What gas to use in Canada (not octane but gas station)

I have a buddy here at work who is fairly knowledgeable and trustworthy when it comes to things of this nature; he tells me that hes friendly with the guy who goes around making sure that gas stations are meeting standards for their octane levels and cleanliness. He tells me that here in Courtenay, BC(I know its as far west as you get really) Chevron is the closest to actually having true "87" octane, (as well as the other octane levels) and has tested as the cleanest gas also. Now like I said hes pretty trustworthy and I know him to be knowledgeable in this type of thing; so if it turns out I'm wrong then don't blame me.....little disclaimer their. I do use only Chevron gas myself however, and my P5 runs awesome; but I've never used anything else...so you know.
 
esso!! esso extra points and they give you 3 cents off the liter when u pay cash instead of debit, it doesnt really mater what company you get the gas off of, its all the same anyways, i always try to go to a newer gas station in a hope that the new holding tanks arent full of crap like old stations,
 
most gas stations here give u 3.5 cents off per liter, except husky. bastards. I still thinks its BS how much we have to pay considering its coming out from underneath our feet! (here in alberta)
 
Ehkart said:
I have a buddy here at work who is fairly knowledgeable and trustworthy when it comes to things of this nature; he tells me that hes friendly with the guy who goes around making sure that gas stations are meeting standards for their octane levels and cleanliness. He tells me that here in Courtenay, BC(I know its as far west as you get really) Chevron is the closest to actually having true "87" octane, (as well as the other octane levels) and has tested as the cleanest gas also. Now like I said hes pretty trustworthy and I know him to be knowledgeable in this type of thing; so if it turns out I'm wrong then don't blame me.....little disclaimer their. I do use only Chevron gas myself however, and my P5 runs awesome; but I've never used anything else...so you know.

ya well unfortunately we dont have chevron here in MTL, and i dont know why! Wish your friend was here in MTL to test some of our gas... ah well... lol
 
j'ai entendu dire que Ultramar c'est de course, pis je suis bien content qu'il aillent remplac le harnois pour un esso cot de chez nous...

I've heard Ultramar is good gas (mom worked with ultramar ppl). Personally I don't really care where I stop... I do prefer Shell because Air Miles but there is none in my area..
 
Decided, to dig this up... w/e... Mr.Ames why were you getting lousy mileage from co-op? I've been using co-op so far (my car is stock with Mobil1) and I get pretty good mileage ~12km/L or 8.33L/100km
 
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co-op wasn't as bad, but last time i filled up at safeway i only got 270km to the tank. i usually get over 400 so i just stay away from those types of gas stations
 
I'm a fan of Sunoco. Shell is a sometimes for me. Esso and petro is where I always go if I can't find a Sunoco. :)
 
I like Petro Canada myself.

They do 'winter gas' (all octanes gets a gasline antifreeze additive added in) which is a plus.

I always get good mileage and performance with them, nothing to complain about.

As well, Petro Points add up fast, I must get about 10 free car washes a year - why not right!

5.5 cents off per liter when you use the 'Petro' Credit Card, also cool!
 
Unfortunately, we do not. On BP's website, there's a list of countries that do have BP stations.
 
^^ In the 1970's when petro canada started up (as a crown corporation), they bought out the assets of BP in canada, inlcuding a series of refineries.
 
Gas is Gas ! Most of it comes from the same refineries - doesn't matter who's selling it, while Sunoco 94 is a preferred blend, I'll fill it with whatever is available, preferrably at the lowest price possible. Most popular service stations are refilled on a regular basis, so as long as it's 'fresh' it really doesn't matter ! (dunno)
 

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