Thread: I had bad gas
View Single Post
      11-07-2010, 11:44 AM   #4
rmorin49
Major
rmorin49's Avatar
United_States
53
Rep
1,162
Posts

Drives: 11 335d/10 Z4 s30i
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Hagerstown, MD

iTrader: (1)

I understand there are actually only 3-4 major refineries of gasoline in the US today. Each of the manufacturers then produces their own "brand" of gasoline through the use of additives. I have the seen the same type of delivery truck deliver gas to several different branded stations in my area.

As for the top tier brands there are a lot of different brands on this list, some of which are sold by the local minimarts like Turkey Hill. It seems the HPFP issue has still not been resolved in terms of whether or not gasoline is related to the failure. If it is true that gasoline with added ethanol is not used in Europe and there are some reported failures in Europe that would seem to eliminate ethanol as a cause.
__________________
Colonel (Retired), US Army/Hagerstown, MD
2016 518ixdrive/MSport AW/Ivory White
ED-01-10 2010 Z4s30i AW/Beige/Burl/ 6MT/SP/PP/CWP/NAV/ipod/USB/CA (retired)
2011 335d BS/Oyster/PP/CWP/NAV/ipod/USB(Daily Driver) 30+ mpg(retired)

Last edited by rmorin49; 11-07-2010 at 08:30 PM..
Appreciate 0