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JT Moderator	Message Posted: Jun 1, 2008 12:01:00 AM Ignore JT Report Abuse What is the primary factor that determines where you buy gasoline? Price of gasoline. Quality/Brand of gasoline. Convenient location. Service. Good convenience store. Post your thoughts about this poll below.

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What is the primary factor that determines where you buy gasoline?
Price of gasoline.
Quality/Brand of gasoline.
Convenient location.
Service.
Good convenience store.

Post your thoughts about this poll below.

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MnSwede Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:5,063 Points:824,325 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Jun 13, 2008 2:13:34 AM Ignore MnSwede Report Abuse price and convenience
UnfortunateSUV Champion Author Ventura Posts:10,370 Points:1,707,005 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jun 13, 2008 12:56:32 AM Ignore UnfortunateSUV Report Abuse I agree with the trucker. I certainly do not have money to "burn" so price is important. However, quality just as important. I think your chances of getting better, more regulated gas is from a high-volume, recognized standard brand (not cut-rate). Cut rates buy whatever gas is available and cheap - it may not be the same brand today as tomorrow. And check out the way the station is maintained! A dirty station generally means dirty underground tanks where all the sediment collects. And those covers over the tanks can add to the dirt as well. You don't want it in YOUR tank. And if you see the fuel truck at the station, buy later that day, but not right now. A fill can stir the sediment that you don't want, but later on, once settled, a new fill will ensure that you are getting freshing gas, and not the bottom of the station's tank. Happy shopping - don't drive cross town for a deal.
mrsports007 Champion Author Raleigh Posts:9,545 Points:1,613,590 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jun 12, 2008 4:39:02 PM Ignore mrsports007 Report Abuse price and distance
pipersgirl Rookie Author Ontario Posts:1 Points:220 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jun 12, 2008 11:36:50 AM Ignore pipersgirl Report Abuse price and convienience. If I have to burn more gas to get to the station then I am saving it's not worth it.
Price_Patrol Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:16,505 Points:2,073,065 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Jun 12, 2008 7:39:23 AM Ignore Price_Patrol Report Abuse Price and distance.
c47 Champion Author Virginia Posts:12,814 Points:2,304,595 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Jun 12, 2008 6:35:54 AM Ignore c47 Report Abuse Price
Price_Patrol Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:16,505 Points:2,073,065 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Jun 10, 2008 11:08:09 AM Ignore Price_Patrol Report Abuse Price and distance.
radarman Champion Author Florida Posts:9,147 Points:2,602,700 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Jun 10, 2008 10:17:02 AM Ignore radarman Report Abuse PRICE!
hailredskins Rookie Author Maryland Posts:14 Points:13,900 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jun 10, 2008 9:06:47 AM Ignore hailredskins Report Abuse price
MobyBus Rookie Author Salt Lake City Posts:26 Points:38,545 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jun 9, 2008 2:49:10 PM Ignore MobyBus Report Abuse This poll does not reflect the general public's opinion because this site attracts people that are focused on price. I primarily focus on price; however, quality does factor in. I will not buy Maverik gas because every time I use it my check engine light goes on. I've had the car checked, but as soon as I fill my car with different branded gas the light goes back off. I don't trust mechanics, but they always site a bad oxygen sensor. I've been off Maverik gas for a couple of years, and the light has never gone back on.
bobjeep Champion Author Florida Posts:9,709 Points:2,057,710 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Jun 9, 2008 2:41:22 PM Ignore bobjeep Report Abuse price
knowiam Rookie Author Orange County Posts:2 Points:790 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jun 9, 2008 2:18:19 PM Ignore knowiam Report Abuse I concur with other reports: Price is first consideration if the price is significantly lower than other available. Location and ability to get my rig in and out easy with/out the toyhauler is another. I prefer to buy fuel from a 'high volume' source as well...my perception is that the fuel will be 'fresh'. All the above are important to me and my 'wish list' is complete only if I can use my small business American Express.
tc4433 Rookie Author Tennessee Posts:3 Points:2,365 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jun 9, 2008 11:05:56 AM Ignore tc4433 Report Abuse I agree that the price of gas is the biggest factor, but I also factor the location and quality of gas because these factors are also important. For example, I would not drive across town just to save 2 cents on a gallon because I would waste that in gas getting there and back. The quality of the gas makes a difference as to how far you will get on that gas verses the competitors gas. For example, I do not like getting gas at MaxFuel in my town because the gas burns faster than other stations.
