I live just outside of Weston. We have Shell in Brattleboro, Bennington, West Brattleboro, Bellows Falls, Ludlow, Rutland, White River Junction, and Route 4 west of White River Junction. That is all I can remember off the top of my head.
Shell Stations
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I have two shell stations within a mile or so of our Costco. For the last year, Shell's price for regular has been one cent less than Costco using our grocery store credit (King Soopers/Kroeger). Costco was my go to but now I go to whoever has the shortest line.
The one in downtown Bennington (Route 9) was a Citgo when I passed through in February. There may still be a Shell station north of town on Route 7A. For the past few years my fuel stops in Bennington have all been at the Stewart's Shops for 91 octane E0.
Three cheers for those Stewart's with the E0.
Ticonderoga, NY has one.
I must ask Stewart's if they've a list of E0 Available stations.
Ticonderoga, NY has one.
I must ask Stewart's if they've a list of E0 Available stations.
Speaking of Weston, did you happen to notice the EV charging stations at the Vermont Country Store? They have both Level 2 AC and Level 3 DC chargers IIRC.
That or just visit https://www.pure-gas.org/ . I just got a Sheetz station near me with 90 octane E0.
Iirc Shell got out of the station business and sold them off. They're fairly common in the SE US but I'm surprised they're still around as their fuel is usually the most expensive by a wide margin.
https://apnews.com/general-news-f88fd3252bd843a28f75d2b6c9acbb1f
Shell used to be everywhere. Looks like I will have to get cards from all the companies. Exxon and Mobil for sure. I noticed that Texaco is making a comeback around Central Texas. How does their premium rate detergent rate.
Patman
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Texaco is a name I haven’t heard in a while, they left Canada at least 30 years ago if not more. Same with Gulf. We also lost Sunoco about 15 years ago
Texaco oil was bought by Chevron like 20 years ago. They still own the brand, you see it here on occasion.
Gulf oil was also bought by Chevron, don't remember but a very long time ago. The Gulf name brand has been sold - RaceTrac owns it in the US. You still see them occasionally too.
Sunoco is obviously quite common in the Eastern half of the US.
Yes, I see them there.
Texaco is owned by Chevron. One can assume they use the Techron additives in their fuel.
Our second-closest station is a busy Shell (one block farther). It's the only station I use locally.
We regularly travel to Wisconsin and I can tell you pretty much where every Shell station is along our route. If I don't know exactly where one is, I use the Shell app to find one, select it, and the app opens the map and routes me directly to them. I pay at the pump through the app. There's a Shell in northern Oklahoma along I-35, but it's a stretch from it to Kansas City to the next Shell station after getting through the Kansas Turnpike.
FYI, the service centers along the Kansas Turnpike have all converted to Love's, which is not Top Tier certified.
BrendanC
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I exclusively buy Shell Gasoline. if there isn’t a shell on a trip, it’s chevron or Exxon. i refuse to buy Valero and off brand gasoline.
Valero is the largest refiner of gasoline in the USA. Your likely buying Valero gas at many Shell, Chevron or Exxon stations depending on location. What is it you dislike about Valero?
4wd
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Was Valero part of that Exxon Valdez debacle?
I am guessing the diff between Valero and Top iier is the additives. I prefer to use Shell 93 in my fiesta SE. Keeps sensors clean and adds more power. Most modern cars will advance the ignition further until knock occurs. More octane = more power.
I am guessing the diff between Valero and Top iier is the additives. I prefer to use Shell 93 in my fiesta SE. Keeps sensors clean and adds more power. Most modern cars will advance the ignition further until knock occurs. More octane = more power.
CleanSump
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Valero is Top Tier.
https://www.toptiergas.com/gasoline-brands/
And the car's 'puter won't give you more power just because you put higher octane in if it wasn't designed to run on Premium gas. Just the opposite; Cars designed for Premium will retard ignition to mitigate knock if you put non-Premium in. It's a waste of money to put Premium in most cars on the road today.
No part of the Valdez that I am aware. Valero is primarily a refiner, they don't do much else I don't think. They own the Valero gas brand but its not common. I will gas up at Valero but I seldom see one. Just wondering whats the other poster did not like about it.
There honestly is no bad gas in the USA. Gasoline at the refinery level is highly regulated. Its certainly possible to get bad gas from the station - either leaky tanks or old, whatever.
They are dramatically less common here in Omaha than they were a few years ago.
We had a big local chain called Bucky's which sold Shell, BP, or Phillips 66 fuel, depending on location - they were acquired by Casey's.
And our Speedee Mart (another local chain) now sells Amoco fuel instead of the Shell they used to sell.
I think we have two total Shells in Omaha and its suburbs, total now (from dozens a few years ago), and there are a few across the river in Council Bluffs, IA. They are not common here or in much of the rest of the western midwest - MN, IA, SD, ND, KS, etc. and are far from being the default option here.
The density of Shell stations (along with Chevron etc.) compared to our unbranded equivalents here is something I've noticed when traveling to Texas, much of the south, etc.
We had a big local chain called Bucky's which sold Shell, BP, or Phillips 66 fuel, depending on location - they were acquired by Casey's.
And our Speedee Mart (another local chain) now sells Amoco fuel instead of the Shell they used to sell.
I think we have two total Shells in Omaha and its suburbs, total now (from dozens a few years ago), and there are a few across the river in Council Bluffs, IA. They are not common here or in much of the rest of the western midwest - MN, IA, SD, ND, KS, etc. and are far from being the default option here.
The density of Shell stations (along with Chevron etc.) compared to our unbranded equivalents here is something I've noticed when traveling to Texas, much of the south, etc.
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