ev chargers at gas stations
05-30-22, 05:29 PM
#46
Lexus Fanatic
Well, First, I don't drive a Suburban or an F-350 that holds 50 gallons LOL (I'm being facetious). Second, as per the advice I myself have given to you all about filling up in previous posts, if a tanker truck is filling up the station tanks where I'm at, I either go somewhere else or wait a minimum of 5 minutes after the truck is done pumping to minimize the chances of (possible) underground dirt and contaminants in the tank from getting pumped into my vehicle. Third, it takes a minute or two to upload the discount-card info from the grocery store into the pump (you get bonus points from grocery purchases at Giant Food for gas discounts). Four, since the pandemic started, I don't just get out of my vehicle and grab the bare pumps....I get a protective cloth, so my hand isn't exposed to possible viruses. Fifth, the pump itself is not particularly responsive.....the computer takes a little while to process your input and fuel-choice. Sixth, I pump the gas slow enough so that if the automatic cutoff doesn't work (usually they work, but occasionally they screw up), I don't end up with gas all over the side of my vehicle and on the ground next to it. Seventh, it takes a few seconds for the printed receipt to come out (I always pay by credit card and keep the receipt for my monthly statement). Eighth, as I've mentioned in other posts I'm not usually in a very big hurry when I fill up....I don't let the clock rule my life.
Incidentally, now that you mention fill-ups, one thing that is missing on most current Buick products is a lockable fuel-filler door, although I've never, to my knowledge had gas siphoned out of my tank. I have, though, had a front license plate and cover stolen. Buicks do, however, give you the nice capless filler-system that was first used on Ford products some years ago. It eliminates the possibility of driving off and leaving an untethered gas-cap sitting on the pumps.....you would be surprised at how many people did that before the capless systems got more widespread.
Incidentally, now that you mention fill-ups, one thing that is missing on most current Buick products is a lockable fuel-filler door, although I've never, to my knowledge had gas siphoned out of my tank. I have, though, had a front license plate and cover stolen. Buicks do, however, give you the nice capless filler-system that was first used on Ford products some years ago. It eliminates the possibility of driving off and leaving an untethered gas-cap sitting on the pumps.....you would be surprised at how many people did that before the capless systems got more widespread.
05-30-22, 05:41 PM
#47
Lexus Champion
05-30-22, 05:54 PM
#49
Lexus Champion
05-31-22, 08:50 AM
#50
Lexus Fanatic
No....I think you misunderstood me. I fill it all the way up when it is at, or a little below, the halfway mark. It helps prevent a lot of potential problems from too low a level in the tank....more potential issues than just running out of gas.
05-31-22, 08:55 AM
#51
Lexus Fanatic
Unfortunately, life isn't always simple.
By today's standards, the gas lines at Costco would try the patience of a saint, and I avoid them myself even though I have a Costco card. But, don't forget, in the mid and late 1970s gas lines like that were pretty much par for the course.
Good for you, but you still go to Costco. I value my time and my mental health, I can barely tolerate driving past a Costco with all the convolution going on around the entrance to its parking lot, never mind going there myself.
05-31-22, 08:58 AM
#52
Lexus Fanatic
I'm not quite sure what you mean by Charlie Chaplin impressions
.....he starred in silent films. But, if you mean that I don't show impatience by grimacing my face, you're correct....I don't.
05-31-22, 08:59 AM
#53
Lexus Champion
Unfortunately, life isn't always simple.
By today's standards, the gas lines at Costco would try the patience of a saint, and I avoid them myself even though I have a Costco card. But, don't forget, in the mid and late 1970s gas lines like that were pretty much par for the course.
By today's standards, the gas lines at Costco would try the patience of a saint, and I avoid them myself even though I have a Costco card. But, don't forget, in the mid and late 1970s gas lines like that were pretty much par for the course.
05-31-22, 09:03 AM
#54
Lexus Champion
05-31-22, 09:12 AM
#55
Lexus Fanatic
05-31-22, 09:38 AM
#56
I heard the gas at places like AM/PM and Costco/Safeway isn't as good as Shell. Whether it's true or not, I always go to Shell even though it's a good deal more expensive. Then again, it's one of two gas stations in this town lol.
05-31-22, 09:48 AM
#57
Lexus Champion
Even Safeway probably uses Top tier. Gasoline in the US has to meet a minimum requirements. I've used both Costco and Arco gas (when I travel) for years and never had any issues with my cars, performance or otherwise
05-31-22, 10:00 AM
#58
Not true. Both Costco and Arco use Top tier gas: https://www.autolist.com/guides/top-tier-gas
Even Safeway probably uses Top tier. Gasoline in the US has to meet a minimum requirements. I've used both Costco and Arco gas (when I travel) for years and never had any issues with my cars, performance or otherwise
Even Safeway probably uses Top tier. Gasoline in the US has to meet a minimum requirements. I've used both Costco and Arco gas (when I travel) for years and never had any issues with my cars, performance or otherwise
05-31-22, 10:06 AM
#59
Lexus Fanatic
Correct. Shell and Chevron have some of the best additives in the industry....Chevron's Techroline is (arguably) THE best. I use Shell myself, though, for two reasons. First, Chevron stations no longer exist in the D.C. area...they moved out (why, I have no idea)
, and the old stations started selling the Liberty-brand. Second, in the D.C. area, Giant-Food Supermarkets gives a discount at Shell stations for grocery-purchase bonus-points.
05-31-22, 10:11 AM
#60
Lexus Champion