Gas Question??????

[WonderMike]

Just wanted to see what you guys were running in your MS3....I always run high test but my question for yall is what brand do yall run I was running BP but they have switched over to the E10 or 10% ethonol...so its getting harder to find "pure gas" anymore so thought I would ask what yall were running

 

[ndedomin]

I usually go for shell v-power or mobil super+ unleaded. Both are 93 Octane and have served me well.

 

[BOOSTR]

Just about every station will have that sticker on the pumps soon. Its part of the cornification of America. I've been using Sunoco as they have the best price in my area. I don't like the idea of E10 blends but what are you going to do?

 

[Rotus]

You should only run 91 octane or better in a turbo car. The higher the octane, the more resistant the gas is to pre-ignition from the high temps of high compression.

As far as the amount of ethanol in the gas, e10 is safe to use.

 

[CWPspeed3]

My guess is BP may do e10 in regular and midgrade but their Ultimate shouldnt have any. I could be wrong but it must say on the pump if it does have any ethanol in the gas. Personally I'd stay away from any e10 gas, it wont damage the car but it sure as hell doesnt help it.

 

[phantom6294]

Generally, if I have a choice... I fill up using Exxon/Mobil -- it just so happens I have two Exxons that are convenient to many of the places I run errands to. That said, I will fill up with Shell, BP/Amoco, Chevron (probably in that order, who knows). I refuse to use Citgo gas, Race way, or fill up at a no-name brand gas station. It may completely irrational, but that's just the way I am. Obviously, I always fill up with 'premium' which is 93 Octane in my area.

 

[Rotus]

Generally, if I have a choice... I fill up using Exxon/Mobil -- it just so happens I have two Exxons that are convenient to many of the places I run errands to. That said, I will fill up with Shell, BP/Amoco, Chevron (probably in that order, who knows). I refuse to use Citgo gas, Race way, or fill up at a no-name brand gas station. It may completely irrational, but that's just the way I am. Obviously, I always fill up with 'premium' which is 93 Octane in my area.

All gas companies buy from each other, that's well known. Chevron is the only one of the big ones that checks the quality of the gas they buy from other companies to make sure it meets their standards.

 

[CWPspeed3]

As long as you stick with any tier one gas company you should be fine, Shell has pissed me off in the pass so I dont use them, Mobile is usually the most expensive, I wish we had chevron stations in my area, I like Speedway but BP/Amoco has their "ultimate" which is the best gas around and I have a station right by my work that is the cheapest gas around, matched with my BP card I get 5% off all ultimate gas. I dont support Citgo/Valero so as irrational as it may be it works for me.

 

[BOOSTR]

Gas is gas. Some companies just have more successful marketing strategies and irrationally loyal customer bases.
And all grades will be blended with the E10 if the pump has the sticker. It comes out of the tank truck that way.

 

[opt_ms3]

I try to only use Sunoco fuel. They sell higher octane gas (94+) at some of their big locations around the Philly area where I used to live. Back around home, some of the stations have 94 as their Ultra, but I have not been able to find it at any stations in the NE. I've heard they are starting to phase it out. I dunno, I like their fuel the best; I've heard that their oil doesn't come from the middle east, but I could be wrong. All I know is that Exxon/Mobile and Shell/Texaco have been responsible for some serious issues in Africa, and Citgo is a Venezuela-owned corporation who hates the United States. (gun)[/rant]

 

[camrycev6]

Gas is gas. Some companies just have more successful marketing strategies and irrationally loyal customer bases.
And all grades will be blended with the E10 if the pump has the sticker. It comes out of the tank truck that way.

Exactly. The same gas companies distribute to Exxon, Royal Farms, Seven Eleven, etc., Just get 91 or better.

 

[mazdaspeedster3]

I usually go for shell v-power or mobil super+ unleaded. Both are 93 Octane and have served me well.

+1

 

[mazdaspeedster3]

valero, that dictacting arse! DONT BUY THAT GAS!

 

[awsmp5]

not to bust your loyalty balls, but my former boss worked at a local refinery back a decade or so ago (i believe he said it was a sunoco one) and guess what?
shell, citgo, no label, amoco(at the time), and of course sunoco trucks would all come and go to fill up their trucks...
soo... it's exactly the same s*** + or - additives that each company decides to put in.

so what do i use now? the cheapest high octane gas i run into (cabpatch)

 

[CWPspeed3]

The gas may come from the same refineries but its where the money and profit go in the end which is what make some people buy one place or another. Also gas stations will sell gas to each other too so if you try and boycott a Shell station and the Speedway across the street gets all the business when they run low Shell will sell them their gas. The only one that comes from a different source is Amoco Ultimate, that has dedicated lines. According to all the discovery channel specials I've seen over the years anyway on oil refineries and OPEC.

 

[WonderMike]

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The gas may come from the same refineries but its where the money and profit go in the end which is what make some people buy one place or another. Also gas stations will sell gas to each other too so if you try and boycott a Shell station and the Speedway across the street gets all the business when they run low Shell will sell them their gas. The only one that comes from a different source is Amoco Ultimate, that has dedicated lines. According to all the discovery channel specials I've seen over the years anyway on oil refineries and OPEC.

 

[WonderMike]

did not realize that this would be two pages......anyway I am trying to stay away from e10 I know the car will run it just the performance and other problems it causes

 

[micronesia]

How bad is 89? (For MS3) (I know the website says 91)

Obviously 87 is no good...

 

[CWPspeed3]

How bad is 89? (For MS3) (I know the website says 91)

Obviously 87 is no good...

Probably not going to kill your car but for the extra .10 a gallon just get premium its only an extra $1.45 a tank.

 

[BOOSTR]

"My gas isn't better for your car; it's just more expensive."
Oil companies spend lots of money explaining why their gas is better than the competition's. Chevron's gas, for example, is fortified with "Techron," and Amoco Ultimate is supposed to save the planet along with your engine. But today more than ever, one gallon of gas is as good as the next.
True, additives help to clean your engine, but what the companies don't tell you is that all gas does so. Since 1994 the government has required that detergents be added to all gasoline to help prevent fuel injectors from clogging. State and local regulators keep a close watch to make sure those standards are met; in Florida inspectors checked 45,000 samples last year to ensure the state's gas supply was up to snuff, and 99% of the time it was. "There's little difference between brand-name gas and any other," says AAA spokesperson Geoff Sundstrom.
What's more, your local Chevron station may sell gas refined by Shell or Exxon Mobil. Suppliers share pipelines, so they all use the same fuel. And the difference between the most expensive brand-name gas and the lowliest gallon of no-brand fuel? Often just a quart of detergent added to an 8,000-gallon tanker truck.

Source: SmartMoney.