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dooberdoof17 Sophomore Author Chicago Posts:226 Points:18,595 Joined:Jan 2013	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 1:39:15 PM Ignore dooberdoof17 Report Abuse Of those two, what truly draws you into a gas station? Is it price or the brand of fuel? Also, if you have a favorite station that is consistently cheap, how much cheaper would another station in your area have to be before you would change your habits?

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Of those two, what truly draws you into a gas station? Is it price or the brand of fuel? Also, if you have a favorite station that is consistently cheap, how much cheaper would another station in your area have to be before you would change your habits?

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gvan Champion Author Chicago Posts:21,758 Points:2,863,990 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: Jun 8, 2013 9:28:25 AM Ignore gvan Report Abuse Price, price, price unless the difference is only a few cents. I've been buying gas at Sam's Club or at a Mobil station that is competing on price with a nearby Thornton station.
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Arnsaks Sophomore Author Indiana Posts:201 Points:348,000 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2013 11:13:56 PM Ignore Arnsaks Report Abuse Most stations no matter what their brands use gasolines from the same refinery. Retail branding is just marketing.
craigqc Sophomore Author New Jersey Posts:105 Points:74,960 Joined:Feb 2013	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2013 9:55:33 PM Ignore craigqc Report Abuse brand then price
JOB_Dave Sophomore Author San Francisco Posts:127 Points:506,400 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2013 9:42:52 PM Ignore JOB_Dave Report Abuse Any one of a couple brands and then price.
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MertieMan Champion Author Lexington Posts:14,928 Points:2,923,310 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2013 6:52:45 AM Ignore MertieMan Report Abuse Brands mean nothing, the cheapest gas on my route.
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cogas1 All-Star Author Colorado Posts:529 Points:360,265 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Apr 27, 2013 9:28:55 PM Ignore cogas1 Report Abuse Price always. Could care less what brand it is.
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streetirsx Veteran Author North Dakota Posts:474 Points:149,440 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Apr 27, 2013 2:19:38 AM Ignore streetirsx Report Abuse Both. cheap gas could lead to problems to your engine years down the road, I rather use top-tier gas that's priced somewhat cheap.
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Greenrancher All-Star Author Indianapolis Posts:648 Points:253,190 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2013 11:57:21 AM Ignore Greenrancher Report Abuse Price, for the most part. A clean, high-volume station is also important, but I find that the 'nicer' stations around here are also the ones with competitive prices.
GrumpyCat Champion Author Alabama Posts:2,757 Points:810,870 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2013 11:34:02 AM Ignore GrumpyCat Report Abuse Neither. Station has to be clean and serve relatively high volume which indicates their product is fresh and not bad enough to drive the locals away. As for my regular haunts I keep a log book each of my vehicles and if any source drops in MPG it gets a strike. Repeat and it strikes out. Local Kangaroo and Exxon are off my list. Exxon has regrouped under Mapco so perhaps they've fixed their quality problem. Walmart/Murphy diesel is also on my bad list. Kangaroo has one of the biggest stations in town that used to have a line waiting to get in. Not any more. When your dirtbike doesn't like the swill they sell from the 93 octane hose you know they have a problem. Sam's Club and Chevron gasoline, Kroger diesel, are my most common selections these days.
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BulletRC All-Star Author Mobile Posts:652 Points:286,645 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2013 4:48:17 AM Ignore BulletRC Report Abuse Both. I use a fuel additive every 3,000 miles to clean my fuel system just because most stations do have ethanol added.
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cv Champion Author Raleigh Posts:15,349 Points:3,294,280 Joined:Oct 2003	Message Posted: Apr 16, 2013 6:53:43 AM Ignore cv Report Abuse I go by price for the most part.
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