Its all from the same refinery, with the only possible difference being
detergent/addative packages added in.
And yes, mostly its prestige pricing..although some addative packages on
certain types of cars will run oddly.
On Mon, 18 Jun 2001, James Creasy wrote:
> we saw the same tanker truck stop at our local cheap station, $1.91 for 92
> octane, and then stop at a brand name gas station, $2.15 for 92 octane. i
> wanted to ask the guy if he was putting the same gas into each station, but
> didnt get the chance.
>
> high gas prices in the bay area are reportedly due to the dearth of
> independent stations.
>
> part of what you get when you pay more for, say, chevron, are those
> propoganda "people do" ads on TV. :P
>
> are we the willing victims of "prestige pricing" for gasoline?
>
> cheers,
>
> -james creasy
> OSP #74, EFI V8's drink anything
>
> Happiness isn't around the corner, it IS the corner!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kenneth Allan Mitchell <nokones@kenmitchell.com>
> To: Kenny Wong <kdub13@yahoo.com>
> Cc: Autocross List <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 6:56 AM
> Subject: Re: Cheap Gas?
>
>
> > You get what you pay for. Do you really think that you're going to get
> > good quality gasoline 40-50 cents cheaper? If you're driving a car with
> > an electronic fuel injection, I would give this some serious thought
> > unless you don't intend to keep the car very long.
> >
> > Kenny Wong wrote:
> > >
> > > Has anybody had any bad experience with CostCo gas? I was at the
> > > Richmond/ElCerrito CostCo and they had superunleaded for 1.77/gallon.
> > > I drive a 95 Acura Integra GS-R, is it worth it to go with CostCo?
> > >
> > > Kenny Wong
> > > (could costco be our salvation?)
> > >
> > > =====
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> > --
> > Kenneth Allan Mitchell
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>
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