Price difference between regular and premium?

[Jetronic]

I saw in the past that on some places premium is like $1 more per gallon. Here a tank of premium is just a few dollars more.

This is the station closest to my house. It's packed from open to close.

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how does the v-power compare to regular at other stations along your way? at 40 ct a gallon more I'd consider it. That is assuming the v-power contains friction modifiers that the others don't.

I have a t-gdi car and can't detect a difference other than price between regular (95ron) and premium (98ron), but the premium fuel contains more cleaning additives. Not worth it at 15% more, I can add my own for 1.5% more....

 

[Lubener]

The 87 octane is the bait on the hook. That is what you see most of the time on their big sighns. It lures people in to purchase a higher priced product.

 

[eljefino]

BJs wholesale, and presumably Sams & Costco too, have been quite reasonable on premium. Sometimes it's just 91 though. Leads me to believe it's all a racket.

The stations near me have two prices on the road signs... 87 cash and 87 "club" with the club being the ACH checking account auto-draft plan.

 

[nickaluch]

$2.82 regular 3.72 super 711 gas station by me Long island ny . I'm in Florida on holiday $3.19 regular I thought Florida was cheaper than NY I guessed wrong

 

[Chris142]

how does the v-power compare to regular at other stations along your way? at 40 ct a gallon more I'd consider it. That is assuming the v-power contains friction modifiers that the others don't.

I have a t-gdi car and can't detect a difference other than price between regular (95ron) and premium (98ron), but the premium fuel contains more cleaning additives. Not worth it at 15% more, I can add my own for 1.5% more....

In our cars it doesn't run any different. This station is always more than the others so we don't get gas here too often. The next closest is a 76.

Farther into town are even cheaper stations I usually use IF I can get in, those are always crowded and backed up into the street.

 

[Rand]

70% difference last week here. (88 vs 93)
The new sheetz have odd pumps they carry 90 ethanol free (red) super 88(e15 blue) and flex fuel (yellow 51-85% ethanol), diesel (green) and reg/plus/super(gray)
they all have separate hoses/nozzles and they mix and match the varieties on the pumps.
Ie pump one is green,blue,gray 2 is red green gray 3 is blue yellow gray etc.
Sheetz had a super 88 sale 40 cents less than 87 for most of november.. usually its 3 to 20 cents cheaper.

 

[THORROMIG]

Shell station closest to me is exactly 1 dollar more for premium. There really gauging some residents in certain States with gas prices.

 

[Chris142]

Shell station closest to me is exactly 1 dollar more for premium. There really gauging some residents in certain States with gas prices.

Allegedly we just ok'd another tax that will raise it another $2 a gallon.

 

[Rand]

Allegedly we just ok'd another tax that will raise it another $2 a gallon.

who is this WE.. I doubt anyone actually voted or wanted it besides politicians.

 

[Nessism1]

Allegedly we just ok'd another tax that will raise it another $2 a gallon.

Blame Gavin Newsom. He appointed most of the members on the CARB board that voted for the increase. It's not an actual "tax", but it may as well be. A classic California dodge; they hit companies with "cap and trade" fees/cost, which increase prices, and the companies simply pass it down to us (consumers).

 

[RaymondP]

Premium was settling at around $4.00 until Thanksgiving when it jumped back up to around $4.35. Usually pay 40 to 65 cents extra per US gallon for Premium (93 Octane) over Regular (87 Octane) but have seen a larger difference at times.

 

[supton]

Seems like it was a third more when I last looked ($3 for RUG and $4 for PUG); I rarely look, but as I was toying with getting a Volvo it was the nail that put that idea down.

 

[Patman]

It’s getting out of control up here in Canada, a lot of stations are now charging 42 cents a liter more for premium over the price of 87. That’s $1.58 per gallon more I bet within the next year we start seeing stations gouging us to the tune of 50 cents a liter more. It’s not like it costs them anywhere near that much of a difference to make premium gasoline either. It’s just pure greed.

 

[macarose]

If it weren't for operating a car dealership, I would never buy a vehicle requiring premium gas because the price difference is ridiculous.

Plenty of perfectly good vehicles that take regular. Plenty that go past 300,000 miles as well.

 

[johnnydc]

$2.97 gal regular. $3,89 gal super

 

[Sequoiasoon]

$2.82 regular 3.72 super 711 gas station by me Long island ny . I'm in Florida on holiday $3.19 regular I thought Florida was cheaper than NY I guessed wrong

Setauket, NY at BP.
$2.89 cash/debit, $2.99 card for Regular
$3.79 cash/debit, $3.89 card for Premium

The Exxon I normally go to in Centereach is $2.79 for regular and they take $.14 off if you use the Exxon/Mobil card so $2.65 when I just filled up.

 

[Patman]

If it weren't for operating a car dealership, I would never buy a vehicle requiring premium gas because the price difference is ridiculous.

Plenty of perfectly good vehicles that take regular. Plenty that go past 300,000 miles as well.

Anything fun to drive takes premium though. I can’t think of very many sports cars that can run on 87.

 

[macarose]

Anything fun to drive takes premium though. I can’t think of very many sports cars that can run on 87.

For starters, a Chevrolet Corvette does take 87. I'm sure there are plenty of others.

 

[Chris142]

For starters, a Chevrolet Corvette does take 87. I'm sure there are plenty of others.

Our FJ recommends premium. It definitely runs better on it than regular. Around town can't tell a difference. But on his or trailer pulling it's a huge difference.

 

[Rand]

Our FJ recommends premium. It definitely runs better on it than regular. Around town can't tell a difference. But on his or trailer pulling it's a huge difference.

The 2.4T (fa24dit) likes premium too but it was designed to run ok on 87 why it is 20% more displacement over the the previous fa20dit engine that required premium with no power gain. Ill give it that cheap super 88 swill and it will be happy... or else.
Number $1 reason why I wont have it tuned.... also the fact that its not exactly sporty despite being with .2s of the wrx 0-60