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Not really. There are only so many fuel depots in an area to start with, and they blend to the customers requirements in terms of additives. What the customer asks for is what gets delivered. The base fuel is the same except for the required octane rating.
speak for your location. there are no less than seven within two miles of one another in my location.
Okay sure. Do they deliver what the customer requests?
Every load in the United States has a blending requirement.
I think there is some merit to this. For instance, Valero I have found to be the worst performing gasoline in any vehicle I use it in. Lower fuel economy and the engines feel more labored.
If that were the case, regulatory bodies would be all over it because the pumps all say “Minimum Octane Rating XX” on them.
There are allowed variances for many things.
Yes, but if it is advertised as “MINIMUM” then it should never dip below.
Agreed, but we don’t live in a perfect world where everything goes 100% as planned. Most states have an octane variance that as long as the fuel tests within the variance, it will pass. IIRC it’s a few tenths of a point variance.
That would be a violation state laws here in Wisconsin. Perhaps not where you’re at, but if you’re in a privileged position to know that that is happening and it’s a violation, it should be reported. That’s not good for anyone.
Yes. 85 is allowed. “ + or - 2 “ is what’s posted in NC. My V8 crew cab doesn’t like 85 octane.
