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1stToyota · 07-10-2009, 10:23 AM

3rd tank of Valero got me 43.6 mpg

YarisOwnersDad · 07-10-2009, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by detroiter

Sinclair is still around?

I'm not sure about anyone else but here in Michigan, we have a few gas stations with the name "Firebird", they should be avoided like the plauge.

I don't think I've personally used Valero in my vehicle but used it all the time in my old jobs company van. Never really saw anything bad from the use of their gas.

I was very pleasantly surprised to learn a couple years ago during my vaction in Idaho that Sinclair stations can still be found out West. I remember Sinclair being one of the major brands of gasoline from my childhood days, and I thought that all of the Sinclair stations became "Arco" stations sometime in the 1970s.

We "old people" like to find at least SOME things from our younger days to be still around.

Tom

pennyracer · 07-10-2009, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by supmet

Valero is cheap trash. As bad or worse than arco.

i would never buy valero fuel in my life time !!!!

chevron in my first choice

SuperFunBall · 07-10-2009, 12:18 PM

My former company actually did environmental consulting for Valero Energy for one of their bulk fuel terminals at a certain port. It was not one of their refineries. Needless to say all of the bulk petro that came in was from foreign countries. They had two tank farms each with dispensers for 18 wheelers. Some of them were Valero rigs (not anymore for all the Valero gas stations are no longer here) but most of them were competing gas stations (Citgo, Gate, ect.) Later that division of the compay went under NuStar. I am not sure it they are still a part of Valero and their refineries (probably the only true Valero fuel). From the map of the US that I saw in the offices they are big from Texas up thru the midwest, mostly owning pipeline and a couple of ports on the eastcoast. Just my 3 cents.

Altitude · 07-10-2009, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YarisOwnersDad

I was very pleasantly surprised to learn a couple years ago during my vaction in Idaho that Sinclair stations can still be found out West. I remember Sinclair being one of the major brands of gasoline from my childhood days, and I thought that all of the Sinclair stations became "Arco" stations sometime in the 1970s.

We "old people" like to find at least SOME things from our younger days to be still around.

Tom

Sinclair still in Colorado :) and they still have that green dinosaur statue!

Yaris Hilton · 07-10-2009, 02:22 PM

Yeah, I remember the Sinclair dino well. And the Esso "Tiger In Your Tank" tails.

MadMax · 07-10-2009, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yaris Hilton

Yeah, I remember the Sinclair dino well. And the Esso "Tiger In Your Tank" tails.

It's still Esso in Europe!

YarisOwnersDad · 07-10-2009, 03:41 PM

I grew up in Hammond, IN, during the 1950s and 1960s, and the big name gas stations during my youth were:

Standard
Shell
Sinclair
Phiilips 66
Texaco
Clark
CitGo
Sunoco
Esso (Humble Oil & Refining Company)

I might be forgetting a couple.

Tom

Yaris Hilton · 07-10-2009, 03:50 PM

Another big one, at least in the South, was Pure.

Citgo used to be Cities Service.

How can we forget Amoco?

nsmitchell · 07-10-2009, 03:52 PM

I would cut out the topping off. http://www.epa.gov/donttopoff/

YarisOwnersDad · 07-10-2009, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yaris Hilton

Another big one, at least in the South, was Pure.

Citgo used to be Cities Service.

How can we forget Amoco?

Yep, I had forgotten about Citgo being called Cities Service, but now that you have mentioned it, I definitely remember that.

Tom

07-10-2009, 10:23 AM	#19
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07-10-2009, 12:18 PM	#22
SuperFunBall View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Blazing Blue 3dr LB MT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NSB,FL Posts: 198	My former company actually did environmental consulting for Valero Energy for one of their bulk fuel terminals at a certain port. It was not one of their refineries. Needless to say all of the bulk petro that came in was from foreign countries. They had two tank farms each with dispensers for 18 wheelers. Some of them were Valero rigs (not anymore for all the Valero gas stations are no longer here) but most of them were competing gas stations (Citgo, Gate, ect.) Later that division of the compay went under NuStar. I am not sure it they are still a part of Valero and their refineries (probably the only true Valero fuel). From the map of the US that I saw in the offices they are big from Texas up thru the midwest, mostly owning pipeline and a couple of ports on the eastcoast. Just my 3 cents. __________________ Sometimes you have to spit on your hands, raise the black flag, and start slashing throats

07-10-2009, 03:41 PM	#26
YarisOwnersDad Is now a Corolla S Owner View User's Garage Drives: 2010 Corolla S Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Western Kentucky Posts: 460	I grew up in Hammond, IN, during the 1950s and 1960s, and the big name gas stations during my youth were: Standard Shell Sinclair Phiilips 66 Texaco Clark CitGo Sunoco Esso (Humble Oil & Refining Company) I might be forgetting a couple. Tom Last edited by YarisOwnersDad; 07-10-2009 at 09:10 PM.

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nsmitchell View User's Garage Drives: LB-Auto-PWR-ABS-Cruise-Springs Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 1,065	I would cut out the topping off. http://www.epa.gov/donttopoff/ __________________ Other car is a 2005 Mustang Convertible 4.0L V6 Manual - Legend Lime Get YarAss in gear! RIP - Casey Tatum

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