What brand gets you further down the road...??

[Chupaca]

Here of late I have found that I get further down the road on certain brands of gasoline. Now here in CA , much like labling foods orgainc and charging more, our fuels get labled "Summer Blend" and cost more. But lets set aside the cost, I use three basic stations depending. One is a shell, one is an Arco and one is the 7 Eleven with a non labled fuel. Honestly have not tried others but of these I seem to get quite a bit more out of the shell fuel. I know this has been dealt with before but wonder if this varies from the different regions...:dontknow:

 

[Bob Denman]

I pretty much stick to just two brands of fuel: Exxon/Mobil, and Valero.
I've honestly never seem a difference between the two of them. :dontknow:
But when I got some ethanol-free fuel out in Missouri: :2thumbs:

 

[GOZFST]

Not so much a brand as type, my experience is non-oxygenated gas gets me quite a bit further than the crap with ethanol.My Buell used to get an extra 40 miles on a tank.

 

[pegasus1300]

I have a choice of 2 stations here in Sanpete county rural central Utah that have non ethanol fuel and I patronize them regularly. Sinclair and Maverick. I can pick up extra miles on the fill up and Charlotte seems to run better,smoother. When on the road,whatever is handy. In this area it all comes out of only 2 or 3 refineries no matter whose name is on it.

 

[oldguyinTX]

I have a choice of 2 stations here in Sanpete county rural central Utah that have non ethanol fuel and I patronize them regularly. Sinclair and Maverick. I can pick up extra miles on the fill up and Charlotte seems to run better,smoother. When on the road,whatever is handy. In this area it all comes out of only 2 or 3 refineries no matter whose name is on it.

Sinclair? Wow, that is a blast from the past. I thought that brand was a dinosaur. as in long gone. My grandfather worked for Sinclair in Galena Park, Texas for 30 years from the mid-thirties to the mid-sixties.

 

[Bob Denman]

I've got a Sinclair Station less than five miles from here...
But they don't have the dinosaur, on the roof! :gaah:

 

[BajaRon]

When I lived in San Diego all the fuels came from LA in an 8' pipe that runs down to a tank farm right by the stadium. All of the fuel brands got their gasoline (whatever) from this same pipe. It's not the base fuel that is different. It is the additive package (usually added when the fuel is pumped into the tanker delivery truck). Some use high quality, more expensive additive packages. Some put in the cheapest minimum they can get away with. This is where your difference comes in.

Of course the biggest difference in gasoline is between Ethanol and Non-Ethanol fuels. Ethanol not only reduces the energy component but it degrades quickly.

 

[ARtraveler]

Refinery gasoline is considered a "fungible" commodity. Fungible: a common item is stored in a tank or a silo and is combined with similar at will. The products are then branded depending on which truck is making the pickup.

In Alaska, all our gas comes from one refinery. All the brands come from there. We have Tesoro, Chevron, Shell, Holiday, and the occasional independent. Most stations have 87, 88, and 90 octane. I always use 90 if available--but that is a different discussion thread.

IMO: it's all about how fresh the gas is. If you decide to go more than three hundred miles from the Anchorage area, you may get gas that is not real fresh. The tankers full of gas head for Fairbanks every day at about 7:00 AM. I get woke up by the three loud signals given by the engineer of the train as he crosses the roads about a half mile from my place.

I have decanted gas a couple times from an above ground 500 gallon "oil drum" type of a holding tank. Made it through without any issues, but that was the only option at the time. Chitina Alaska was the place.

 

[bigbadbrucie]

Up here in Western Canada I like either Shell or Chevron, and if possible I always fill with the non-ethanol fuel. Shell Premium at 91 octane (preferred) or Chevron Super Premium at 94 octane. Neither of these use ethanol.

 

[JayBros]

Sinclair? Wow, that is a blast from the past. I thought that brand was a dinosaur. as in long gone.

I gassed up at a Sinclair station just a few months ago. Didn't recognize it until I looked up at the building. I hadn't been to one since I was a teenager.

 

[Tango]

Use non ethanol when ever I can. Always 91 octane. I get 3-4 mpg more with real gas. It is definetly recognizable when you look at the gas gauge. After that, I use BP branded gas. :thumbup: Tom :spyder:

 

[pegasus1300]

Sinclair? Wow, that is a blast from the past. I thought that brand was a dinosaur.

No pun intended right?:roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:. For those who don't know Sinclair's corporate symbol is a dinosaur

 

[Indyron]

Top tier for me, always carry a list when I travel. 90+ octane, ethanol free when available

www.toptiergas.com

 

[Highwayman2013]

I use the GasBuddy app.

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

I have so much variability in MPG from one tank to the next because of wind, speed, road conditions, trailer towing, etc., I have no idea whatever what the impact of ethanol vs non-ethanol and 89 vs 91 octane is. I think the only way you can know with any certainty is to travel the same 500 mile road at the same speed at the same temperature with the same wind conditions 4 or more times and then compare.

 

[SpyderAnn01]

At home I usually buy Shell or whatever is on my side of the street. On trips I'm just thankful to find fuel when I need it.