Thread: which gasoline brand is better?

I usually go to quiktrip but i thought about using Shell. is there really a difference or am i wasting my money?

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Shell here in St. Louis, their Premium is 93 octane. The QT's here only have 91 octane as their premium. I almost always perfer Shell gas over most others.

Anymore, one is not noticable better than another. Just go for a higher octane and you should be good.

Originally Posted by Zainoman

I usually go to quiktrip but i thought about using Shell. is there really a difference or am i wasting my money?

Amoco and Sunoco rated top in quality last I saw. BP stations have had issues with moisture in the gas. I use Sunoco since it comes from American oil not Saudi mid east oil.

Originally Posted by David99GTP

I use Sunoco since it comes from American oil not Saudi mid east oil.

Im curious as to how you came to this determination?

Sunoco uses a lot of ethanol to raise the octane of their gas. I always got 30-40 miles less per tank with it. I use Hess locally since there isn't a Shell on my way anywhere.

I havent seen a Hess station in ages.

Im not normally choosy, but prefer Amoco, Sunoco, Marathon when we go out of town. Here we have Sunoco in 94 octane so thats what the play cars get for the track or the weekends. BPs around here have all swithced to Amoco fuels as they were bought out by them, but BP a few years back and earlier seemed to have the most problems. A few times they even accidently put diesel in the 87 tank in the ground!!!! Needless to say a few people got new engines out of it!

Originally Posted by SyntheticShield

Im curious as to how you came to this determination?

When I had my T/A I ran 94 in it. Sunoco was the only station with it at the time. I use to get quality reports on the rankings of all the major chains and where they got their crude from for refining. My ex's mother worked in an ofiice for a refinery. Thats how I found out about all the quality issues with BP. That was well before it was on the news. Plus BP had a recent scam where debt numbers were being stolen from their pay at the pump machines. So I avoid them. Too much negative news for me to trust them.
As for the gas mileage with sunoco, I dont see a drop with using the sunoco gas.

Originally Posted by DuBob

Sunoco uses a lot of ethanol to raise the octane of their gas. I always got 30-40 miles less per tank with it. I use Hess locally since there isn't a Shell on my way anywhere.

A lot of stations are doing this to save costs. they are suppose to post the % on the pump. I have noticed lately here almost everyone has ethanol % stickers on the pumps.

94 with ethanol would still yield better performance, the 10% alcohol (although not a lot) helps absorb a bit of heat from your air/fuel mixture, and cooler air in result gives you increased volumetric efficiency etc etc......
Found this info on a different site

Originally Posted by SyntheticShield

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nuff said!
All gas has to meet standards, some companies just add their little extras, ie techron.

When I need gas, BP stations are on the top of my list.

It may sound weird, but I get better gas mileage with shell..... I've tested several times, and I seem to get 1 or 2mpgs better

Originally Posted by flynn

When I need gas, BP stations are on the top of my list.

Flynn, where the heck have you been? Over dose on some Valasic Pickles? Been in a 12 step pickle addiction recovery program? Come on man, spill the beens, er, pickles I mean.