Re: [MBZ] Is fuel from various quickie marts trustworthy?

[Dan Penoff]

The requirements for double walled tanks and leak detection systems have been 
in place for some years, probably since the mid to late 1980s, I believe.

Dan

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> On Nov 13, 2013, at 12:16 PM, Randy Bennell  wrote:
> 
>> On 13/11/2013 10:56 AM, Larry T wrote:
>> My only concern is the amount of fuel they sell which affects their refill 
>> timing and the freshness of their fuel.  Additives are put in fuels at 
>> various times of the year and if the fuel stays in the tank too long it 
>> might not get the right additive at the right time..
>> 
>> In the Richmond Va area we are seeing it as low as $2.95.
>> 
>> Good luck -
>> LarryT
>> 91 300D
> Have the environmental rules become stiffer down in the USA?
> It used to be quite common here for gas stations to have leaky tanks and thus 
> water infiltration.
> That has become pretty much a thing of the past because they have all been 
> forced to upgrade their tanks and must keep careful records to determine if 
> there is any leakage.
> 
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Re: [MBZ] Is fuel from various quickie marts trustworthy?

[Rich Thomas]

Yes.

Quickie marts move a lot of gas, they don't make much of anything on 
it.  They make their money on cigs, beer, and lottery tickets that the 
gassers buy.  The gas is the hook to get them in there.  A neighbor of 
ours in Houston had been the VP of sales for the big Bud distributor in 
town, so he knew the beer bidness inside out.  He left there and joined 
up with a guy who owned like 75 quickies all over TX and LA, mostly 
because he understood the beer bidness and knew how to wring every $ out 
of the beer sales (and costs).  He was doing quite well.


On another interesting note, the distributor was running something like 
$10M a month in sales, more or less.  Their accounts outstanding (the $ 
they were owed) was <$5k a month -- all the beer was cash and deliver, 
and the owners always had the money to pay for the beer deliveries as 
that was their cash cow.  Beer distribution is a great business to be in.


--R


On 11/13/13 12:16 PM, Randy Bennell wrote:

On 13/11/2013 10:56 AM, Larry T wrote:
My only concern is the amount of fuel they sell which affects their 
refill timing and the freshness of their fuel.  Additives are put in 
fuels at various times of the year and if the fuel stays in the tank 
too long it might not get the right additive at the right time..


In the Richmond Va area we are seeing it as low as $2.95.

Good luck -
LarryT
91 300D


Have the environmental rules become stiffer down in the USA?
It used to be quite common here for gas stations to have leaky tanks 
and thus water infiltration.
That has become pretty much a thing of the past because they have all 
been forced to upgrade their tanks and must keep careful records to 
determine if there is any leakage.


Randy

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Re: [MBZ] Is fuel from various quickie marts trustworthy?

[Randy Bennell]

On 13/11/2013 10:56 AM, Larry T wrote:
My only concern is the amount of fuel they sell which affects their 
refill timing and the freshness of their fuel.  Additives are put in 
fuels at various times of the year and if the fuel stays in the tank 
too long it might not get the right additive at the right time..


In the Richmond Va area we are seeing it as low as $2.95.

Good luck -
LarryT
91 300D


Have the environmental rules become stiffer down in the USA?
It used to be quite common here for gas stations to have leaky tanks and 
thus water infiltration.
That has become pretty much a thing of the past because they have all 
been forced to upgrade their tanks and must keep careful records to 
determine if there is any leakage.


Randy

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Re: [MBZ] Is fuel from various quickie marts trustworthy?

[Larry T]

My only concern is the amount of fuel they sell which affects their 
refill timing and the freshness of their fuel.  Additives are put in 
fuels at various times of the year and if the fuel stays in the tank too 
long it might not get the right additive at the right time..


In the Richmond Va area we are seeing it as low as $2.95.

Good luck -
LarryT
91 300D

On 11/11/2013 3:18 PM, Zoltan Finks wrote:

Hello all,

I've been wondering lately if one can trust that the quality of fuel from
convenience stores or from the grocery store gas stations is as good as
that of the major gas station chains.

Here in Cincinnati, fuel (gas) has been in the low $3 range. A United Dairy
Farmers convenience store near my house is at $3.05 right now.

Thanks,
Brian
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Re: [MBZ] Is fuel from various quickie marts trustworthy?

[Alex Chamberlain]

On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 7:16 PM, Fmiser  wrote:

> So when I read "fuel", generally interpret that as "not-gasoline" -
> typically diesel, though it could be CNG (compressed natural gas),
> kerosine [paraffin], propane, hydrogen, uranium, bunker oil, WVO,
> etc - or even gasoline [petrol]!


