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ePolonia Rookie Author Chicago Posts:6 Points:12,470 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 1:29:48 AM Ignore ePolonia Report Abuse Usually we get Gas on our Near Speedway Station In last 90 days we compare Speedway vs Sams Club station. Based on our: city 85% our 2008 Chrysler Town & Country - 4.0 - Limited Gas from Speedway: 14/mpg Gas from Sams Club: 18/mpg Above listed results are based on: 1. 3 x refill 19/gallons on Speedway 2. 3 x refill 19/gallons on Sams Club 1. - Can somebody provide explanation...? 2. - Anybody have similar results...? 3. - What brand of gas does Sam's Club sell...? Sams Club gas prices are much lower!!!

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Usually we get Gas on our Near Speedway Station
In last 90 days we compare Speedway vs Sams Club station.

Based on our: city 85% our 2008 Chrysler Town & Country - 4.0 - Limited

Gas from Speedway: 14/mpg
Gas from Sams Club: 18/mpg

Above listed results are based on:

1. 3 x refill 19/gallons on Speedway
2. 3 x refill 19/gallons on Sams Club

1. - Can somebody provide explanation...?
2. - Anybody have similar results...?
3. - What brand of gas does Sam's Club sell...?

Sams Club gas prices are much lower!!!

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ePolonia Rookie Author Chicago Posts:6 Points:12,470 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Mar 17, 2012 1:50:23 PM Ignore ePolonia Report Abuse @ricebike - Yes you must be a member to get discount prices
ePolonia Rookie Author Chicago Posts:6 Points:12,470 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Mar 17, 2012 1:48:20 PM Ignore ePolonia Report Abuse @Oilefan - in our area Samsclub gas are chepper around 12-15 cents!
ePolonia Rookie Author Chicago Posts:6 Points:12,470 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Mar 17, 2012 1:45:34 PM Ignore ePolonia Report Abuse @mertieman - Maybe all use the same terminals but I think each station adding diferent stuff - so at the pump we receive what they mix with the gas. Last week we do a one more test and we get a midium grade fuel on local citko station, and guest what: midium gas that is with higher octane value give us 14/mpg!!! Look like somthing is not corect with this gas. Chrysler TC with 4.0 engine is also prepared for midium grade gas...
OilerFan Champion Author Tulsa Posts:14,032 Points:2,445,440 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2012 6:33:27 AM Ignore OilerFan Report Abuse My wife and I are a member of Sam's Club and see gasoline prices 8 cents lower than anywhere else in our area. [Edited by: OilerFan at 3/15/2012 7:34:33 AM EST]
ricebike Champion Author New Jersey Posts:10,015 Points:1,852,695 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2012 12:35:35 AM Ignore ricebike Report Abuse do you have to be a member to get those discounted prices?
OceanArcher Champion Author Mississippi Posts:5,688 Points:1,324,375 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:41:34 AM Ignore OceanArcher Report Abuse Sam's Club is not near enough to me to allow me a personal test of your findings. Does seem a bit unusual, however ...
MertieMan Champion Author Lexington Posts:14,768 Points:2,891,610 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 4:34:26 AM Ignore MertieMan Report Abuse I find this extremely hard to believe that you have this much difference in mpg. Most gas in a given area all comes from the same terminal, no matter the station selling it. I have used basically every so called brand on the market, and see very little if any difference in any of it.