MiCARgo Veteran Author Akron Posts:311 Points:25,570 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Jun 8, 2008 11:42:49 PM Ignore MiCARgo Report Abuse Price, And fuel perks, savings cards, etc. It has been a small, but helpful savings as long as the stations are in my path of travel.
bicyclistNY Rookie Author New York Posts:4 Points:12,580 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jun 8, 2008 9:22:36 PM Ignore bicyclistNY Report Abuse convenience. why burn a dollars worth of gas only to save 80 cents at the "cheaper" pump?
redrunnerWA Sophomore Author Spokane Posts:142 Points:478,630 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jun 8, 2008 7:42:48 PM Ignore redrunnerWA Report Abuse Price and distance - it has to be close to where I'm going. I buy various 'brands' and haven't had any quality issues. The only quality issue was at a local station when they replaced premium with midgrade and didn't make the change obvious at the pump. Our car pinged with the midgrade so we stopped going there. The station later closed; I think this was just one of several times when customers had been treated poorly and it finally caught up with the owner.
c47 Champion Author Virginia Posts:12,814 Points:2,304,595 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Jun 8, 2008 7:02:26 AM Ignore c47 Report Abuse price
mcalpinegpsy Rookie Author Washington Posts:15 Points:29,225 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jun 8, 2008 1:28:13 AM Ignore mcalpinegpsy Report Abuse for me price is the most important, I try to always get my fuel at costco if at all possible. they are usually a penny or so cheaper than any one else, and I get much of my food at costco anyways because they are much cheaper than most other places are. the high quality gas is usually 25 cents more a gallon so that can really add up real fast
kegga_99 All-Star Author Maryland Posts:880 Points:268,800 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Jun 8, 2008 12:56:58 AM Ignore kegga_99 Report Abuse price
jb107 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:9,549 Points:2,621,900 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 10:08:47 PM Ignore jb107 Report Abuse The price
RogerB Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:18,061 Points:2,624,110 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 9:58:50 PM Ignore RogerB Report Abuse Looks like this is something most of us agree on!
Bill313 Champion Author Kansas City Posts:5,520 Points:772,565 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 9:50:03 PM Ignore Bill313 Report Abuse Price of gasoline.
Wittlefoot Rookie Author North Carolina Posts:31 Points:46,745 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 9:37:19 PM Ignore Wittlefoot Report Abuse 357revo: Maybe you should look at what you can do to fix the problem, by looking at your habits before you start blaming others for the prices you yourself is just as at fault for the abuse of the same resources. What are you driving? Where is your thermostat set at (summer & winter)? How many lights are on in your house with no one in the room? My point is, you wanting to point fingers at the Greenies for all your problems; well, its about time you realize that 3 fingers are pointing back at you. Have a good evening!
MsLAA Rookie Author Wilmington Posts:17 Points:1,100 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 9:29:07 PM Ignore MsLAA Report Abuse Price - but that includes figuring how far out of my way I'd have to go and how low my tank is. Driving an extra 10 miles uses almost a whole gallon, as well as time, so unless there is a huge savings very close to a route I would usually take, it doesn't make much sense to go out of my way for a lower price. I will keep tabs on prices that are on my route, and choose from them, based on a combination of price and quality.
