Type of fuel...

Hi There,

I have heard that the brand of fuel you use will decide the mielage
you get out of your car.

Is this true??

A friend mentioned that he got the best mielage aout of Texaco gas.
Has anyone else experineced this?.

Thank You.

Pravin Nair.

 

Pravin wrote in part:>

I got my first driver's license in 1945. I have never EVER noticed any
difference between brands. Octanes? Yes. Brands? No.



Quent

 

I have.... I don't think I get quite the millage out of Costco gas... Maybe
that is why it is so cheap. Also I think it foams more than other gas so
when the pump clicks the tank really isn't all the way full.

 

Hi There,

Very interesting that you asked this.

Just recently, I drove my '03 Accord to SW Ontario Canada from the southern
USA. I was consistently getting slightly over 38 MPG (99% highway with
cruise control being used 95% of the time). I filled up just before I left
Canada and my MPG rating fell significantly - to the high 20's roughly -
which to this day is one of the worst mileage ratings I have had in the car
even when a lot of city driving is thrown in. The next time I filled up I
was back to the usual 38 MPG.

I used many different brands of gas from many different states both on the
way up to Canada and on the way back from Canada. The entire time that I
spent on the highway (excluding the one fill-up in Canada) I received almost
identical MPG ratings of 38.xx. So, I was getting very consistent gas
mileage when I filed up in the US.

I could have got a bad tank of gas, but the gas station I used is a
well-known brand in that part of Canada (Petro-canada) and I - and my
family - have been using this same gas station for years without problems (I
used to live there).

I checked my calculations and verified my miles over and over (and over)
again. It is all correct. I have had other people verify them for me and
it is all correct. This one still has me stumped.

 

I have never heard about different brands, but different methanol content
and octane could make an effect.

 

What kind of tranny do you have?
I had something sort of like that happen last summer. My 03 Accord is
an automatic, and I pulled out of a rest area or gas stop in "D3"
instead of "D." I never noticed the tach and at highway speeds, I
guess I couldn't notice the pitch of the engine's sound. I happened
to check the trip computer, though, and saw the mileage recorded there
dropping dramatically. I don't suppose you could have burned a tank
of guess without having overdrive engaged, could you?
Ron

 

Gas attendant probally put water in the tanks...

Happens quite a bit.

 

Here in Canada, I've stopped using Petro Canada for 2 reasons.
My 90 Accord pings with their regular 87 octane gas, when I use Esso or
Sunoco regular 87 it runs fine... no detonation.
Also, Petro is ALLWAYS the first one to jack up their prices 8 or 10 cents
per litre, sometimes they do this and when no one else follows, they'll
bring the price back down again... all within the space of a few hours.

 

Have the same problem. I get 100 km more on shell, than on texaco.

 

Costco gas is sourced just like any of the others. All of these companies
trade gas so going to Texaco may get you the same gas as Mobil.

 

BS... buying gas from different gas stations does not make any
difference.Why?
Because they don't "make" the gasoline, but buy it from their
supplier. Which might be the same for multiple gas companies (Shell,
Amoco,etc...)and also on gas company might have multiple suppliers.