Do certain gas stations have better gas?

[SuperBowlNachos]

I've heard it argued both ways.

I don't have a working gas meter, so I go by my mileage on the trip meter. I always try to avoid Wal Mart gas(Murphy Oil). Since I have a trip meter that corresponds when I last filled up, I always calculate it out. And always it comes out about 1.5-2 mpg less then when I do it for Shell or Chevron.

Maybe I just happened to drive worse the few times I had to get WM gas.

[TheShizNo1]

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I've heard Shell is the best, but then have heard it really doesnt make a difference. so idk...

[BunnyHardaway]

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I've heard Sheetz gas is "bad". Some say they water it down, but I don't buy it.

[Sting]

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I'm not sure either. Good question

[Moses Shuttlesworth]

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Yeah you want to buy the big name gas.

[Gotmadskillzson]

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Go by experience.......there will always be 2 or 3 shady stations in every area that will water down their gas. Shadiness knows no borders.

[BrianFifaFan]

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It comes down to additives. Your big names, like Shell, tend to have cleaning additives that burn the gas cleaner. I believe it's Chevron that actually uses STP gas treatment. Also, some of the cheaper stations deal in larger Ethanol to gas ratios. Ethanol is great, but it burns faster than gas. That's the E-85 tradeoff. If you want to go cheap, just add a bottle of STP about once a month to a tank of gas, it'll help keep your mileage up by cleaning out the junk in the cheap stuff.

[kehlis]

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I've heard Sheetz gas is "bad". Some say they water it down, but I don't buy it.

My gas mileage when using their gas is very inferior to pretty much any other gas station that I use...

[DickDalewood]

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My gf will literally go five to ten miles out of her way just to get BP gasoline, lol.

[ODogg]

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I read a consumer reports study on it which was quite extensive and the bottom line is that all the major oil carriers like BP, Shell, Sheetz, Walmart, Kroger, etc are the same gas. It's the moms and pops gas stations that are likely the ones to have watered down gas, not the major carriers.

Dickdalewood-your g/f is wasting her time. Also, not to get political but is she aware that Hugo Chavez (the Venezualan dictator who is anti-American) is the major supplier for BP? I go 5 or 10 miles out of my way to avoid BP gas stations, heh.

[JohnnytheSkin]

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I only get gas at BP stations. I like their corporate focus and investment in alternative fuels.

[TheShizNo1]

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Damn even gas station choices have political motives behind them?

[ODogg]

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The problem is that BP and Chavez's ties are well known. He is a vehemently, anti-American foreign dictator who, IMO, no Americanin good conscience should support.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/bp-blames-venezuelas-chavez-for-shortfall-in-production-406599.html

[ODogg]

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Is being loyal to America a political issue now?

[legendkiller5]

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Oh muh goodness.

In Missouri, BP. I guess that makes me anti-America, but I don't care.

In Texas, Shell or Exxon.