crazygasprice08 Rookie Author Lansing Posts:14 Points:122,380 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 9:16:00 PM Ignore crazygasprice08 Report Abuse definitely price
Bonanza Champion Author Boston Posts:12,087 Points:2,551,005 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 8:13:27 PM Ignore Bonanza Report Abuse Price
357revo Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:18,123 Points:2,384,605 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 7:59:34 PM Ignore 357revo Report Abuse We as a nation can use our natural resources in environmentally responsible ways. That means drilling for oil, mining for coal, mining/drilling/recovering oil shale, REFINING OUR OWN CRUDE, building more hydropower plants, building nuclear facilities and reprocessing the fuel instead of entombing it in Yucca Mountain. But first... We have to get rid of [vote out of office] the members of Congress who consider the environment their personal god, to whom all should kneel, and for whom no natural resource or industrial activity is clean enough to allow in this country. So both Obama and McCain are in favor of doing "something" about climate change. If we vote out enough of the greenies, they still won't get a bill past Congress for their signature. That Climate bill that got proposed this past week would have killed our commerce and driven up the prices on ANY product that requires power to make, transportation to market, and electricity to run. That's everything, my friends.
mctwo All-Star Author Orange County Posts:770 Points:357,805 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 7:35:35 PM Ignore mctwo Report Abuse The real reason is price, but I only use Shell because with their credit card I get 5 percent off. This means that at $4.40 a gallon I am really only paying $4.18. Other credit cards have similar advantages.
RBimpreza Champion Author San Diego Posts:1,708 Points:360,315 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 7:19:10 PM Ignore RBimpreza Report Abuse price/brand
Manual_Shifter All-Star Author New Brunswick Posts:501 Points:613,105 Joined:Jan 2004	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 6:46:39 PM Ignore Manual_Shifter Report Abuse Stupid question! What else but price! The gas companies are all in bed with each other so product quality ain't the issue, the issue is they (in cahoots with the producers) are all out to screw the driving public.
SenileOldMan Champion Author North Carolina Posts:3,518 Points:942,135 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 6:39:55 PM Ignore SenileOldMan Report Abuse Everyone needs to read what SSRRocks posted and then get mad enough to do something........
N9HVP Champion Author Indiana Posts:11,713 Points:2,471,615 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 6:13:52 PM Ignore N9HVP Report Abuse The price of gasoline.
SSRRocks Rookie Author Ventura Posts:45 Points:72,610 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 6:01:12 PM Ignore SSRRocks Report Abuse If we all just thought about this for one minute. We brought this on ourselves. How you say? Lets thank about this. We stopped all drilling in the US. Why? Because it would hurt the environment. We stopped all exploration for new oil resources. Why. Because it would hurt the environment. We stopped the building of new refiners in the US. Why? Because it would hurt the environment. We stopped the building of Nuclear power plants. Why? Because it would hurt the environment. We stopped any possible type of feasible mass transit. Why? Because it would hurt the environment. Yet we still drive our SUV’s & cars and yes trucks and NOW! we all question why is fuel costing us so much? I wonder.... We are going to have to learn that it is possible to work with industry and save the environment if we just STOP trying to prevent it from ever happening. Lets all get off our higher than all mighty thinking and get with the program or we will all be paying more and more and more for what ever we buy..... Think about that for a min...
information Rookie Author Modesto Posts:57 Points:16,900 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 5:57:13 PM Ignore information Report Abuse Depends on which vehicle I'm driving. If it is the car that takes prem. or my motorcycle, then it is the quality. If it is my pick-up, which uses reg. then I look for price (if I can, I'll get the reg. gas at a CostCo).
jyby Sophomore Author Virginia Beach Posts:120 Points:24,450 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 4:37:25 PM Ignore jyby Report Abuse right now in my daily driver it is definitley price.
davewillie Rookie Author Phoenix Posts:1 Points:770 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 4:24:29 PM Ignore davewillie Report Abuse Price is important, but the quality is even more important. If you buy gas which contains few additives, you'll get worse mileage, refuel more often, and spend more money. Even more vital is the wear-and-tear on your car's engine from using cheap gas. I limit my purchases to a handful of stations where I am confident in the quality of gas and have gotten 30+ miles per gallon in my 2001 5-speed manual Chevy Cavalier.
Kathleen2008 Sophomore Author San Bernardino Posts:195 Points:38,445 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 4:17:50 PM Ignore Kathleen2008 Report Abuse Price
Muradia Champion Author Toronto Posts:6,399 Points:1,383,405 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 4:12:29 PM Ignore Muradia Report Abuse Price of gasoline.
bobjeep Champion Author Florida Posts:9,709 Points:2,057,710 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 3:59:31 PM Ignore bobjeep Report Abuse price
jbtrfly1957 Veteran Author New Jersey Posts:328 Points:24,790 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 3:31:55 PM Ignore jbtrfly1957 Report Abuse I watch the prices as I go to and from work, and I usually buy from the same station, which happens to be the cheapest...Right now, price is important, but I'm not going out of my way to find it...
