gas changed from Costco to shell

[kittaya]

5 hours ago, princeofheaven said:

nadhi toyota  costco and shell ki mast diff untadi pickup lo

Cool 

[karthikn]

7 hours ago, Kalam_Youtheman said:

lol.. inthaa late ga thelsukunnnavaaa bro.. .costco cheap cheap ani pothaam kaaani  car pick up undaadhu ..,,adhe nuvvu shell BP premium gas ( naadhi BMW X6)  lo veyyii lots of difference in the pick up... just $10 save avthundhii full tank if coscto but performance wise worth the money BP shell

I drive merc.. Premium Arco lo kottistha as it's lil cheaper to shell.. Daani sangathi endi.. If I remember correctly it's 93 In Arco not 92

[sattipandu]

 naa work vehicle honda civic, ee madhya 24  nunchi 21 ki padipoyyoindhi in city mileage 

costco gaadena deeniki kaaranam , reyyyyyy costco gaaaa

[iddaritho]

i drive volvo , premium in costco as it near my house , no difference if i get  gas  outside of costco my car always performs top notch. 

and in  my city at costco i get 5 dollar money back every time i fill a full tank 

 

 

[k2s]

9 hours ago, kittaya said:

nenu regular ga Costco gas kottinchukune vadini... dani valla money migilayi anukune vadini... aeppudu aedo okati theda theda ga sound vinipinchedhi... jaffa bandi aemo anukune vadini

 

frnd tolded shell gas.. researched on them....  use chesina rendo sari nunche bandi smoothness mailage anni perigayi... 

ni yavva thakkuva ani pothe.... last ki bokka thechedhi ade 

 

every 3 months ki shell high grade full tank chesi nadapali ani decide ayyaaa

nenu car konetappudey dealer gadu cheppadu... for every 8-10 times full tanks of 87 grade fuel, use 92 grade fuel once. which flushes out if there are any dirt material and cleans the engine ani annadu.. 

[TheRogueOne]

Costco, Exxon, Shell, Chevron, Mobil, … Which gas is the best?

 November 9, 2017 
 Jim Wang

I love buying gas from Costco.

I love Costco gas mostly because it's insanely cheap. Like 20-25 cents cheaper than my local gas station, which is arguably somewhat pricier than average because it's in a weird location and super convenient for people who live near the weird location.

I try to go when the warehouse isn't open, so the lines are not as crazy.

Sometimes I go and it's no wait for a pump… and when it's dark out and their lights are on, it looks like an oasis in the desert.

My Costco gas station opens at 6 AM and closes at either 9:30 PM (M-F), 8 PM (Sat) or 7 PM (Sun). That means it opens three to four hours before the warehouse. It remains open for an hour or two after the warehouse closes. That's a nice wide window when the wait will be short.

One day, for like a minute, I wondered – why is it so cheap? Is Costco gas as good as other pricier gas stations? Does it matter?

Gas is Regulated

Thanks to the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency regulates fuel and fuel additives used in cars (and other engines) because burning gasoline contributes to pollution.

The actual regulation is 40 CFR Part 80(“Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives”): subparts A (general provisions, applying to all 40 CFR Part 890 fuels programs), B (controls and prohibitions), C (oxygenated gasoline), D & E (reformulated gasoline), G (detergent gasoline program), H & O (gasoline sulfur) and J & L (gasoline toxics).

Sexy huh?

The point is that with respect to the gasoline itself, it's all pretty much the same.

It's All About The Additives, Baby!

What about the additives? These detergents?

These are also EPA approved and there is a certain amount that each company must add to their formulation. They're added so vehicle engines don't accumulate carbon deposits and lose efficiency. If you sell gasoline in the United States, you are subject to these rules.

 

Where things differ is when companies do more than what is required.

In fact, when the EPA announced the minimum gasoline detergent standard in 1995, many companies were putting more than what was required… so they started a “Top Tier” designation. Actually, it's an industry standard so it's TOP TIER™ – all caps, trademarked, the whole nine.

The Top Tier designation is not associated with the EPA but is controlled by the industry. To get the logo, you need to meet their specifications.

Who sells gasoline that qualifies as Top Tier? (official list, as of 3/18/17)

• 76
• Aloha
• ARCO
• Beacon
• BP/Amoco Ultimate
• BP Regular
• BP Silver
• Break Time
• Cenex
• Chevron
• CITGO
• Conoco
• Co-op
• Costco Gasoline
• CountryMark & CountryMark Plus
• Diamond Shamrock

• Esso
• Express
• Exxon
• Hele
• Holiday
• Kwik Star
• Kwik Trip
• Kwik Trip Express
• Mahalo
• Marathon
• Metro Petro
• MFA
• Mobil
• OAAI
• Ohana Fuels
• Petro-Canada
• Phillips 66

 

• PUMA Energy Caribe
• QT
• QuikTrip
• Road Ranger
• Shamrock
• Shell, Shell (CA), Shell (PR)
• Sinclair
• Standard
• Sunoco Ultratech
• SuperAmerica
• SuperFuels
• Tempo
• Texaco
• Tri-Par Qwik Stop
• Valero

 

Most of the major gas companies are included.

 

Does it matter?

This Consumer Reports article seems to think so.

They cite an AAA report that studied the difference between Top Tier and non-Top Tier gasoline. They discovered that non-Top Tier gasoline left more carbon deposits.

Here's the difference in an intake valve run continuously for 100 hours on a cycle meant to replicate 4,000 miles of real driving:

That one on the right looks about 19 times dirtier!

 

How much more do you pay for this better gasoline? It's not likely you do.

Local price competition has a greater impact on price than the additives. Gas stations just off a highway are more expensive than those farther from the exits. Those near a Costco will be cheaper than those farther away.

(Many years ago, I'd get my gas at an Exxon that was a mile away from my Costco because there were never any lines. It was always two cents a gallon more but saved me a good ten minutes of waiting time – an easy trade.)

 

Conclusion

Costco Gasoline is better than the EPA regulations for additives and detergents.

It's also cheaper.