There is like 1 service station by my house and I swear its true its changed its brand from like USA GAS, Shell, 76 and others like 20 times in like 2-3 years. Do stations oweners get some type of kick back for switching? I'm just curious becuase I've seen a few other ones do it but not as extreme as the one by my house. Do station owners get "incentives" to swich brands so often?
2007-09-21 08:20:48 · 2 answers · asked by Question Man 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
What I mean is the station physically switching their signs like 20 times in 2 years not the actual gas I mean 1 day its a shell next usa next month its a 76 station its so odd was just wondering if anyone had noticed this.
2007-09-21 08:36:11 · update #1
It really depends on the owners profit margins. If he or she isn't taking in as much money as they'd like or there is too much loss for not enough profit from drive offs and robberies and unreliable help, they will sell out to the highest bidder who may have his or her own favorite string of gasoline stations.
Remember there aren't special bransd of crude oil and there are not special brands of gasoline refineries. It's all the same gasoline until it goes into a tanker truck and then they might add chemicals to the fuel to make it a higher octane and or "burn cleaner" or what ever claims they make.
Most tanker trucks also deliver a variety of fuels to a variety of gas stations. They are not "brand" particular and the same tanker truck will deliver diesel, gasoline, kerosene in the same day to many different stations.
Good Luck!
2007-09-21 08:47:23 · answer #1 · answered by CactiJoe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are all "Top Tier" gasolines, so they're all good for your car.
2007-09-21 15:27:12 · answer #2 · answered by bobweb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