Hendrik will probably chortle at this, but when I visited rural Australia I
was baffled by fuel station signs listing prices for "petrol," "diesel,"
and "gas," until I realized "gas" meant CNG, or possibly propane.

Alex
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Re: [MBZ] Is fuel from various quickie marts trustworthy?

[Fmiser]

> Andrew wrote:
> 
> Who gives a sh*t about "fuel"?  I want to know about DIESEL.

Err, "fuel" is the general term that includes both gasoline and
diesel.  Among truck drivers, the term "fuel" where most people in
the US use "gas".  Like, "My fuel tank is mostly full, so I'll keep
going.", or "What's a good place to get fuel on US 50?", or
"Someone stole my fuel cap."

So when I read "fuel", generally interpret that as "not-gasoline" -
typically diesel, though it could be CNG (compressed natural gas),
kerosine [paraffin], propane, hydrogen, uranium, bunker oil, WVO,
etc - or even gasoline [petrol]!

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Re: [MBZ] Is fuel from various quickie marts trustworthy?

[Dan Penoff]

What, no King Kwik?

Dan former resident of Mt. Healthy, OH

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> On Nov 11, 2013, at 3:18 PM, Zoltan Finks  wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I've been wondering lately if one can trust that the quality of fuel from
> convenience stores or from the grocery store gas stations is as good as
> that of the major gas station chains.
> 
> Here in Cincinnati, fuel (gas) has been in the low $3 range. A United Dairy
> Farmers convenience store near my house is at $3.05 right now.
> 
> Thanks,
> Brian
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Re: [MBZ] Is fuel from various quickie marts trustworthy?

[Andrew Strasfogel]

Who gives a sh*t about "fuel"?  I want to know about DIESEL.


On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 3:44 PM, Allan Streib  wrote:

> They might cut it with higher amounts of ethanol depending on your
> location. I think the Federal standard allows up to 15% now which I
> would only want to run in a Flex-Fuel vehicle that was specifically
> designed for high ethanol blends.
>
>
>
> Check the octane also, the really cheap places around here blend it to
> 86 where as most regular unleaded is 87.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 11, 2013, at 03:28 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:
>
> absolutely, zoli,.  they all get em from the same big tanks you see on
>
> the
>
> edge of town.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Zoltan Finks
>
> <[1]msuchpo...@gmail.com>wrote:
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>
> Hello all,
>
>
>
> I've been wondering lately if one can trust that the quality of fuel
> from
>
> convenience stores or from the grocery store gas stations is as good as
>
> that of the major gas station chains.
>
>
>
> Here in Cincinnati, fuel (gas) has been in the low $3 range. A United
> Dairy
>
> Farmers convenience store near my house is at $3.05 right now.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brian
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Re: [MBZ] Is fuel from various quickie marts trustworthy?

[Allan Streib]

They might cut it with higher amounts of ethanol depending on your
location. I think the Federal standard allows up to 15% now which I
would only want to run in a Flex-Fuel vehicle that was specifically
designed for high ethanol blends.



Check the octane also, the really cheap places around here blend it to
86 where as most regular unleaded is 87.





On Mon, Nov 11, 2013, at 03:28 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:

absolutely, zoli,.  they all get em from the same big tanks you see on

the

edge of town.





On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Zoltan Finks

<[1]msuchpo...@gmail.com>wrote:



Hello all,



I've been wondering lately if one can trust that the quality of fuel
from

convenience stores or from the grocery store gas stations is as good as

that of the major gas station chains.



Here in Cincinnati, fuel (gas) has been in the low $3 range. A United
Dairy

Farmers convenience store near my house is at $3.05 right now.



Thanks,

Brian

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Re: [MBZ] Is fuel from various quickie marts trustworthy?

[Gary Hurst]

absolutely, zoli,.  they all get em from the same big tanks you see on the
edge of town.


On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Zoltan Finks wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I've been wondering lately if one can trust that the quality of fuel from
> convenience stores or from the grocery store gas stations is as good as
> that of the major gas station chains.
>
> Here in Cincinnati, fuel (gas) has been in the low $3 range. A United Dairy
> Farmers convenience store near my house is at $3.05 right now.
>
> Thanks,
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[MBZ] Is fuel from various quickie marts trustworthy?

[Zoltan Finks]

Hello all,

I've been wondering lately if one can trust that the quality of fuel from
convenience stores or from the grocery store gas stations is as good as
that of the major gas station chains.

Here in Cincinnati, fuel (gas) has been in the low $3 range. A United Dairy
Farmers convenience store near my house is at $3.05 right now.

Thanks,
Brian
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