There have been numerous articles saying there is no difference betweencut rate and major brand gasoline. They say buy by price alone. The few times I have purchased cheap no brand name gasolines I haveregretted it. Car is hard to start, or when running it runs rough, itpings under load. Then I end up buying Heat and Techron to clean out themess the cheap gasoline caused.I think high price cars do run better on better brands of fuel andhigher octane. I had a Nissan that would run on anything but my Towncar pings withunleaded. Even though it is suppose to run on unleaded, there isnoticeable improvement if i buy mid grade or premium. Based on your experience do you buy cut rate cheap gasoline; or stickwith the name brand that has not caused you problems?

Depends on the cheap gasoline involved. For the most part, the gas is allthe same, but the additive package is very different. How much of a problemthat is depends on your car.If this is the case, I would suspect you have a lot of carbon deposits inthe engine that need to be cleaned out. If you are getting pinging withthe gasoline recommended for the engine, it's a sign you need to cleanthe engine.Hell, go down to Mexico where people will strain the gas through cheeseclothbefore putting it in their tank, and where 87 octane is considered high grade.Weird thing, I used Pemex Verde in my '86 BMW for a while with no problemseither. Cheap gas in the US is pretty good in comparison.Try the cut rate gas. If you have a problem with that particular brand,don't use it again. The absolute worst that can happen is that you'll haveto change your fuel filter.--scott

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Mar 25, 2007 21 Replies

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Anonymous 19 years ago

End users have contracts with transport companies. The same company will bring the fuel. You are correct about different drivers though. The usual driver may be on vacation or sick and someone that is not familiar with the site may have taken over for a while.

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G Mulcaster 19 years ago

Yes. My Dad was a Shell distributor. He called it Tom Cat P...

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