itsallaboutgary

I was just wondering for everyone who lives in california, at what gas station do you fill up at? also is there any particular reason why you fill up there?

i fill up at shell =)

Kaliken

Chevron or Shell as they are the closest to me.. dunno why I stick to them though... maybe I like the techron commercials.

stangmatt66

Chevron mostly, Mobil if there's no Chevron or Shell if I'm desperate....My father worked for Union Oil Company (aka Unocal) for 15 years and could tell you a lot about the quality of gas from different manufacturers. He warns highly against buying gas from Arco or Ultramar/Valero.

mikeb

this is one thing I never cared about

I have only used 91 in my rx8 but I go to whatever gas station is closest

z00m-z00m

Shell, the shell gas card. Works at mobile too

itsallaboutgary

hMmmm it really works at mobile? interesting...

XDEEDUBBX

if anybody is near the Long Beach area i know of a 76 station that sells 100, 111, 114 octane...i use the 114 octane on my 43cc scooter...

maxrx8

I normally go to SAMs or Costco. I recently figured my gas milage (over a three month span) and got an avg of 15 mpg. The one thing that stuck out was the one time I went to Shell. The gas was almost 18 cents more p/g, but I almost got 1 mpg better. I always get 91 octane. Any math wiz's out there to figure which is better?

Bill

Overport

anywhere except arco.....premium unleaded

lefuton

76 else chevron else mobil else i'll get out and push =p

rX8rEdLiNe

Gas prices just went up an average of 15 cents per gallon. I was filling up at Costco Gas in San Jose, and they were changing the signs to another 10 cents while I was there?! It now takes close to 30 bucks to fill up the tank. Anyone know why there is a gas price increase?

lefuton

it's part of my master plan to try and reduce traffic hehe

RotorMotor

Mobile = Exxon
Exxon = Never paid for oil spill cleanup in Alaska

Mobile and Exxon = Bad people

I like Chevron (yeah, I think the techron commercials worked on me too).... :D

RevRaz

The prices are high because we pay what they charge.

sjt

76 whenever possible.

Chevron 2nd choice.

76 is the only station with NO MTBE in their gas. All other stations still have that "notice: this gas contains MTBE blah blah blah."

stangmatt66

All gas is now MTBE free...it's required by law...

"Starting in 2004, ethanol is the only approved oxygenate for California Cleaner Burning Gasoline."

http://www.chevrontexaco.com/news/pr...2003-01-08.asp

stangmatt66

There's been a lot about this on the news. Apparently 6 of 13 refineries in the state are shutdown for maintenance and the price of crude oil is again on the rise.

RevRaz

Actually, they said 2 nights ago that wholesale prices went down.

itsallaboutgary

anyone out here put 87 in their cars yet?

Koala Joe

Itsallaboutgary, if you put 87 in your car, you're gonna have knocking problems, guaranteed. Rotary engines are more prone to detonation.

I usually fill up either Cheveron, 76, or Shell. But the way gas prices are moving up, the corner gas station that's 3 blocks from my house that just says "GAS" is starting to look attractive. :D

Slick_Advanced

I've done 87, 89, and 92 octane. I found 87 to have more knocking problems as well as just having a poorer ride. I wouldn't suggest it. However, I have found for me that 89 has done better for me than 92 with performance and gas mileage.

However, keep this in mind I tend to be somewhat **** and 85% I fill up at a half a tank. The only time I've let the car run close to empty is when I tried to find the max mileage range.

Riccio

I,ve used Texaco 87 octane for the past 3 fill-ups:

Result: No knocking, smoother idle and +2 mpg (to 20.5) with no change in my driving style.

I fill up at about 1/4 tank remaining.