Shell gas vs BP gas
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Re: Shell gas vs BP gas
Originally Posted by cajunxfire
Since the oil spill last year down here in the gulf that also killed 11 people. BP can kiss my A**!! They will never see a $ of mine.
Food for thought.
I buy whatever is handy, I go through too much for me to be picky.
My car runs fantastic with BP and seems to have less of a rotten-egg smell at high speeds. Same with Shell/Exxon. It's when I use the cheaper brands that I get the sulphur smell.
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Used to always use Shell in all my cars, until they pull out of eastern Pennsylvania about 15 years ago. Amaco was my second choice which were bought by BP. After the oil spill, all the BP stations in the area closed. Left with only Wawa 92, Lukoil 93 bought out Exxon stations, Giant grocery store 92 and Gulf 92.
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Up here in Ontario, '94 Octane has been available for years. I put it in all my vehicles including the lawnmower! Sunoco was my brand of choice, but Sunoco has been taken over by Petro Canada who now sells the '94 Octane. The bad news is, Ethonal is found in all our gas as mandated by the Provincial Government. Depending on what province (state) you live in, the Ethonal mix varies and can be as high as 10%. Rumours of increasing it to 20% in Ontario persist.
Here is a link to Petro Canada's gasoline grades.
Gasoline and Diesel Fuels - Petro-Canada
Here is a link for my Ontario friends that explains the Provincial Law regarding Ethonal.
Ethanol in Gasoline - Ministry of the Environment
That said, I use my local Shell station and pump the V-Power gas. I'm guessing it has Ethonal as well, but if you go to the Shell Canada web site, they make no mention of it.
Here is a link to Petro Canada's gasoline grades.
Gasoline and Diesel Fuels - Petro-Canada
Here is a link for my Ontario friends that explains the Provincial Law regarding Ethonal.
Ethanol in Gasoline - Ministry of the Environment
That said, I use my local Shell station and pump the V-Power gas. I'm guessing it has Ethonal as well, but if you go to the Shell Canada web site, they make no mention of it.
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Re: Shell gas vs BP gas
Originally Posted by Goldwing
I have used Speedway 89 and 91 octane for years in my A6 and Crossfires with no problems. Since I don't race them, I have no way of comparing performance of one brand over another. Most gas comes from the same distribution channel (refiner and pipeline) as mentioned, the only difference is the additives which usually don't impact octane. When I'm on the road I use BP or Shell, whichever is least expensive. I can understand boycotting BP for those still pissed off about the Gulf spill. But then, Exxon had that little problem in Alaska.
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Re: Shell gas vs BP gas
Originally Posted by cajunxfire
Since the oil spill last year down here in the gulf that also killed 11 people. BP can kiss my A**!! They will never see a $ of mine.
Besides, all the conspiracy sites will tell you: Obama made it all happen to fuel sentiment to stop all drilling in the gulf, part of his master plan to get gas up to $8 a gallon "where it belongs".
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