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10-16-2024, 10:34 AM | #331 |
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For all the people thinking Shell gasoline makes their car run better on one tank, they get better mpg on a tank, or whatever, I can't even see a way for this to be possible. Base gasoline is the same as Walmart, Shell might have more detergents in it but past that I think it is in your head.
Different or more detergents won't suddenly raise performance and/or mpg and even if it did it wouldn't suddenly drop when you went back to some other gas.
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10-16-2024, 11:05 AM | #332 |
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BMW will change it's recomendation as soon as the next fuel company writes them a bigger check. Just like their oil and oil change recomendations. I wouldn't get too caught up in it.
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Back when BP was still Top Tier, my local BP station was forcibly closed for over a month by the state's department of weights and measures(or something like that) due to bad pumps and contaminated underground gas storage tank. Needless to say, I never went back again. |
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10-16-2024, 08:40 PM | #334 | |
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Also injector cleaning (in the fuel) WILL increase performance.
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In addition, if you have a direct injection engine without port injection (like your car), the ability for the gas to clean the valves is close to non existent.
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10-17-2024, 07:37 AM | #337 | |
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They tested some non Top Tier and some Top Tier and decided all Top Tier is better than the rest? How did you clean your Mini's valves? Is it a direct injection car? Top Tier brands, only thing we know is they paid Top Tier and they meet Top Tier requirements, some other brand not on the list may also meet Top Tier requirements. Based on the list you believe Puma Guatemala has better fuel than your local BP station? 44 Variety Canada 76 USA Agua Caliente Fuel USA Aloha USA Ambrose Variety Canada ARCO USA ARCO Mexico Beacon USA Bear Creek Express Canada Bear Creek Gas Bar Canada Belmont Car Wash USA Breakaway Canada Cenex USA Chevron Canada Chevron USA Chevron Mexico CITGO USA Co-op Canada Conoco USA Costco Wholesale USA Costco Wholesale Canada Costco Wholesale Puerto Rico Costco Wholesale Mexico Costco Wholesale Japan CountryMark USA Dash In USA Diamond Shamrock USA Dutch Gas & Variety Canada Eagle Feather Trading Post USA EcoMaxx Puerto Rico Energy Mexico Express Mart - Wisconsin USA Exxon USA Fast Fuel USA Feather Falls Mini Mart USA G Premium Mexico G Super Mexico G500 Mexico Gold Medal Gasoline USA Gulf Puerto Rico Harmons Fuel Stop USA Hele USA HFN - Hawaii Fueling Network USA Inver Canada J&E Wendy USA Kirkland Signature Gasoline USA Kirkland Signature Gasoline Canada Kirkland Signature Gasoline Puerto Rico Kirkland Signature Gasoline Mexico Kirkland Signature Gasoline Japan Life's A Beach Gas & Variety Canada Little Arrows Canada Marathon USA Marathon Mexico Marathon Puerto Rico Mega Saver USA Meijer USA Meijer Express USA Mobil USA Mobil Puerto Rico Mohawk Fuels Canada Morongo Travel Center USA Mountain Sky Travel Center USA Mr Gas Canada Ohana Fuels USA Pahvant Travel Plaza USA Pechanga Gas Station USA Phillips 66 USA Phillips 66 Puerto Rico Primax Colombia Primax Peru PUMA Guatemala PUMA El Salvador PUMA Honduras PUMA Panama PUMA Puerto Rico QT USA QuikTrip USA Ranger USA Ranger Fuel USA Ranger Mustang USA Ranger Stallion USA Ranger Thoroughbred USA Reeders USA Rendichicas Plus Mexico Road Ranger USA Roote's Canada Rutter's USA Shamrock USA Shelee's Travel Center USA Shell USA Shell Canada Shell Puerto Rico Shell Nitrogen Enriched USA Shell Nitrogen Enriched Canada Shell Nitrogen Enriched Puerto Rico Shell V-Power USA Shell V-Power Canada Shell V-Power Puerto Rico Shell V-Power NiTRO+
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What Consumer Reports test are you talking about? I am daily driving a 2013, some gas has been TT, some hasn't, I have no problems, so I should have only used TT? I am now buying a decent amount of BP (it's on the convenient side of the road) and based on what I read here this is a mistake.
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10-17-2024, 03:14 PM | #340 | |
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Running TT and gas which isn't TT is not going to kill your engine. It's not something to worry about IMO. However, because I don't mind increasing your anxiety level.
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10-17-2024, 03:27 PM | #341 | |
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TT gas has a higher level of detergents than federal minimums- agree. Why did you post the video? Did you watch the whole thing? Towards the end you aren't surprised it says the same thing I have been saying? The idea of you believing you saying I need a certain type of gas is increasing my anxiety level is a joke (I hope).
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Agree, it's a stretch to talk about engine wear problems are related to the brand of gas and no one is trying to prove the best gas brand for this either.
I feel the same about the endless debates about the very best synthetic oil brand. I keep waiting to hear from the people that regularly changed their oil with high quality full synthetic that have some problem that could possibly have been prevented by using something else.
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10-18-2024, 10:07 AM | #344 | |
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I imagine if a station is busy yeah, some drivers may choose the less busy station and pay the higher price to avoid any wait. But I haven't had to wait for a pump to become available since the gasoline shortages decades ago. In the cases I've observed of drivers choosing to fill up at the higher priced station over filling up at the lower priced station the lower priced station pumps were not all busy. Pumps were available. And in the cases I've observed the price difference was not just 10 or 20 cents a gallon but closer to $1 a gallon. |
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