[dradernh]

Originally Posted by Sportstick

Get your paper towels, TP, cereal, soft drinks, etc at the same time and it's worth the trip!

Yeah, I get it, I really do. However, this household's Minister of Shopping takes care of all that, and I'm quite pleased that's the case!

No, at present my principal use of the M240i is to periodically exercise it, and I'm finally coming around to an obvious fact: check in at Costco along the way. Like...doh!

[Rocky58]

Originally Posted by dradernh

The AAA study I linked-to above indicates that the additives in TT gas will do a decent job of cleaning up the engine internals of cars that have been run for quite a few miles on lower quality gas. Specifically,

"Gasolines with an enhanced additive package demonstrated a clean-up performance (reduction of intake valve deposits) ranging from 45 percent to as much as 72 percent in the 5,000-mile [clean-up] test. The variation in cleaning performance was primarily based on the concentration of the additive package in the fuel."

I agree with you. The extra bottle of cleaner will probably do more than just detergent gas alone.

[Rocky58]

Originally Posted by Sportstick

Get your paper towels, TP, cereal, soft drinks, etc at the same time and it's worth the trip!

Especially since they make sure everyone in there is masked. Customers and employees alike.

[Sportstick]

Originally Posted by dradernh

Yeah, I get it, I really do. However, this household's Minister of Shopping takes care of all that, and I'm quite pleased that's the case!

Minister of Shopping.....I like that! Over here, for the past few decades, I've been cast as Procurement and Supply (and Maintenance) while she is Manufacturing....and from that process....we eat, and the place gets cleaned up!

[Maynard]

BMW states that their stuff is Techron, and that is what i use every 4-5k miles. Much cheaper than the branded BMW stuff, especially since there is almost always a two-for-one sale at Advance Auto down the street from me. Either way it is cheap insurance.

[morphomeman]

Do the math. At $.50 per gallon, you are saving maybe $5.00 with the Costco fill-up. If it is a 40-minute drive, you are probably using about 2 gallons of fuel to get there and back. Oops, there goes the five bucks! Plus, you have spent over an hour on the road. Just saying.
Costco is worth it if it is close by and you have other reasons to go. Maybe not paper goods, though, at least not reliably.

[BimBimM2]

What do you guys think of BP? They are rated Top Tier. BP is the nearest I have that sells 93. My car has 15k miles and has only ever seen BP 93

[dradernh]

Originally Posted by morphomeman

Do the math. At $.50 per gallon, you are saving maybe $5.00 with the Costco fill-up. If it is a 40-minute drive, you are probably using about 2 gallons of fuel to get there and back. Oops, there goes the five bucks! Plus, you have spent over an hour on the road. Just saying.
Costco is worth it if it is close by and you have other reasons to go. Maybe not paper goods, though, at least not reliably.

I only drive my car for pleasure and to fully warm-up the drivetrain. The typical drive is 2-3 hours in length. In the winter, and at present, I do this every 4-6 weeks. Ensuring that a Costco is along my route won't present any issues. But you're right – the amount of money involved doesn't amount to much either way.

[PDM5]

Originally Posted by BimBimM2

What do you guys think of BP? They are rated Top Tier. BP is the nearest I have that sells 93. My car has 15k miles and has only ever seen BP 93

Thumbs up for BP, BimBim! I rotate between Shell, Exxon, and BP.

[harma24]

Originally Posted by BimBimM2

What do you guys think of BP?

There's one about 3/4 mile from my house, but I never go to them. First, they charge extra for using a credit card (that practice drives me crazy), but the biggest reason I never go there is that they keep bankers hours. Seriously, I've never seen them open after 5pm, they're not open before 7am, and I think on Sundays they close at 3pm! With those hours, I couldn't get go there even if I wanted to!

There's a Mobile 1/2 mile from me, but they too charge extra for using a credit card. I drive 2 miles to a Shell station that does not charge extra for using credit cards, and it's almost always less expensive than Mobile and BP anyways (even if I were to use cash).

[dradernh]

Originally Posted by harma24

There's one about 3/4 mile from my house, but I never go to them. First, they charge extra for using a credit card (that practice drives me crazy), but the biggest reason I never go there is that they keep bankers hours. Seriously, I've never seen them open after 5pm, they're not open before 7am, and I think on Sundays they close at 3pm! With those hours, I couldn't get go there even if I wanted to!

There's a Mobile 1/2 mile from me, but they too charge extra for using a credit card. I drive 2 miles to a Shell station that does not charge extra for using credit cards, and it's almost always less expensive than Mobile and BP anyways (even if I were to use cash).

That's totally wack. I lived in So. NH for a long time, and I never saw (there or in the area NW of Boston) this sort of nonsense.

That's like inviting your customers to go elsewhere.

[Maynard]

I just drove 400 miles (round) to get to the nearest Shell station, in Bennington VT; they seem to be totally absent from NY for some reason. It is actually the trip thru the ADK, and the bargain single malt that makes it worthwhile, but I envy those of you with nearby shell stations. AFAIK, they still have an improved additive package, above the routine TopTier's, but probably not worth a 400 mile detour. I did save between $5 and 20/bottle, though.

[cristo]

I usually use a non top tier 93 no ethanol gas
(no top tier gas without ethanol in my area).
Otherwise it’s Sunoco, Exxon, Mobil, or Shell
93 octane.

[PJE16]

I guess if it was that good we would all know about it and google search wouldn't return this
https://www.classaction.org/news/lit...fuel-additives

[morphomeman]

400 miles for good single malt is not too far.