Warbler Rookie Author Saskatchewan Posts:62 Points:131,670 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 3:20:35 PM Ignore Warbler Report Abuse We are members of a cooperative and they give dividends. We did some calculations and we are farther ahead monetarily to get gas there at the going rate and receive dividends in return.
ursala Rookie Author Michigan Posts:2 Points:940 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 3:10:09 PM Ignore ursala Report Abuse Where I live the cheapest gas is only a penny off. I also like to get gas that the pumps have separate hoses for each quality. If,(hardly never anymore) if I want to put premium in, I want that it to be all premium. Not reg. left in the hose.
55ford Rookie Author Washington Posts:8 Points:3,720 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 3:00:12 PM Ignore 55ford Report Abuse the price of gas is always a fctore on where i get gas but i tend to get gas at a name brad other than an noname fuel. but i always think of how far i have to travel to get that fuel as well.
srobins81 Veteran Author Portland Posts:331 Points:1,560,790 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 2:55:14 PM Ignore srobins81 Report Abuse Price is always the main factor, but I will not drive very far off my route to save a few cents on a gallon. I just and up useing more gas and all the savings are gone.
1DON1 Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:17,700 Points:2,723,175 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 2:41:46 PM Ignore 1DON1 Report Abuse I use 2 credit cards that rebate 5% of the cost of their fuels the following month. 1) is Shell and they are always higher than Hess which is the second card I use most of the time unless traveling. With gas at $4 gal that gives me back $.20 a gallon making my final cost $3.80 gal. Not much of a differnce, but every little bit helps I guess? When traveling, it is hard to find Hess in some areas, but Shell is usually always plentiful and more competitive than in my home area.
SpruceGuse2 Champion Author Michigan Posts:9,734 Points:2,454,685 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 1:58:08 PM Ignore SpruceGuse2 Report Abuse 15-20 cents a gallon, maybe, just maybe I'll go out of my way for the savings, but if not any more than that, it would cost me more to drive there than I would save.
Dennisjk Champion Author Detroit Posts:6,486 Points:1,925,450 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 1:50:58 PM Ignore Dennisjk Report Abuse I'm also not going to sit in line for an hour to save a dime a gallon.
Dennisjk Champion Author Detroit Posts:6,486 Points:1,925,450 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 1:49:39 PM Ignore Dennisjk Report Abuse I buy the cheapest gas on my path of travel. I don't waste dollars trying to save cents by driving all over for the cheapest price.
CurlyLf Rookie Author Indianapolis Posts:79 Points:80,410 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 12:44:19 PM Ignore CurlyLf Report Abuse Price governs where I buy gasoline. However, I do try to buy brands that have 10% ethanol in them so as to lessen our dependence on foreign oil. I also use fuel system cleaner every 3000 miles when I change oil. This is a good idea because not all brands of gasoline have cleaner in them. By keeping the maintenance up on my car and hyper-miling, I am getting 4 mpg better fuel mileage.
frugalprincess Veteran Author Colorado Springs Posts:476 Points:65,840 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 12:37:10 PM Ignore frugalprincess Report Abuse Price AND location. I buy the cheapest gas en route to/from work.
NakedDriver Champion Author Des Moines Posts:15,855 Points:2,461,200 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 12:31:50 PM Ignore NakedDriver Report Abuse ə price first, with the exception of one brand. otherwise, brand and distance, roughly tied. right now, i'm looking at price only, with gas getting near $4! ə [Edited by: NakedDriver at 6/7/2008 12:34:32 PM EST]
fluffysue Veteran Author New Jersey Posts:259 Points:28,985 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2008 12:16:08 PM Ignore fluffysue Report Abuse I am sure we had this question before, and I think I may have answered it differently. Now it is strictly price. I buy the cheapest, and HOPE it is just as good as the major brands.