Okay thanks for the information. In my area there is Shell, Sunoco, Getty,
Citgo and Exxon/Mobil. We don't have Quiktrip or Philips, Chevron or
anything else like that. A friend of mine said to stay away from Hess/Merit,
so I thought I'd ask here.

Al



"trailer" <st74dummy@verizon.net> wrote in message
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>I have been using QuikTrip. It is listed as 'Top Tier' and they have a lot
> of stations.
>
>
> It's not about the price to fill the tank.
>
> It's about the cost per mile.
>
> Run with Hess for a few months, and calculate your cost per mile.
>
> Then run with Shell for a few months. Start with several tanks of their
> 93 octane (V-Power) to clean out all the crap and crud that resulted
> from your using Hess, then go back to 87 octane and start measuring your
> cost per mile for Shell gas.
>
> It is possible to spend less to fill up the tank but more to drive each
> mile. And it's very likely that's what will happen.
>
> And, of course, there's the costs down the road. There's a reason Shell
> is one of Honda's recommended gasoline vendors
> (http://www.toptiergas.com).
>
> Yeah, the Hess gas costs less for the same reason the McD's hamburger
> costs less than the steak at Ruth's Chris.
>
>