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We offer both regular (87 octane) and premium (91/93, depending on the market) grade. Not ethanol free but it is high quality ("top tier" in most markets).

by nick007 10y ago

rdl 10y ago
Stocking racing gas would be awesome. (Sunoco SS100 is street legal in California, too.)
- nick007 10y ago
  Yes actually we've gotten a surprising number of requests for this
  - joelg236 10y ago
    Sounds like a niche that might work for you guys. I'm guessing the people who need that kind of fuel intersects nicely with "people who don't have time to fill up" and are willing to spend some extra money for convenience.
    - rdl 10y ago
      Plus there are very few stations which carry that fuel -- maybe 6 in the bay area.
  - danieltillett 10y ago
    Do this and charge extra - anyone wanting this won’t complain at the higher price.
ars 10y ago
> regular (87 octane) and premium (91/93) Mid-grade (89) is just a mix of the two - it shouldn't be hard to implement.
- rdl 10y ago
  Usually additives are added to premium which wouldn't be in mid-grade (not a huge cost difference, though). Usually this stuff gets mixed at the rack (along with ethanol, etc.), although there are older gas stations and cheaper stations which mix high and low on-site at the pump for medium.
  - ars 10y ago
    > Usually additives are added to premium which wouldn't be in mid-grade That's the perception (and they are happy for you to think that), but I don't believe it's actually true. And in any case, if it is true, a mix would simply have a lower level of additives for midgrade and that seems right to me. > although there are older gas stations and cheaper stations which mix high and low on-site at the pump for medium. I'm almost 100% certain that almost all gas stations have just two storage tanks and the pump mixes them. See: https://blog.gasbuddy.com/posts/Gasoline-pumping-from-the-station-tank-to-your-car-tank/1715-410826-315.aspx https://blog.gasbuddy.com/posts/Gasoline-pumping-from-the-st... http://hyperbear.blogspot.com/2006/05/dirty-little-secret-about-mid-grade.html http://hyperbear.blogspot.com/2006/05/dirty-little-secret-ab...
    - rdl 10y ago
      Ah, it's apparently 90% have two tanks. The remaining 10% have 3 and have pre-mixed, because they had leftover tank from when they did leaded gas, and by doing this they don't need to upgrade the pumps. So it's probably old/cheap/un-upgraded stations which have 3 tanks.

We offer both regular (87 octane) and premium (91/93, depending on the market) grade. Not ethanol free but it is high quality ("top tier" in most markets).

by nick007 10y ago

We offer both regular (87 octane) and premium (91/93, depending on the market) grade. Not ethanol free but it is high quality ("top tier" in most markets).

rdl 10y ago

Stocking racing gas would be awesome. (Sunoco SS100 is street legal in California, too.)

nick007 10y ago
Yes actually we've gotten a surprising number of requests for this
- joelg236 10y ago
  Sounds like a niche that might work for you guys. I'm guessing the people who need that kind of fuel intersects nicely with "people who don't have time to fill up" and are willing to spend some extra money for convenience.
  - rdl 10y ago
    Plus there are very few stations which carry that fuel -- maybe 6 in the bay area.
- danieltillett 10y ago
  Do this and charge extra - anyone wanting this won’t complain at the higher price.

ars 10y ago

> regular (87 octane) and premium (91/93) Mid-grade (89) is just a mix of the two - it shouldn't be hard to implement.

rdl 10y ago
Usually additives are added to premium which wouldn't be in mid-grade (not a huge cost difference, though). Usually this stuff gets mixed at the rack (along with ethanol, etc.), although there are older gas stations and cheaper stations which mix high and low on-site at the pump for medium.
- ars 10y ago
  > Usually additives are added to premium which wouldn't be in mid-grade That's the perception (and they are happy for you to think that), but I don't believe it's actually true. And in any case, if it is true, a mix would simply have a lower level of additives for midgrade and that seems right to me. > although there are older gas stations and cheaper stations which mix high and low on-site at the pump for medium. I'm almost 100% certain that almost all gas stations have just two storage tanks and the pump mixes them. See: https://blog.gasbuddy.com/posts/Gasoline-pumping-from-the-station-tank-to-your-car-tank/1715-410826-315.aspx https://blog.gasbuddy.com/posts/Gasoline-pumping-from-the-st... http://hyperbear.blogspot.com/2006/05/dirty-little-secret-about-mid-grade.html http://hyperbear.blogspot.com/2006/05/dirty-little-secret-ab...
  - rdl 10y ago
    Ah, it's apparently 90% have two tanks. The remaining 10% have 3 and have pre-mixed, because they had leftover tank from when they did leaded gas, and by doing this they don't need to upgrade the pumps. So it's probably old/cheap/un-upgraded stations which have 3 tanks.