know it's very popular here. But since I get my .03ct off per gallon at Shell, I usually go there.
Or, local E15/85 gas stations serving a cheap E15 blend.
Racetrack is a southern/western/maybe mid-western?? only thing, as we have a "Raceway" gas brand here in the general northeast.

I get .10/gallon off with my Shell rewards card (sometimes even .15/gallon if there is a promotion running).
 


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Vero Beach
#64
In case you're wondering,
Chevron serves the worst gas in Florida.
One of my cars actually broke fueling up there. Reason: water in the fuel.
Overall it has very low MPG results.
Fueling up with Chevron, means your MPG drops by almost 10% for NA cars. Not sure how it translates to a turbo car.

Chevron always has been serving at the top of the 10% ethanol levels, which is why you could often see water coming out of the exhaust from cars departing from a red light, you know they fueled up with Chevron fuel.
Shell always has been closer to 2% of Ethanol. By law, they only needed to fuel up some ethanol (even 0.25% would be enough) to abide by govt regulations.

In South Florida, Chevron was also the company that was always open.
If you ever pass through after midnight, chances are you won't find many gas stations open, save for Chevron.
I figure, someone got to pay for that, and that would be via their lower quality gasoline.
 


Quisp

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Location
Davenport
#65
In case you're wondering,
Chevron serves the worst gas in Florida.
One of my cars actually broke fueling up there. Reason: water in the fuel.
Overall it has very low MPG results.
Fueling up with Chevron, means your MPG drops by almost 10% for NA cars. Not sure how it translates to a turbo car.

Chevron always has been serving at the top of the 10% ethanol levels, which is why you could often see water coming out of the exhaust from cars departing from a red light, you know they fueled up with Chevron fuel.
Shell always has been closer to 2% of Ethanol. By law, they only needed to fuel up some ethanol (even 0.25% would be enough) to abide by govt regulations.

In South Florida, Chevron was also the company that was always open.
If you ever pass through after midnight, chances are you won't find many gas stations open, save for Chevron.
I figure, someone got to pay for that, and that would be via their lower quality gasoline.
You do know that H20 is a by product of combustion? Have you sampled all Chevrons or just the one example?
 


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Dublin, OH
#66
You do know that H20 is a by product of combustion?
Exactly. To suggest that water pouring out of a tailpipe is a result limited to using Chevron fuel is incorrect. The water happens everywhere, and is not limited in any way to Chevron. We all see it every day. Chevron has no stations where I live.
 


XanRules

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#68
I've never had issues with Costco gas. They're also the closest to my house and consistently 30-50 cents cheaper per gallon than other nearby stations. I don't remember if I'd already posted in here or not.
 


danbfree

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#69
I've never had issues with Costco gas. They're also the closest to my house and consistently 30-50 cents cheaper per gallon than other nearby stations. I don't remember if I'd already posted in here or not.
Totally agree, Costco makes very little on gas, they have it mainly to drive more memberships, where 80% of their profits to come from, so Costco is the best value gas in the world, period... BUT, they aren't close to Jay's so I'm stuck with Shell V-Power, LOL... maybe I'll try to leave a little room for the e85 or the reverse, I dunno, but I don't want to go back to "only" a 93 tune now! :)
 




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