ARCO Gas...
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ARCO Gas...
Do you guys get gas from ARCO? Once I was telling a friend of mine who is a chemist that I get less mileage on ARCO vs Shell. He said it contains more ethanol blend than the usual so it burns off faster. Any truth in that?
I am not planning to put ARCO gas in my IS. Just curious. Thanks
I am not planning to put ARCO gas in my IS. Just curious. Thanks
I used to use ARCO for years. Whatever occurred with the ethanol the last few years showed a obvious difference in MPG for our cars. I have since stopped and have used Shell exclusively. While there are still some variations I encounter county wide, it is pretty consistent. To me, ARCO's 91 premium performs more like a mid-grade 89 gas.
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Used Arco once, burned almost as fast as Costco gas in my area (around 200 per tank). I use Cheveron (with Techron 
) and also Shell and I usually get around 275
Horrible milage but its consistent. Gonna seafoam it soon...so hopefully it'll get better...
96 ES300
) and also Shell and I usually get around 275Horrible milage but its consistent. Gonna seafoam it soon...so hopefully it'll get better...
96 ES300
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Thanks for all the information. I use Shell exclusively on the IS. But for the longest time on our New Beetle we used to pump Arco. Then the lines in the gas station became unbearably long. Now Shell or nothing. Chevron premium is about 20-25 cents more than Shell here in South San Jose.
no matter what brand of gas i put in my car i still get crap gas mileage. hence i put the cheapest gas around where i live which is usually valero,arco, or costco. theres this aston martin that fills up at the arco near my house, im still trying to get a pic of it...when i do ill post it.
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