Costco Gasoline OK?

My local Costco gets their gas from bp-amoco and I am boycotting amoco right now. I used to get it my gas from costco before without any issues. I now get my gas from 76.

 

Besides the additives that you mentioned, I'm not so sure the above statement is true. While digging for some old posts I made about gasoline formulations and CA RFG (some links are dead), I dug up pages/places like these.

Types of Motor Fuel Consumed in California
U.S. GAO - Gasoline Markets: Special Gasoline Blends Reduce Emissions and Improve Air Quality, but Complicate Supply and Contribute to Higher Prices (in particular, look at the PDFs. I haven't had time to do more than skim them.)
Reformulated Gas | US EPA

 

"PLUS, with a Costco AMEX, i get 3% cash back on gas purchases."

Actually, the Costco AMEX card will get you 3% cash back at virtually ALL pay-at-the-pump stations. The card is not supposed to discount proprietary grocery store gas (Safeway etc.) but locally, I have been receiving the discount at all stations. FYI.

 

No difference between Costco gasoline and anyone else. I do agree with a previous poster if they are not turning it over like other stations then I might not use them as much but none of my cars have had any problem.

 

I never buy gas from Costco. On the other hand, the nearest Costco is 150 miles away. Let's see: 300 miles round trip, and I don't like to let my tank get too low. I could drive to Costco, fill up, drive home, and be ready to fill up again.

Tom

 

Yes it's true there are several different types of gasoline formulations In summer there's not that many a dozen or so However in winter because of large temperature streams There are more is in 5 dozen But they'll start up to staying in are adjusted locally
morag sample here we use every 10 (for example here we use E-10. Using android speech to text day two) but oregon does not and most of our gas comes from alaska and bp ultimately so older maybe any plans of gasoline here but it's mostly coming from bp wells

 

I don't think that anyone claims that all crude oil is identical. The point is that in most cases you have no idea what brand of gasoline is in the tanks at the station you go to.

The main port for fuel in South Florida is Port Everglades. They have huge tanks without labels on them. While I am sure they know which fuel is in which tank, the tanker drivers I have spoken to (admittedly not many), say they just go to whichever one is on tap and fill up there.

 

Yes it's true there are several different types of gasoline formulations In summer there's not that many a dozen or so However in winter because of large temperature streams There are more is in 5 dozen But they'll start up to staying in are adjusted locally
morag sample here we use every 10 (for example here we use E-10. Using android speech to text day two) but oregon does not and most of our gas comes from alaska and bp ultimately so older maybe any plans of gasoline here but it's mostly coming from bp wells

 

You guys boycotting BP do understand that if they don't sell all their gas at the BP stations (most of which are privately owned) they will sell it to the mom and pop independent stations to help satiate the never ending American demand for gasoline, don't you?

That fuel will not sit in their tanks for long, no matter how many well intentioned boycotters there are.

 

The answer is NO. Costco gas is NOT OK.

And please understand that it is no worse and no better than gas from any other station. None of it is OK. Toxic, carcinogenic, nasty, smelly stuff that increases our health care costs, harms our economy, and keeps us dependent on foreign nations for our quality of life. Not OK in my book!

 

Darrell i would not its expected any other response from you U It lies david thoreau's different drummer. I can only hope that soon you will beat a member of a very large band

 

I like to be consistent. Mostly.

 

ok, just have to post this...

the sign on the building, i thought that meant cars. that is why i park there!!

 

My local Costco uses BP fuel to fill their tanks. A new concern that some folks talk about now is not enough underground tank time to pull out some heat in the fuel from riding around in a tanker during the day. Gasoline pumped at different temperatures varies in volume, the hotter it is the less fuel you get.

 

you'll love the nissan leaf then =)

 

Or... the three EVs that I've owned since 2000? I don't need the Nissan LEAF as my 2002 Rav4EV is plugging along perfectly after eight years of constant use.

 

What powers your plug-in vehicles?

 

Darelldd's plugin is powered mostly by water (e.g. [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Coulee_Dam"]Grand Coulee[/ame]).

The local electric utility was previously named Washington Water Power.