What's up with Top Tier gas?

[Chili]

Best thing I've done for gas is switched to Costco's 92 octane. Not only is it only .20 cents or less more than most places 87, but the cheap price also means they sell a lot of 92 octane. BP may sell 93 octane but at $1.00 to $1.20 more per gallon I see I wonder how much they sell and how often it just sits. Fresh gas is far more important than any additive.

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[EricR]

...How does Shell get nitrogen enriched fuel from the same hoses that fills each every other truck.

Think of it like a soda machine at a fast food restaurant. How can Coke, Sprite and orange Fanta come out of the same soda machine?

For any given brand of gas, say Chevron, a concentrate of that brand's proprietary additive mixture is blended in as the generic gas is pumped into the tanker.

...Top tier is a marketing ploy to pay more for nothing more than someone adding CHEAP fillers to your fuel for more profit.

Just like cutting drugs with fillers in the drug world only being done right out in the open.

1) Can you provide a reference or two that indicate various brands are adding fillers to their gasoline?

2) Are you aware the Top Tier standards are backed by many auto manufacturers (including Audi, BMW, Ford, etc.)?

If the program is just an oil company scam, what motive do auto manufacturers have in supporting this scam?

3) Consumer Reports shares information on a study done on Top Tier Gas by AAA:

Not all gasoline is created equal. There is plain old regular, and then there is regular gasoline that meets a higher standard, known as “Top Tier.” The difference between the two is significant, based on an extensive study conducted by AAA in 2016.​

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What would motivate independent consumer advocate organizations such as AAA and Consumer Reports to play along with a big oil scam of consumers?

 

[imnuts]

2) Are you aware the Top Tier standards are backed by many auto manufacturers (including Audi, BMW, Ford, etc.)?

If the program is just an oil company scam, what motive do auto manufacturers have in supporting this scam?

3) Consumer Reports shares information on a study done on Top Tier Gas by AAA:

Not all gasoline is created equal. There is plain old regular, and then there is regular gasoline that meets a higher standard, known as “Top Tier.” The difference between the two is significant, based on an extensive study conducted by AAA in 2016.​

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What would motivate independent consumer advocate organizations such as AAA and Consumer Reports to play along with a big oil scam of consumers?

Maybe all the companies are colluding together to milk consumers just because they can. ?‍?‍?

 

[Chris GTO TT]

Think of it like a soda machine at a fast food restaurant. How can Coke, Sprite and orange Fanta come out of the same soda machine?

For any given brand of gas, say Chevron, a concentrate of that brand's proprietary additive mixture is blended in as the generic gas is pumped into the tanker.



1) Can you provide a reference or two that indicate various brands are adding fillers to their gasoline?

2) Are you aware the Top Tier standards are backed by many auto manufacturers (including Audi, BMW, Ford, etc.)?

If the program is just an oil company scam, what motive do auto manufacturers have in supporting this scam?

3) Consumer Reports shares information on a study done on Top Tier Gas by AAA:

Not all gasoline is created equal. There is plain old regular, and then there is regular gasoline that meets a higher standard, known as “Top Tier.” The difference between the two is significant, based on an extensive study conducted by AAA in 2016.​

​

What would motivate independent consumer advocate organizations such as AAA and Consumer Reports to play along with a big oil scam of consumers?

Yep it is a real thing and does guarantee the fuel meets higher standards, but it is also a bit of a scam because in order to claim "Top Tier" in ads and at the pump the company has to pay the Top Tier organization. It's possible fuel from a non Top Tier station meets the qualifications, but it's also possible it just has the bare minimum required by the feds. If it's the latter then the fuel isn't anywhere near as good.

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