Who would you buy gas from?

[SteveB]

If you had two gas station right next to each other, let's say a Mobil and a Shell. Would buy gas from the station that is selling it cheaper even though you may not buy it from them all the time?

[camanopilot]

Exxon and then Costco - at scaring the liver out of $2/gal I'll out for the less expensive.

[iivtecracerii]

why not? its cheaper. these days cheaper is always better (for gas).

Mobil and Shell sound expensive. i would go down the street and look for an Arco or some private mom and pop gas station.

filled up at costco today at $1.989 a gallon. lowest price in several weeks.

gas is gas. as long as its unleaded and at least 87 octane i dont really care what station i get it from.

[Samuel2003]

I would only put Arco (or any "cheaper") gas in a rental or beater vehicle. I worked at a motorcycle dealership (Honda/Kawi) for a few years in the early-mid 90's. We had quite a few customers bring their bikes in with mechanical/performance problems that went away after they stopped using Arco gas.

[kemosabe]

Isn't this how Arco works...???

[Oahu_Dave]

I try to only buy Shell, when I can that is. No matter the price. Just personal preference after my experiences with my STi I tried all brands and the only one that let my STi run detonation free was Shell. Does any of that pertain to the Pilot, probably not, but I atleast try to find Shell and then go Texaco/Chevron/76. I stay away from the Arco, 7-11 and Costco stuff. Mainly from the guys I used to race with that the track in Hawaii and their experiences. They got samples from the gas stations and had them tested and Arco mainly was pretty much cr@p and Costco wasnt much better. We could really tell when racing the cars too.

[nolan65]

I buy gas from any well known, HIGH VOLUME place

[calbear]

Shell always made my toyota camry knock... I like Chevron, but admit I use the Arco b/c everyone else is about 10% more expensive and that's rediculous!

Used 76's 106 octane once in my SLK 320 when I took it to Sears Point --now that was awesome! The car automatically advanced the timing and the power was noticeable. Broke 100 going up the drag strip (for those who know the track), pulling away from the porsche 911 (albeit 1999 model) that was following.

[desertpilot]

I use mostly Chevron for my Pilot because there are a lot of their stations in my area and their prices are not too high. If it's not available, my alternative choices are Texaco, Shell, 76 and other brand name companies. I'll pass on the Arco and wholesale gas unless they're the only station around, but I'll only buy the minimum amount of gas to make it to a major brand station that I prefer.

My father had a bad experience with Arco and wholesale gas with his former Cougar, it messed up his fuel system. On a long 2,400 road trip on my other car, using different brands of gas, I found out that the Texaco performed better than others. It could be, the brand matched with the car's tuning and engine type.

If you want performance, you might have to experiment and try the different brands first and then settle on the best gas for your truck.

[osteome]

We tend to go with whoever is cheapest / most convenient out of the Shell, Mobil, and Citgo in our immediate area. 87 Octane is hovering around 1.70 at the present time (5/2/04).

When I had my Jeep and was going to school in Maine (about 98 to 99), I remember buying gas at the local BJs wholesale club for about 90 cents a gallon

[devin1955]

I've been buying my gas mostly at Arco stations since the early 70's. I remember when the first gas shortage happened back then, and Arco was a major brand with their own credit card. They eliminated their credit card saying that it cost them too much to deal with credit, and vowed to use the cost savings to keep their gas prices lower.

I never believed at the time that they would honor that, but they have. 30 years later they are still cheaper than any other major brand. Now maybe they do that by using crappy gas, I don't know. But I haven't experienced any troubles using it. I have 2 Arco stations near my work, and they're always about 10 cents per gallon cheaper than the 76 and Shell stations near my home 10 miles away.

My wife drives the Pilot most of the time, and she gasses up at Shell, because it's more convienent, being near home. When I'm driving though, it usually gets Arco.

Besides the cost, I like the pay at the pump machines at Arco, so I don't have to bother going inside.

[vellinga]

Whatever Costco is buying, I'm getting.

Today, we filled up the Pilot for $1.85 which is 15 cents cheaper than the Shell and Mobil here in town.

Never any problems with Costco gas. The 'attendants' often tell you what truck or what gas came in this week (Mobil, Shell, Amoco, etc.) Whether that's true or not, I don't know.

[N_Jay]

The cheapest gas that is not "out of the way".

Used to love Arco back in the No-credit days.

Now it is Costco when ever I get by and a particular high volume Citgo otherwise.

[calbear]

I should add that I've used Arco for a long time in two newer sports cars and over the life of a 16 year old Totyota Camry. None has ever had any issues at all.

It could be "lower quality" in some ways, but I think it might not be enough of a difference to have a significant impact unless you plan to own your car for 20 years or more... I don't...

[PNW-Pilot]

I used ot always buy Arco. But since I moved, the local Arco isn't terribly cheaper now with the inflated price of gas. I've been buying 76 because thanks to Arco's $.35 surcharge for ATM cards, the 76 is cheaper.