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Originally Posted by cutthroat1117
First I'ma say this: I work for Shell. And in reguards to the market "Trendsetters", there are Three of them. Shell, BP-Amoco, and Exxon-Mobile.
Because its my job, here's some Speil from Shell: The V-Power Premium meets Top-Tier standards (As set by General Motors, BMW, Honda and Toyota), and actually exceeds the "Top Tier" standard 3-fold. This means it keeps your Intake Valves, Injectors, etc. free of... for lack of a better word "Gunk".
With props to the other two companies, BP Meets top tier standards exactly, and Mobile is considered "Second Tier".
If you may have noticed, the places you normally would go for cheap gas have flip-flopped with those you would normally NOT go for cheap gas. Places like Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, Jewel, Dominicks, Speedway, etc. buy their gas anywhere on the market, so honestly, you dont know WHAT is going in your "baby".
As of now, the three major corporations do not just sell their fuel on the market any longer, now they sell their fuels exclusively to the places with their name on it. This keeps their prices down.
Heres the reason why these second-rate stores (like Speedway) sell so cheap: Theyre not in it for Gasoline Profit. They sell it just to have it, so they sell AT cost, perhaps a cent or two in the green.
If you're worried about fuel Economy, get the good stuff. Granted, you'll be paying through the nose for it, but in the long run, its better for your car. It's a complete toss-up as to whether or not its worth the money or not.
And just a little aside to those who don't wanna pay through the nose for the good stuff: Shell has a Citibank Mastercard that gives you a 5% Rebate on gas purchases, and 1% rebate on all other purchases. So with the market the way it is now, that can save you 15 cents per gallon, thus making the "Good Stuff" the "Cheap Stuff" as well. The downfall of this is that your credit rating would need to be in excess of a 675 in order to get the card.
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