Sinclair gas

[Chris142]

Our shell station became a Sinclair station. Stickers on the pump claim it's top tier. Plus is the cheapest station in town now.

I know it's an old name,first time I have seen the name here.

 

[Nyogtha]

What was once Sinclair was purchased by ARCO in the early 1960's. What is now Lyondell-Bassel in the Houston area was part of that Sinclair.

The current owners of the Sinclair refinery in Sinclair, Wyoming own the rights to the name & logo and have regrown the company, but it otherwise has little ties with what was once Sinclair decades ago.

https://www.sinclairoil.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_Oil_Corporation

 

[Kira]

I didn't read the links butI do wonder if rebirthing the Sinclair name, logo and dinosaurs is just marketing to grown-up children....think Fred Flintstone's pet.

 

[bcossa2001]

I'm 54....,they would probably hook me

 

[Bud]

Sinclair stations were popular when I was growing up. Have not seen them around for years.

 

[sprite1741]

Sinclair here is ethanol free. Been running it in both cars for years because I get about 1.5 to 2 mpg better. It's the same price as everywhere else, but the mileage improvement makes it the best buy. It's also Top Tier detergent gas.

 

[Chris142]

Originally Posted By: sprite1741
Sinclair here is ethanol free. Been running it in both cars for years because I get about 1.5 to 2 mpg better. It's the same price as everywhere else, but the mileage improvement makes it the best buy. It's also Top Tier detergent gas.
we don't have that option here. All gas is 10% or more

 

[GrtArtiste]

If you know the employees there well enough to ask, I'd be curious to hear their answer to this: Which refinery/terminal was the gasoline actually coming from, before and after the change? If it turned out to be the same place, it wouldn't surprise me at all.

 

[JHZR2]

I've seen Sinclair stations in UT and NV for many years now.

Anything has to be cheaper than shell.

Around here we've started to get a lot of Philips 66 and 76 gas stations that haven't been brands I've ever seen around. Mobil is gone, Arco is long gone, etc.

 

[beanoil]

Originally Posted By: JHZR2
I've seen Sinclair stations in UT and NV for many years now.

Anything has to be cheaper than shell.

Around here we've started to get a lot of Philips 66 and 76 gas stations that haven't been brands I've ever seen around. Mobil is gone, Arco is long gone, etc.


P66 and U76 are under the same umbrella. Good products, and on the short list of companies that have fared the drop in crude, and overall state of the petroleum industry very well.

 

[GrtArtiste]

Sunoco, Shell, Speedway, Valero & Marathon all have a visible presence here. BP is noticeably fewer in the last 5 years. I think they [censored] off a lot of their franchisees. What we have more of than ever before are major retailers selling gas (Sam's-Costco-Meijer-Kroger) along with convenience stores that either dropped the brand affiliation they used to have or never had one in the first place (Lassus, S & G, Circle K).

 

[AirgunSavant]

Me too........ lol but true

 

[Chris142]

Originally Posted By: GrtArtiste
If you know the employees there well enough to ask, I'd be curious to hear their answer to this: Which refinery/terminal was the gasoline actually coming from, before and after the change? If it turned out to be the same place, it wouldn't surprise me at all.
only 2 suppliers here. Shell and Chevron.so unless they bring fuel from Los Angeles like Arco does you get one of those no matter where you buy fuel.

I do wish Sinclair sold diesel too

 

[Bladecutter]

We have them here in Colorado, for a long time.
Few and far between, but good gasoline.

BC.

 

[Kruse]

The nearest gas station to me is a Sinclair. They also have a two-stall garage where they do oil changes, tire repairs and small mechanical fixes. They also sell both 10% gas and alcohol-free gas.
There are two other Sinclair stations that are slightly further away. One has been a Sinclair for about 10 years, the other was a Valero that recently switched to Sinclair. One of these stations sells 93-octane gas.
All of them are good, clean businesses.