Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site hlexa.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxj!mhuxh!hlexa!wjhe From: wjhe@hlexa.UUCP (Bill Hery) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Good gas? Message-ID: <4374@hlexa.UUCP> Date: Mon, 8-Jul-85 14:27:10 EDT Article-I.D.: hlexa.4374 Posted: Mon Jul 8 14:27:10 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 9-Jul-85 06:37:52 EDT References: <1300009@prism.UUCP> <1962@ut-ngp.UTEXAS> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Short Hills, NJ Lines: 13 > Just stay with the major brands, like Exxon, Gulf, > Shell, etc. > Even then, you can't be sure what you're getting. The majors swap gasoline, so you might be getting Exxon at a Shell station, etc. Bill Hery P. S., the majors also supply custom blended gasoline, motor oil, etc. to both off-brand and quality brand suppliers. For example, most of the motor oil sold under a well known 'Pennsylvania grade' premium motor oil brnad name actually comes from a Gulf coast refinery belonging to one of the majors.