What kind of gas do you buy?

[Tekk]

91 baby. Having a turbo has only a small drawback Although I would buy 93 if I could....for some reason no gas station in CA has 93. Except maybe a VERY VERY select few. Might as well just buy 100 octane At least I know a few around me that sells it.

[brandon184]

91, usually. It would be a cold day in hell before I ever put anything higher than 87 in a Grand Cherokee, though.

Brandon

[Shenkoa]

I save on the gas and spend it on my PC. IS THAT MARTHA STEWART??

[brandon184]

You bet your behind it is.

[rrcn]

87 here. No way I'm spending more $$$ on my old '88 grand am.

Gas is gas when it comes down to where/what brand you buy. Whether you buy from "Lee's Gas" or 76 it doesnt matter. Most of the crude oil shipped to the U.S. comes from other countries and each company (Chevron, Shell, 76, Mobile, etc.) then refines it to certain specs and ships it to their stations. The only differnece between generic (independant) stations ("Lee's Gas") and other branded stations is that the owner of "Lee's Gas" shops around with different gas suppliers and looks for the cheapest price he can get that day. He could have purchased it from the 76 supplier, Chevron supplier, etc. and comes in an unmarked tanker operated by an independant operator. It's only called generic because that station owner doesnt always carry the same brand of gas all the time so he cannot advertise something that's not always sold there. And I really doubt any gas station owners fill their tanks with water.

[ShawnD1]

Gas stations actually charge different amounts where you live? Around here, all stations charge the same amount given the same octane rating; it's a damn conspiracy.

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That conspiracy has a name. It's called collusion.

[rrcn]

Maybe they're all friends and have agreed to keep their prices the same. I know of a couple people out in Burbank that do.

[The Real Bingo]

87 octane at the Hess.

[filipino]

unleaded

[omalleytrading]

I buy 87 octane at Hess.

I haven't verified the facts, but I was told that Hess doesn't get any of their oil from the Middle East. That to me is a good enough reason to give them my business.