A l t e r E g o 9 Posted April 4, 2005 (edited) Now I'm confused, I thought "Sheetz" was some kind of off topic joke; you mean it's a real gas company? :P Click For Spoiler The only difference between different brands of gas is price and octane level. Years ago, I worked for 5 years at a gas station while going through college. Every once in awhile, they would send me down to the fuel depot to pick up supplies. The fuel depot is where all of the gas trucks fill up before delivering gas to the gas stations. Each oil company had huge container buildings where the gas was stored. They were right next to each other. Citgo,BP,Exxon and so forth. I found out that when one oil company was out of fuel there and needed to make a shipment, they merely bought/borrowed the gas from the neighboring oil company. They then returned the favor if the other oil company ran out.So you see, when you go to an Exxon for example, there is no guarantee that you are getting Exxon gas. It could be Hess,Amoco,BP and so on. There really is just 1 formula for making gas. The difference in brands is merely advertisment,price and octane. I hope what you're saying Kor is not true. I'd rather our money not go to anyone who would use it to kill us. I hear you joeybear, we've had our first car almost a year now. Before that we were of the exact same mindset as you but we got tired of the effort and embarrassment of bringing groceries home on the bus not to mention the extra travel time we'd need to factor into all our business or pleasure trips around the city. Having a car has opened up avenues of adventure and time savings we could never have had on the bus, for example; a trip on the bus to the Wild Animal Park would take four hours each way (VS 40 min by car) making it impossible to go without leaching onto a friend for a ride. Edited April 4, 2005 by Alterego Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gotabite 0 Posted April 4, 2005 Yep! Sheetz is for real, and one of the least expensive companies to buy gasoline from. But maybe they are not in every of the country at this time Now I'm confused, I thought "Sheetz" was some kind of off topic joke; you mean it's a real gas company? 315511[/snapback] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kor37 9 Posted April 4, 2005 Sheetz is indeed for real. We have a few here in Maryland. What I said above is absolutely true. I've seen it with my own eyes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kor37 9 Posted April 4, 2005 Perhaps I'm not understanding correctly...but if these other companies don't import oil.....why are their prices as high as the companies that do import..........I use Sheetz...I also drive a Toyota Prius, which is a hybrid car.........which also helps. 315499[/snapback] Those companies do indeed import oil. They just don't import oil from Middle-Eastern countries. They import oil from Brazil and Venezuela among other places. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Itchygomba69 0 Posted April 5, 2005 yeah Sheetz is a gas/fastfood place, they compete pretty well with Subway in the Pittsburgh PA area Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kor37 9 Posted April 5, 2005 yeah Sheetz is a gas/fastfood place, they compete pretty well with Subway in the Pittsburgh PA area 315644[/snapback] Thats amazing!.. When I think of going out to buy a sub, a gas station isn't the first thought that comes to mind........lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChiFire 0 Posted April 5, 2005 woah. take a breath. gas prices are gonna go up and down, and be used for diff. things. the stock market goes up and down, does that mean you're gonna pull your stocks out? 315267[/snapback] I've already pulled my stocks out and invested in gold. 315379[/snapback] actually, that WAS good desicion. i heard that gold was worth more now that the dollar is being driven lower and lower by the euro. but that doesn't mean you shouldn't take risks. just short sell all your stocks. that's what i did. :P actually, it was a simulation. not old enough to have stocks. short selling gets ya a LOT of dough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theunicornhunter 2 Posted April 5, 2005 yeah Sheetz is a gas/fastfood place, they compete pretty well with Subway in the Pittsburgh PA area 315644[/snapback] Thats amazing!.. When I think of going out to buy a sub, a gas station isn't the first thought that comes to mind........lol 315692[/snapback] Most of the gas "stations" around here have some sort of eating establishment inside. Of course they're more like gas-plexes than the old gas stations. I know one off the Interstate had a Subway, there's another with a Hardee's and another wwith Long John Silver. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Itchygomba69 0 Posted April 5, 2005 I been seeing McDonalds and Subways and Hardees In Gas stations lately Share this post Link to post Share on other sites