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My Point? All of these outlets (except the Shell) buy their fuel from one of the three local marketers. All of these marketers - and let me say that one more time - ALL of these marketers buy their fuels from the same bulk rack located in Salt Lake City, UT. This rack is fed by three refineries, one operated by Chevron, one by Phillips 66 and one by Flying J. All three refineries feed their product into the same bulk tank farm, through the same plumbing, through the same pumps in to the same nozzles to load the same supertanker trucks for transport to Northern Nevada. [bolding by Rick]
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Well what you don’t say is that the fuel from the three refineries are all stored in the same tank. That would prove your point. So what if they use the same pipes and trucks? How much residual fuel are we talking about in the pipes and trucks? 20 gallons? Pffft. when added to the 10,000 gallons that is being delivered, that is a fart in a whirlwind. You might as well complain that you are not getting all premium because of the pump
I can tell you from experience that there is a difference in fuels. I have “fixed” problem cars by switching fuel brands. Cars unlike people are not subject to the placebo effect.
Rick
-who also drove a truck delivering fuel for Union Oil when I was in college.