View Full Version : Best gas for the car?
Agent_J
Feb 22nd, 2005, 12:14 AM
Does anyone know which company's gas is best for your car?
edit: maybe i should be more specific, like taking in account the sulfur levels, the additives the companies add, etc..
$uperman
Feb 22nd, 2005, 12:19 AM
and I thought I was crazy about my car, lol
just make sure you don't use the proper type
for YOUR car, i.e. if it uses octaine 91 dont feed
it 87... u probably shouldnt worry about anything
else unless u plan to drive the same car for 10 years...
than maybe it will make a difference.
Evil Techie
Feb 22nd, 2005, 01:13 AM
whatever happened to chevron?
heard theyve got the best gas
but i never fuel up there
gman
Feb 22nd, 2005, 01:19 AM
whatever happened to chevron?
heard theyve got the best gas
but i never fuel up there
Because Toronto does not have that. :)
KevC
Feb 22nd, 2005, 02:00 AM
It's all the same. From the same supplier basically. Oh, and putting higher grade gas into a lower grade car wont make it any faster. You'll just burn more money, and maybe some HP on your butt dyno from the placebo effect. Higher grade fuel is just more combustion resistant, for force fed or high compression cars.
eelfliw
Feb 22nd, 2005, 12:46 PM
Just like underwear, cars are wear & tear items. I don't see ppl asking what brand of detergent is best for their underwear. As for cars, after a certain mileage, I either throw it out, give it away, or sell it.
So, the best gas for me is the cheapest one and one that'll keep my car running until 200K KM (and all of them do).
rookie
Feb 22nd, 2005, 01:07 PM
Does anyone know which company's gas is best for your car?
The cheapest!
ah802
Feb 22nd, 2005, 01:47 PM
A number of techs have stated, pl who use Sunoco Gas are unlikely to have a costly fuel injector cleaning ~250,000 clicks and in general have fewer injector problems.
Most pl that know... buy Sunoco.
Mr Nobody
Feb 22nd, 2005, 03:20 PM
I (and all other DSM owners) ONLY ran/run Sunoco Ultra 94 or Pioneer 93 (renamed Sunoco supplied 94) when I had my modified turbo Talon. 12 cents on top of regular gas prices. Was at the Sunoco the other day (full service) and noticed 94 was 17 cents above regular. Holy $&^#*! Miss the power but so glad I'm driving a TDI now.
careener
Feb 22nd, 2005, 04:29 PM
Sunoco has tradinionally had the lowest sulphur content in Ontario..it varies by province due to local regulations.
I actually notice the difference in drivability between Sunoco (good) and Petro-Can Winter gas (bad--uneven revs at startup) at the same octane level in my 01 Protege 2.0l.
blizzah
Feb 22nd, 2005, 04:48 PM
If the price is the same convinient, I go at Sunoco, but Sunoco isn't teh biggest company around and usually just settle for the cheapest.
3-putt
Feb 22nd, 2005, 05:09 PM
Sunoco and Petro Canada are better than Shell and Esso.
Check out this thread (http://forums.redflagdeals.com/showthread.php?t=105762&highlight=gasoline)
In particular, check out the GC link.
phillbert
Feb 22nd, 2005, 09:05 PM
I tend to stick with Petro. for some reason i feel like i get more mileage outta petro and sometimes esso. Sunoco uses ethanol and i blame that for my poor gas mileage.
MTL-TechY
Feb 22nd, 2005, 09:45 PM
I tend to stick with Petro. for some reason i feel like i get more mileage outta petro and sometimes esso. Sunoco uses ethanol and i blame that for my poor gas mileage.
i agree, i take one grade higher, 89, i can choose between 87 or 91, the middle is good for vw jetta, plus i find petro-canada, depending on the day u get the gas is better and more performant
StarStrike
Feb 23rd, 2005, 12:34 AM
Cheveron 94 Octane :cool: , but seriously 91/92 Octane does end up being cheaper for you in the long run. It makes a difference as long as you dont drive a 15 to 20 year old crapbox or Stop and Brake every 2 seconds.
jed
Feb 23rd, 2005, 01:01 AM
In AB there are only a couple of major refinieries, and you'll see that they service most brands. Bottom line, it doesn't matter. Just wish that the fricking Canadian gov't had some balls and would get that MTBE crap out. :evil:
Kenneth
Feb 23rd, 2005, 01:16 AM
AFAIK: Sunoco is the only chain that only uses gasoline refined by them. They don't buy crude from the middle east and most of the oil comes from Canada.
Combine that with the only 94 octane gas, ethanol concentrations, lowest sulfur, CAA points, and the only true touchless car washes. The choice becomes obvious; only thing that there impossible to find in some areas.
walleye*guy
Feb 23rd, 2005, 02:50 PM
Better for the enviroment and stops gas line freezing......
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