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Originally Posted by Bruceg0028

I heard many criticisms on the new Costco and why you shouldn’t join the club.

Just something to think about.

Vehicle fuel has ratings called Top Tier. Top tier fuel has special additives that make the fuel better for your car. Most car manufacturers say not to use Non Top Tier fuel in your vehicle.

Sam’s club and BJ’s does not use Top Tier gasoline. However Costco and most other name brand gas stations do. You can goggle this and see who does and who doesn’t.

I have found my gas mileage is significantly reduced when filling up at BJ’s and Sam’s.

We took a trip to Miami this past winter and I filled up at BJ’s the night before. When we got to our destination my tank was just about empty. We filled up with Mobil for our return trip and we had just over a quarter of a tank upon return.
I was driving a Chevy Equinox and my normal mileage is about 31MPG. On that trip it dropped to 27MPG.

I have had other friends check their gas mileage and they also experience a 3-5 mile per gallon reduction in their fuel mileage.

So if you think you’re getting a better deal using the BJ’s credit card and getting an extra 10 cent discount you’re losing it on your mileage. Costco also gives you a 5% rebate when you have their Citibank card and their gas is priced just as good as BJ’s and Sam’s.

I don’t need a bunch of trash talk that I’m wrong. Just do a mileage check yourself and see the results.

If your not sure if the gas is Top Tier just look at the gas pump your buying from and it will say Top Tier on the pump. And as I said earlier you can goggle this to see.

When I goggled it I learned that Top Tier fuel includes enhanced detergent additives to keep an engine cleaner. With non-Top Tier fuel you might get more deposit buildups over time. What I did *not* see was anything that would affect mileage from one trip to another.

Different brands may use different octane calculations which could affect mileage.
Different brands might use different amounts of ethanol which *would* affect mileage.
Different trips may have different headwinds, traffic, driving speeds, AC usage which all would affect mileage.