Quote Originally Posted by silver
Does higher octane gas have more crude oil than the lower octane gas? If so maybe if its higher in demand right now thats what is causing it to be an odd difference.. I think the contents of gas are percentages so maybe when the percentage changes from octane to octane thats where you get the odd differences?
It's all the same fuel, all the companies use the same raw gasoline out of the same pipe. There is no such thing as regular, mid, or premium when it comes in...then each company mixes in their own additives.

It's bullshit what is being done with the premium fuel, it takes the same amount of additives to go from regular to mid as it does from mid to premium...so why is the price differance double? (0.20+ cents higher from mid to premium vs. 0.10 for regular to mid) It's the same as Diesel, people that need it must have it...they don't have a choice so fuel distributors know they can charge whatever they want. If diesel was twice as much as gasoline it would still be bought....this country survives on truckers and their is no alternative. Not to stray off the topic of premium gas but any idea how much less refining is required to produce diesel fuel??? There is absolutely no reason why it's not half the price. period.