A lot of chain stores here are Shell, and it says so at the pump.
Is it true?
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I wouldn't put much concern into it. There's nothing special about one brand of gas over another except for the detergents put in.
Dump in a can of seafoam every oil change and don't worry about the type of gas you're putting in
Dump in a can of seafoam every oil change and don't worry about the type of gas you're putting in
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Just use top tier gasoline and skip additives such as Seafoam. Here is a list of top tier gasolines.
76 Stations
Aloha Petroleum
Chevron
Conoco
CountryMark
Entec Stations
Exxon
Hawaii Petroleum
Holiday Stationstores, Inc.
Kwik Trip / Kwik Star
MFA Oil Co.
Mileage Stations
Mobil
Phillips 66
Quik Trip
Rebel Oil
Road Ranger
Severson Oil
Shell
Texaco
Tri-Par Oil Co.
U.S. Oil
76 Stations
Aloha Petroleum
Chevron
Conoco
CountryMark
Entec Stations
Exxon
Hawaii Petroleum
Holiday Stationstores, Inc.
Kwik Trip / Kwik Star
MFA Oil Co.
Mileage Stations
Mobil
Phillips 66
Quik Trip
Rebel Oil
Road Ranger
Severson Oil
Shell
Texaco
Tri-Par Oil Co.
U.S. Oil
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Just use top tier gasoline and skip additives such as Seafoam. Here is a list of top tier gasolines.
76 Stations
Aloha Petroleum
Chevron
Conoco
CountryMark
Entec Stations
Exxon
Hawaii Petroleum
Holiday Stationstores, Inc.
Kwik Trip / Kwik Star
MFA Oil Co.
Mileage Stations
Mobil
Phillips 66
Quik Trip
Rebel Oil
Road Ranger
Severson Oil
Shell
Texaco
Tri-Par Oil Co.
U.S. Oil
76 Stations
Aloha Petroleum
Chevron
Conoco
CountryMark
Entec Stations
Exxon
Hawaii Petroleum
Holiday Stationstores, Inc.
Kwik Trip / Kwik Star
MFA Oil Co.
Mileage Stations
Mobil
Phillips 66
Quik Trip
Rebel Oil
Road Ranger
Severson Oil
Shell
Texaco
Tri-Par Oil Co.
U.S. Oil
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My experiance with Shell has been horrible. I consistanly get 27 miles to the gallon on the hiway (using Murphy gas). 2 recent trips had to use shell a couple of times during both trips and fuel mileage dropped to 22/23 miles per gallon.
I've used Murphy (Wal-Mart) premium 93 for the past several years with no adverse effects. They're easy to find on trips too.
I've used Murphy (Wal-Mart) premium 93 for the past several years with no adverse effects. They're easy to find on trips too.
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My experiance with Shell has been horrible. I consistanly get 27 miles to the gallon on the hiway (using Murphy gas). 2 recent trips had to use shell a couple of times during both trips and fuel mileage dropped to 22/23 miles per gallon.
I've used Murphy (Wal-Mart) premium 93 for the past several years with no adverse effects. They're easy to find on trips too.
I've used Murphy (Wal-Mart) premium 93 for the past several years with no adverse effects. They're easy to find on trips too.
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Gasoline at the terminal where the transport truck picks it up is a generic item. Pretty much all oil companies, Chevron, ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, etc... sell branded and unbranded gasoline. If you looked at an OPIS report you would see how they priced it differently to the wholesale market. While I could definitely see where they have contracted to buy barrels from Chevron, I would bet that it's on an unbranded basis. What that means is that it won't have the Chevron proprietery additive package in the fuel that the branded Chevron stations are selling. Being in the gasoline business my recommendation would be to stick with the branded product for you Corvette.
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Gasoline at the terminal where the transport truck picks it up is a generic item. Pretty much all oil companies, Chevron, ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, etc... sell branded and unbranded gasoline. If you looked at an OPIS report you would see how they priced it differently to the wholesale market. While I could definitely see where they have contracted to buy barrels from Chevron, I would bet that it's on an unbranded basis. What that means is that it won't have the Chevron proprietery additive package in the fuel that the branded Chevron stations are selling. Being in the gasoline business my recommendation would be to stick with the branded product for you Corvette.
Burning Brakes
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From: North Royalton Ohio
Another none issue. Fuel from the refineries goes to many retailers who then brand it as there own. We have a Marathon tank farm here and the tank wagons leaving that facility are from all the retailers and independents. If you think each storage tank is blended differently for each one sorry not the case. It comes to the farm via pipeline.
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From: Atmore AL
My experiance with Shell has been horrible. I consistanly get 27 miles to the gallon on the hiway (using Murphy gas). 2 recent trips had to use shell a couple of times during both trips and fuel mileage dropped to 22/23 miles per gallon.
I've used Murphy (Wal-Mart) premium 93 for the past several years with no adverse effects. They're easy to find on trips too.
I've used Murphy (Wal-Mart) premium 93 for the past several years with no adverse effects. They're easy to find on trips too.
Shell does not get the best mileage in any of my autos. Recently a Pure station opened up in little ole Atmore. NON ETHANOL! Guess what I'm using in all my autos now!