davesbedroom

Ever since I have owned a car I have been told by everyone I know to stay clear of Speedway gas because of the poor quality.

I have been using Marathon gas for a while now and today I went to their webpage to get the credit card and it looks like they are sister companies with Speedway and Pilot!

Mike Mercury

doesn't it all come out of the same pipeline ???

Benpup

If I were you I'd try to stick to Shell of Chevron. Also stock up on Techron it works well.
I've seen trucks from Marathon and Speedway deliver a mixture of fuels from crap to more crap. I tried it once as I had to, car ran for but I try to stick with Shell or Chevron.
The side of the trucks read Speedway, Marathon, Ashland, Pure Panther pi$$ bottled and bond etc.
Friend has a diesel and he thinks they mix it half diesel and half H20.
Neighbor lady worked there and said that they hardly ever do a sediment clean of their tanks like a lot of stations do and that when they first fill the big tanks from the trucks it takes 2 to 3 hours for the sediment to go back to the bottom of the tank.

Berger6696

I'm new to paying attention to what gas I put in so could I get a refresher on good vs bad gas companies? If this is schtick please let me know. I'm the new slow kid around here.

z06Bigbird

Nice pup on avatar.

z06Bigbird

Like tires and oil. Hard to tell what you are really buying.

Use what seems to work well in your particular car.

Benpup

That's my old guy. American Mastif (dry mouth) used to be at 180 lbs, but he's 13 yop now and down to 140.
He's a love. Still chases bunnies in the back yard, but has to rest that much longer.
He's getting ready to go and will be missed alot.

Regards

The Pup

VetteLag00

On long distance trips its tough to find the gas you want. I was running low on gas in IN and settled for Speedway. It was painful to pump, I was thinking this can't be good In OK I put something called Quick Trip gas or something like that It seemed like most of the country has 91 Octane instead of 93, even though many are on flat land I was thinking there has to be some kind of Corvette rule against this Fortunately I made it back to Jersey without any problems

davesbedroom

Does anyone have any evidence to support the same gas is delivered at either station?

Mr.Bill

Chevron all the way, Shell 2nd choice. Stay away from the off brands, It only costs 2 more bucks to fill up with Chevron. Well worth it. You drive a Corvette, Not a pinto.

davesbedroom

Trust me, I'd fill up with Chevron every day if I could.

Problem, I can't find a single Chevron station in my area.

davesbedroom

UPDATE:

Closest Chevron station is 279.55 miles away and in Florence, KY.

Don't take your precious Chevron for granted.

rws.1

From the Marathon Refining website....

Marathon retail operations include more than 4,200 Marathon branded stations, with an additional approximately 1,600 outlets owned and operated by Speedway SuperAmerica LLC, a Marathon subsidiary.

that means that Speedway is the Marathon Brand is used at independentor jobber owned sites.l

davesbedroom

Looks like Shell gas for me. Thanks Guys.

Junkman2008

I've got them all laid out in my GPS here in Louisville. Can find the closest one in a heartbeat. Now Speedway sells that 92 octane crap. I once saw the state octane checker guy (whatever he's called) and asked him if he found gas incorrectly "octaned". He said that rarely ever happens and what you see on the pump is 99% true. That's good to know as I always suspected some tiny shops of pouring water in their tanks. I don't know why I think that but I do.

Mike Mercury

so; do people here believe that each brand (Shell, Chevron, BP, Texaco, ...) all have their own delivery pipeline for refined gasoline?

Or is refined gasoline distributed like the power companies "grid" system???

army2000

From what I understand, all gasoline is refined at the same locations. However, each company "Shell, Chevron, Exxon..etc" puts in their own additives after the refinery process is complete. Maybe someone can elaborate of the reifnement process and distrobution.

Junkman2008

All the technical aspects and data of oil refinery does nothing to make me consider which brand to use. But this does: I had the fuel gauge problem and filled up with a tank of Chevron and a bottle of Techron. Problem has not returned since.

Call me convinced.

Mike Mercury

It is like the power companies grid system.



All gasoline refiners co-own a common pipepline. At the ditsribution terminal (a spot where the underground pipeline surfaces)... you see all the brands delivery tankers drive in and fill up. Granted, each may thrown in additional additives while there; but the refined gasoline all comes from the same pipeline.
In more densely populated areas, there may be specific terminals owned by each of the gasoline brands. Even though they may be seperate distribution terminals for Shell, BP, Exxon, ... they are at some point connected to a common underground pipeline

There may be a reason to prefer one brand over another. Maybe it's the way they maintain their fleet of delivery tankers, or that they use more additives,or how they maintain their stations storage tanks.

I was just trying to make certain there is no false reasoning used when selecting a personal choice for gasoline

timemender

This is true. Each company has their own "additive package".