Today over lunch, my boss was all about how bad their oil is and we should not be getting oil from them.

What do you guys say about it?

 

If you were stuck in the middle of the desert and your running on the gas light and you see a arco gas station for 2.99 a gallon...

Just a food for thought. Lol.

- RemieGino14 -

 

not my place of choice... but if I HAD to... I would lol

 

Exactly my point. Lol.

- RemieGino14 -

 

I really miss VA when I could put 93 in my TL....these Cali emmision laws are for the birds!....

Oh and Arco is never my first choice

 

As I understand it from a friend who works for BP which owns Arco, the main issue with Arco is that they don't put any detergents in their gasoline. Thus, the lower cost of their fuel.

All fuel starts the same, whether it's Chevron, Unocal, Shell, Mobil, etc. These companies purchase fuel from each other and trade with each other daily.

The difference maker is the additives that go into the fuel that makes them different (better or worse) and more/less expensive. You're paying for the additives and detergents.

So, Arco gas isn't necessarily "bad", just not as good as others.

 

I use Arco gas for rental cars. lol

 

so what about arco vs some company thats not well known. theres a place near my place called "world" with OK gas prices

 

Arco doesn't take credit card here
I would never put it into my own cars. For rental cars yes haha

 

I would only put Arco gas in worse case scenario situations. Saying if I only got $4 and say my Yaris is blinking (On Reserve Tank) and Arco offers $3.89 as oppose to Cheveron offering $4.01 for regular, I'll go with Arco.

- RemieGino14 -

 

I only use Chevron except on road trips. Road trips, I could care less if it's alcohol or gas in the tank just as long as I'm moving.

What princelybug stated, is how I've always understood it worked. At the same time, keep in mind those cheaper gases usualy have the highest if not the maximum amount of alcohol in its gas which the state law allows. (10%?) (although I get the assumption every gas company uses 10%)

The reason why the cheaper gas would come off as the bad guy, is due to the level of alcohol in it. Alcohol absorbs water, therefore it will absorb the moisture in the tank and run it through your fuel lines deteriorating anything rubber like over a long period of time.

Please correct me if I'm wrong though fellas. This is just how I've always understood it since high school.

 

ya, I tried to use my credit card and the Arco near my area and won't accept it. I was trying to fill it up on my rental since it was 10 cent cheaper from any other places...suck ass.....

 

Your boss is right don't use Arco unless you want less gas mileage, engine knocking, loss of power etc. Its not worth the 10cents a gallon you will save. If your already using Arco then stop and use Shell, Chevron or Unocal for a month straight and you will see the difference.

 

I got the point! Never to arco for my TL! thanks guys

 

I only put Arco in if its the only thing around me and the light is on and I dont want to get out and push

I usually go to Sam's

i've noticed when I had my TL havent tested it on my 6 but maybe I will this week...

In the TL I would fill up with Chevron, shell and get 250-255 Full to Empty

and going to sams I would get 270-275

MPG didnt calculate it but Sams was better... for me anyway

 

Arco is not one of the top tier gasolines and if given the choice I will not use them.

http://www.toptiergas.com/index.html

 

at that website

 

I remember that site. Apparently it's owned by GM right?
In all honestly, Chevron or Shell get me the best mileage

 

SHELLLLLL WHOOO then 76....

 

whoooo the circle 7 Gas station



J/K

 

Oh yeah, I use 76 too :P

Circle7. Might as well use 7/11 gas

 

*edit* that was a rude comment I was going to make

 

Thrifty Gas for the win, lol

 

its like asking if you were to buy water, would you buy tap water or purified water..

i mean you cant die off tap water, but its not necessarily good for you either. a few cents more and you can get purified water.

 

btw, nothing goes in my baby but shell v-power baby..

 

Seriously, i never got why Arco would accept debit cards, yet credit cards are like the unwanted stepchild

Cheap bastards haha

i've gotten used to filling up with Chevron...

 

it's one of the reasons why Arco is cheaper, they dont have to pay some company to accept credit cards. Same reason why some restaurants have a minimum charge before you can use credit. It aint free.

as far as their gas...i use them all the time but now with chase's 5% cash back on their credit cards there's no reason to for now.

 

I hate to burst everyones bubble, but even the "good gas" from Chevron, Shell, Mobil, and 76 in California is pure crap. We live in the land of fruits and nuts so we have to live with hippie legislation that requires double refinement of the gas. This means that we pay more for inferior gas (regardless of the detergent content).

In my 08 Civic Si, which just oozes power , I run nothing but the crappy 91 found through out socal. At wide open throttle I have no problems. However, something about my parts selection in conjunction with the crappy gas and I get random knocks at really light throttle loads while cruising in 6th gear. I tried a tank of 100 octane race gas and the knocks went away completely and my entire knock threshold dropped. Too bad the stuff cost $9.00 a gallon.

Moral of the story, California gas will detonate early on even the mildest performance engines, causing the engine to retard the timing.

 

what about Costco gas?

 

+1

 

When I had my 87 celica like 6 years ago

I just filed up a bottle with pee and threw it in the gas tank....





























let's just say..... u try it and let me know what happens

 

its not called oil my man, its referred to as GASOLINE.

 

If I fill up half of my tank with Shell V-power and the other half with Chevron Techron.. does that mean I have v-tec gas??






On a side note, Chevron or 76 for me..

 

^ rofl

 

yeah thanks! And writing this post made you a champ?? thanks dude

 

thanks everyone who responded.. moved out of LA now.. but this thread might be helpful for others!