2007-03-24 01:43:27 · 10 answers · asked by David B 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
No, it's all the same. I drive 30,000 miles a year for the company I work for and have used the popular brands and the generic brands. I got the same gas mileage and performance on all brands. The additives that various oil companies use to vary - but only slightly and there is no noticeable difference at all. We also have a co-worker who works at a fuel distribution plant and Shell, AM/PM, Chevron, Mobile, Exxon, Citgo all use the same refinery. The only difference is price, otherwise it's all fuel.
2007-03-25 11:23:33 · answer #1 · answered by indiejay17 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oil may come from the same place, but gasoline is refined all over the world. Some places/companies use different methods, but all do just about the same thing. In the end, it's the quality of the process and the additives used that make all the difference, which may or may not be too much.
Just ask yourself this: Would you buy the cheapest ring for your love to be, the cheapest wood for your front door, or the bottle of water sitting next to the Avian which has a label that you think may be printed in Farsi while traveling through the East? Hmmm... then why skimp on feeding one of your most valuable assets?
That is, unless you're filling your lawn mower. If that's the case, pinch all the pennies you want!
- J.
2007-03-24 01:56:13 · answer #2 · answered by jjcsforwood 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I guess the first question to ask yourself is, "Is my car Flex Fuel Rated?"
Many fuel brands are going to the "summer blend" this time of year. I have found that, in past years, older, non flex vehicles, tend to run a little worse.
Flex fuel is an E-15 to E-85 mix of gas vs. ethanol. The number being the percent of ethanol. If your driving an Asian or European car, you will not have a flex vehicle. They are going the way of hybrid and hydrogen. My personal favorite. Only the domestic market is going flex; however, not too many of those are out either. It takes more ethanol to make the same explosion as gas, so...your going to get less fuel miles. Also, a non flex fuel car tends to run worse on any blend over 15%. They do not have the sensors in the management system to tell the computer,"Hey, here comes some ethanol. Set up my injector pulse and timing to compensate"! My truck is non flex, and it tends to run sluggish and ping when under a load.
Rule of thumb. If a station states they serve ethanol based gas, ask a percentage. All stations are required to have a large sticker on the pumps if they are pumping over 20%. See no sticker, then you may be o.k. for 15%. Its a crap shoot.
In closing, if your not sure that your vehicle is not flex, just call your makes service department, or ask your family technician.
Hope this helps.
Scott
2007-03-24 02:50:40 · answer #3 · answered by scott s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, gas all comes from the same place they just put different names on it so a brand gasoline is the same as generic gasoline.
2007-03-24 01:48:28 · answer #4 · answered by vtskigirl417 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Typically not. Gas stations must keep prices competitive with their closest rivals in order to sell the product. That means they must keep transportation prices of the incoming product to a minimum. Therefore, all gas stations in a particular area will buy gasoline from the nearest source. I work at an oil refinery. We don't vary our method of production. All service stations purchasing our product are getting the exact same product.
2007-03-24 02:10:35 · answer #5 · answered by joss1925 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No... I see a generic tanker pull up to my local Exxon and Citgo all the time... the same one that pulls into the Save-A-Lot gas station ! It all comes from the same tank farm, the same pipe line or the same oil carrying ocean vessel ! I wouldn't suggest you trying to light gasoline like one person here said... you might kill yourself... that was a foolish thing to say !
2007-03-24 01:58:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my experience's YES! I drive between 25,000-30.000 miles per year and have found EXON/MOBIE/SHELL to deliver better performance and mileage then then the no name brands. Anywhere between 1/2 to 3/4 miles per gallon.
2007-03-24 02:10:28 · answer #7 · answered by Boston Mark 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the gas comes from the gulf of Mexico..moved though pipelines across the country.. the different companies put their special additives in it..until then its all intermixed together.. so that is really the only diff. what is in it for additives
2007-03-24 01:56:10 · answer #8 · answered by GMGUY 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
EXPERIMENT BY POURING SOME OF EACH KIND IN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES AND SEE WHICH ONE IGNITES FASTER
2007-03-24 01:52:33 · answer #9 · answered by curious 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
no its all the same
2007-03-24 02:29:30 · answer #10 · answered by brian m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