View attachment 168915S A few Baby Jokers in my hood have similar to this ( not this) 80’s Subarus that only come out on snow days. You hear them roaring around the neighborhoods in peril
Reminds me of some VW Golf concept from the late 80s/early 90s.
Anybody buy cheap off brand gasoline? Any difference? There's a station near me that's 20-30 cheaper than the name brands, but I'm always skeptical. Maybe they're fine?
Pretty much all gasoline in these fine United States is chemically the same, well, say for about the first 95% of it...and no, I am not including gasoline you can buy at marinas or airports or racetracks. The main difference is the additive package, which can be a propriety mix of additional compounds to help keep the engine working as intended. Depending on what marketing you believe, Brand X is better than Brand Y.
This is especially true in California with CARB's mandated gasoline requirements (the rest of the USA has EPA/manufacture's standards to meet).
How Costco sells their gas for less is this:
1. Buy bulk/contract driven/cheapest spot market non-additive fuel from refinery A, B, and/or C's loading rack.
2. Buy their own additive package from specialty chemical firm and/or refinery A, B, and/or C.
3. Deliver both to their stores USTs.
4. Final product mixed at the dispenser and they call it Top Tier gasoline.
With turbos recirculating combustion/blow-by gases, there is an argument to be made that engine oil is of "more" concern than gasoline composition (don't forget to follow recommended maintenance schedules).
But cheap and crappy gasoline is a thing and if your vehicle performs noticeably wonky when using it, and using auto store "gasoline enhancing" chemicals makes the car run noticeably better, well, do the math which makes more financial (and time/effort) sense.