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From: Brent on 9 Jun 2010 10:41 On 2010-06-09, Scott in SoCal <scottenaztlan(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Last time on rec.autos.driving, Brent ><tetraethylleadREMOVETHIS(a)yahoo.com> said: > >>> Which was my point. You cannot compare prices at gas stations from >>> different locations. That Arco in the suburbs might actually charge >>> more than the Shell station in Pilsen. >> >>No Arco's around here. > > Really? There certainly were Arco stations in Chicagoland when I lived > there. > > Did the chain withdraw area-wide, like Jack in the Box, or just from > the south? I never recall ever seeing an arco station ever, anywhere in cook county.
From: US 71 on 9 Jun 2010 11:36 "Brent" <tetraethylleadREMOVETHIS(a)yahoo.com> wrote > > I never recall ever seeing an arco station ever, anywhere in cook > county. > Circa 1980 near I-57 and 127th IIRC ;)
From: The Real Bev on 9 Jun 2010 18:33 On 06/09/10 07:28, Scott in SoCal wrote: > The Real Bev<bashley101(a)gmail.com> said: > >>OK, there's one of those across from the other Arco station I use. I don't >>know its brand either, but I'll try to remember the brand and the price next >>time I pass. My guess: 20 cents difference. I've never understood why people >>will pay 20 cents a gallon more for the same thing in the same place. > > It will be interesting to see if the difference is really that huge. Don't hold your breath, it may be weeks... >>> Speaking of Costco gasoline: I used to drive past the one on Grant in >>> Tucson pretty regularly; the gas station part was right next to the >>> street and clearly visible. I can't recall a time when that Costco gas >>> station was NOT completely packed with people waiting to pull up to a >>> pump. Are the ones in SoCal crowded like that? >> >>Yes, unless you go early in the morning (6am to 9:30am). I've also hit one >>that was near-deserted at 5:50, when the store closed at 6:00. > > That might explain why some people pay 20c/gallon more to avoid > waiting. Also, if they're not members of Costco, they don't have that > option anyway. Not my problem. We all make choices, and mine is to be a Costco member and to fill up at non-crowded hours. All it takes is a little forethought. The membership itself is worth it, the gas is just lagniappe. >>> Also, last time I checked, Costco does not sell "Top Tier" gasoline, >>> nor can they. According to them, "Costco cannot currently do this as >>> we buy from a variety of refiners and distributors around the country >>> and do not own our own truck terminals where the additives are blended >>> with the fuel." Now, you may argue about the added value from a Top >>> Tier gasoline vs. the standard tier fuel that Costco sells, especially >>> if you drive an old pickup truck, but for me it's an added bonus. >> >>What makes it 'top tier' besides price? > > Cleaning additives. If you clean the crud off your cylinder walls you might then need a ring job -- or worse. Cheap gas is cheaper. >>The '88 Caddy is perfectly happy with Costco/Arco regular. > > Does it have a curburetor? :) No. Fuel injection. I know NOTHING about FI except that it's not a cArburetor. -- Cheers, Bev ===================================================== It's 95% of the lawyers making the other 5% look bad.
From: The Real Bev on 9 Jun 2010 18:36 On 06/09/10 07:41, Brent wrote: > On 2010-06-09, Scott in SoCal<scottenaztlan(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> >><tetraethylleadREMOVETHIS(a)yahoo.com> said: >> >>>> Which was my point. You cannot compare prices at gas stations from >>>> different locations. That Arco in the suburbs might actually charge >>>> more than the Shell station in Pilsen. >>> >>>No Arco's around here. >> >> Really? There certainly were Arco stations in Chicagoland when I lived >> there. >> >> Did the chain withdraw area-wide, like Jack in the Box, or just from >> the south? Chicago is south? South what? Canada? > I never recall ever seeing an arco station ever, anywhere in cook > county. Do you have BP stations? I don't think we have those in SoCal; at least I don't remember seeing one. -- Cheers, Bev ===================================================== It's 95% of the lawyers making the other 5% look bad.
From: JG on 9 Jun 2010 20:01
On Jun 5, 2:31 am, Brent <tetraethylleadREMOVET...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Sure the corporately > owned gas stations wouldn't make as much money or even lose money but > the gasoline would just be wholesaled out to the other brand's stations. Thats right at WHOLESALE. > gas stations. BP will just weather it or maybe shutter some gas > stations. BP closed 3 around me in 5 years, a reverse boycott ?? I bet they are writing off the tax loses for keeping them closed and not cleaning up any leaking tanks. Anyways, I'd boycott Exxon Mobil which screwed AK fishermen and basically skated away with a Supreme Court cut in damages. And Exxon had to BUY MOBIL in order to get a "clean name" for retail stations. How many "Exxons" are left in states like CA ?? |