Fascinating: Gas at the pump...

[16v Jason <jason@scirocco.org>]

> From the Mercedes list:


>My family owns a company that sells gasoline and heating oil. Gasoline all
>comes from one pipe: The cheapest one. If Exxon has the lowest price, you
>buy from Exxon. If Mobil does, you buy from them. Some companies do have
>special additives that you dump in the trailer. We used to sell Getty
>brand gas and if you peeled off the additive's label it said "2 cycle
>engine oil" underneath. Probably just reuse of the pre-printed bottle, but
>it could just be a "placebo" additive, too. Oil Companies normally require
>a branded station to use a certain percentage of their brand
>product. Hence, if you supply a Gulf station, you need to buy 20% of your
>total gallons directly from Gulf. Few buy more than that because the
>branded product is normally more expensive and no better. Of course, most
>companies supply more than one station, so it is possible that one station
>would get 100% branded gas and another would get 0%. (since the
>requirement is for total gallons, not on a per staion basis).
>
>I do believe that Sunoco, Exxon, Chevron, Mobil and the more reputable
>companies do have special additives that they use, and that they do make a
>difference. I remember an interesting thread a while back that dealt with
>this and one person who worked testing additives recommended using one
>brand for 5 months or so and then switching to another brand, and then a
>third, and then back to the first to take advantage oft he properties of
>the additives. Search the archives.
>
>
>Tom




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