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Old 07-05-18, 04:36 PM
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Costco every chance because of club price and 76. Gas is all the same now.
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i always brought my car to exxon since that’s where our gas cards were affiliated to, but now i’ll be moving to shell for our new gas cards
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Chevon or Shell when I lived in CA same here in TX.
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Exclusively Shell 93. I use that in my turbo cars as well.
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Originally Posted by LexoDAV
Costco every chance because of club price and 76. Gas is all the same now.
Gas is NOT all the same, however Costco and 76 are also top tier. See here: https://www.toptiergas.com/licensedbrands/
Old 07-12-18, 12:40 PM
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I think he's trying to say that for all intents and purposes, all gas is the same. meaning any gas station you encounter in most cities (where 99% of us live), it's going to be a top tier brand and any difference will be negligible. None of us are really going to run into Martha's Gas Store during our daily commutes to work. Hell IIRC I think even "Valero" gas is top tier now.

But I only think that's what he's trying to say. People should speak clearly!

oh and another thing i wonder if anyone else does this but i don't look at gas prices nor do i drive around trying to find the station that's a few cents cheaper. if i need gas i just get it. whatever is closest. not for any bragging purposes but why burn gas to save a few cents a gallon. may even cost you more. i just find it funny some make finding cheap gas this whole event. you'll also be burning gas waiting in line at the cheap gas stations cause everyone else had the same idea.

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Old 07-12-18, 01:06 PM
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Correct, all gas sold in the US must meet federal requirements, such gas is good enough to be used in our Lexus's. One may go beyond federal requirements - purely optional.
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Originally Posted by E46CT
Hell IIRC I think even "Valero" gas is top tier now.
Yes, it is. I've used Valero probably a dozen times for filling up my IS. Seems fine to me.
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While all fuels have to meet MINIMUM requirements, I personally rather go with the gas companies that offer a lot more of detergents and additives aka top tier gas companies. The premium fuels from these companies are the ones that come with the extra additives and detergents (more than the federally required minimum) so MIGHT AS WELL go to one of these if it's close by as it should be around the same price as the non top tier companies' premium fuel anyways (which probably only has the minimum required detergents and additives). Better cleaning properties and other benefits (read about Shell's Nitro V Power Premium gas) this is all assuming it's all true which I think it is because lawsuits are very common over false advertisement. Just my opinion and why I PERSONALLY go to Shell.
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Costco, Shell and/or Mobil 1 Premium across all of our vehicles, respectively.
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In the North East NY/NJ area i use BP 90 percent of the time or Sunoco ultra 93
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Costco is usually the cheapest but sometimes have the longest lines lol.
But most of the time I fuel at Shell/Daily's.
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Originally Posted by E46CT
I think he's trying to say that for all intents and purposes, all gas is the same. meaning any gas station you encounter in most cities (where 99% of us live), it's going to be a top tier brand and any difference will be negligible. None of us are really going to run into Martha's Gas Store during our daily commutes to work. Hell IIRC I think even "Valero" gas is top tier now.

But I only think that's what he's trying to say. People should speak clearly!

oh and another thing i wonder if anyone else does this but i don't look at gas prices nor do i drive around trying to find the station that's a few cents cheaper. if i need gas i just get it. whatever is closest. not for any bragging purposes but why burn gas to save a few cents a gallon. may even cost you more. i just find it funny some make finding cheap gas this whole event. you'll also be burning gas waiting in line at the cheap gas stations cause everyone else had the same idea.
One word: GasBuddy.

I always check GasBuddy for all the stations on my way home if I know I'm low on gas. The difference can be astonishing, as much as a $0.30 difference. That's as much as $5 for a fill up. And since all the ones I check are on the way home, I don't go out of my way at all.
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