Newbie here and non supermarket petrol

[MJamson]

There was a magazine article many years ago in England where they tested fuels from different stations.

The supermarkets gave the lowest mpgs, however there is the money saving.

Many years ago now I choose a particular brand of station and used only that station for 4-6 weeks, then I changed to a different station and did the same.

In the end I found that the branded stations overall were better for me, I haven't lived in England for 6 years now, but I think that it was BP that gave me the best, (I can picture the station, just can't remember the name). Although the supermarkets were cheaper the lower mpg meant that it cost me more.

I did read that not all fuels are equal, and that the super markets buy the lower quality fuels, plus the premium stations often have extra additives in with the fuels.

Mike

[MobilOne]

Yesterday, I paid US $1.71 per US gallon in Birmingham, Alabama. The flip side of the cheap gas is that everything is spread out. Every time I go after something, it is 15 or more miles, usually more.
Plus, in the US, our public transportation is generally inconvenient to use and often non-existant.

[steddie]

G'day MobilOne,
WOW that is cheap $1.71 per US gallon, we pay that per liter for Petrol/gas, there is 3.88 litres in a US gallon, so you can see how we get ripped off here in New Zealand. diesel fuel is around a dollar per liter but unlike petrol where the roadtax is part of the price you pay at the pump, it is seperate for diesel and about 10 cent per mile, and that has to be payed in advance + a diesel car cost 140 dollar more to register every year for some stupid reason .
They have priced diesel cars of the road here and for that reason i have gone back to a petrol car, after having had 5 diesel cars.
Greetings,
Eddie.