Roperteacher

There used to be a Chevron station right in the middle of my town. One day it was closed down, borded up, etc... About 2 weeks later it is a Brand New VALERO station that now sells Diesel. The Chevron STation never sold Diesel. I have been learey of getting fuel there as I wonder what kind of shape the tanks are in???? BUt the Diesel is 30 cents cheaper there than anywhere else (3.30 a gallon) in SOuthern Calif.... It has been selling Diesel now for about a month... WOuld it be safe?>

rustyshakelford

i would imagine they had to install new tanks for the diesel. also in order to get alot of the fuels, they have to test the tank for h20 and things i think. just keep your reciepts

brett

usmc2311

I just want to know where in SoCal you are getting diesel for 3.30? It's still around the 3.45/3.55 range in Temecula/Murrieta. And when I was in OC last week hauling horses, I could barely find it under 3.50. And I'm sure that there would be no problems with the fuel. Like said previously (no need to quote, his is right above me) the tanks are tested or replaced. And if there wasn't diesel before, then they had to add a tank. So you should be getting the cleanest diesel around.

8Valve

Valero is getting big (whoever they are). They just took over a Mobil Truck stop. I dont know what brand diesel they sell, but its a large truck stop. Cheap diesel LOL !!! Valero in the Adirondack Mts of NY.....$3.89 a gallon this morning. And its the only game in town for
30 miles. We are remote. Arrg, $3.89

8Valve

Roperteacher

USMC, I rodeo and haul horses too! It's the Valero station in HEMET CA on the corner of Florida and Sanderson AVE. Right in front of the HOme Dept. 3.33 a gallon a few minutes ago!

kokalit

Headquartered here in San Antonio. Valero is $3.29 to $3.35 here...

From www.valero.com

"Valero is North America's largest refiner and one of the nation's largest retailers. The company leads in shareholder value growth through innovative, efficient upgrading of low-cost feedstocks into high-value, high-quality products."

Spooler

If they just put in diesel pumps then look for the new spot they sunk the tank in. If you don't see new concrete or pavement then I would be asking them where the new diesel tank was put. If they say they didn't put a new tank in then on down the road I would go.......... I love new stations with new tanks....... don't have to worry about all the crap in the old tank.

mega-engr

I think Valero gets their stock from Venezuela? Maybe I'm just CRAZY.

pevaguy

They may not have had to put a new tank in. They could have changed the "plus" tank over to diesel. Then have a "regular" unleaded and a "super" unleaded tank with a blender system to provide "plus". Doing that they can control what the octane is in the "plus".
As to "brands" of #2 diesel, brands on the sign of the station dosen't really mean you are getting brand "X" at station "X".
As for brands of gas, it pretty well all comes through the same pipeline. It becomes "Shell", "BP", "Chevron" etc when the additive package is blended into it at the terminals as it is being loaded on the transport.

fsufan1200

mega-engr,

You are correct my friend!! Valero is owned by the crazy Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.

You buy their fuel you support his almost-communist ways...............

bdog

Valero is not owned by Chavez - Citgo is.

pevaguy

You might want to "Google" Valero, even though the name sounds like it could be Venezuelan, it seems to be more like a good ole USA company.

mega2006

Yep, a good ole USA company as pevaguy said.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valero_Energy_Corporation

nelrod

Hey. Citgo and Chavez are changing their name to Petro Express, trying to fool us.

1-2-3

The $5 an hour clerk is not going to know if a tank was installed or replaced during construction.