<VV> Gas Brands no difference in basic formula

[Corvkid50 at aol.com]

only one refinery here for about 300 miles, It all comes out of the  same 
joint.
Ron
 
 
In a message dated 11/4/2008 10:36:56 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
corvair at fnader.com writes:

I can  easily see this being true for the vast majority of gasolines, but 
how  about Amoco/BP Ultimate? That still seems to be a vastly different 
fuel  from the base up; much more than just an additive difference. Are 
there  any other brands that are similarly "special"? Or conversely any 
"off  brand" that carries the Ultimate under some cheaper  label?

Bill

Corvkid50 at aol.com wrote:

>I hauled gas for  a few years ant that's exactly right. Just push a  button 
>and it  changes the brand by adding different additives.
>Ron
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>In a message dated 11/4/2008 10:28:59 P.M. Central Standard  Time,  
>corvairduval at cox.net writes:
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>The   formula for gasoline is a government recipie determined by location  
>and  season.
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>The pipeline sends the same gasoline  to all the depots (tank  farms) in 
>an area, no difference in  brand. The brands add an aditive  package to 
>make it "Exxon,  Chevron," etc. This can be added at the  terminal or at 
>the  individual station.
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>So except for the final  additive  package, it does not matter where you 
>buy your gasoline. Here on   the east coast a popular "off brand" is Wawa 
>(a dairy with  convience  store). It sells gasoline purchased from the 
>Exxon  terminal! Why pay more  for the same product just because the  
>station has Exxon on its  sign?
>
>Let the fire  fly!
>
>Frank DuVal
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>Tim Verthein   wrote:
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>>Saw the bit about gas brands.  Here's what I know at  least in my part of 
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>country in Northern Minnesota.
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>>It's all  the same. It all comes out of the same  trucks and goes to all 
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>stations.  
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