Most grades of gasoline in one pump

[cjk374]

At most stations I have seen here in Louisiana, there are 3 grades of gasoline and full-tax diesel at most pumps (some stations don't sell diesel at all). Those that sell non-taxable diesel, it is sold at a separate pump...some being a small above-ground tank with a pump on top, possibly a manual pump.

I don't know of any stations in LA that sell more than 3 grades of gasoline.

[abefroman329]

I don't know of any stations in LA that sell more than 3 grades of gasoline.

I could count the number of times I've seen 4 on one hand.  Wherever possible, I like to fill up at Costco, which only has two.

[02 Park Ave]

How available is premium non-ethanol?

[abefroman329]

How available is premium non-ethanol?

It's one of the two Costco sells.

[Brandon]

Then, at the other end of the spectrum, you have some older Casey's General Stores that sell one grade of gasoline (87) with on-road diesel fuel.

[jeffandnicole]

Then, at the other end of the spectrum, you have some older Casey's General Stores that sell one grade of gasoline (87) with on-road diesel fuel.

I have one of those type setups near me: An old truck stop; a few bays for working on trucks, and single older-fashioned 87 octane pump in which I believe only one of the pumps actually works.  If you want to use a credit card, you go inside and they swipe it. https://goo.gl/maps/FmVCFwPh4K92 

[briantroutman]

I've also heard that you have to run the tank dry and fill it up with E85 in order to actually save money over unleaded, I'm not sure if it's the same with E15.

From what I've read, fuels sold as "E85"  in the U.S. can legally fall within a rather broad range of ethanol content–ranging from about 50% up to 85%. So if your tank is already a third full of E10 and you add two-thirds of E85 that actually contains 85% ethanol, you'd be driving around with a greater ethanol concentration (roughly E62) in your tank than if you had run it down to empty and filled it up with a 51% blend that was labeled as E85.

[abefroman329]

Then, at the other end of the spectrum, you have some older Casey's General Stores that sell one grade of gasoline (87) with on-road diesel fuel.

I have one of those type setups near me: An old truck stop; a few bays for working on trucks, and single older-fashioned 87 octane pump in which I believe only one of the pumps actually works.  If you want to use a credit card, you go inside and they swipe it. https://goo.gl/maps/FmVCFwPh4K92

I have not seen one of those in decades.  I remember when they were commonplace.

[seicer]

I've seen those pump types in West Virginia fairly recently - along with the pumps where you have to rotate a dial to unhook the pump!

[abefroman329]

I've seen those pump types in West Virginia fairly recently - along with the pumps where you have to rotate a dial to unhook the pump!

I have never seen a pump where you have to rotate a dial to unhook the pump.

[briantroutman]

I was going to post this over a year ago but never got around to it...

During the period I was in Tampa, I drove down to Sarasota one Sunday afternoon and noticed this Chevron station on a fairly quiet street. The signage was all modern, although the unit was an small neighborhood-type service station–the type that was prevalent 50+ years ago and has been disappearing for decades. But perhaps more surprising were the pumps with mechanical dials in front.

Excepting small stations way out in forgotten rural corners, the few remaining mechanical dial pumps I remember seeing around my hometown and in my travels disappeared in the mid '90s.

[seicer]

That looks to be a very clean setup - and nicely taken care of.

[PHLBOS]

But perhaps more surprising were the pumps with mechanical dials in front.

Excepting small stations way out in forgotten rural corners, the few remaining mechanical dial pumps I remember seeing around my hometown and in my travels disappeared in the mid '90s.

At some marinas, there still active mechanical dial gas pumps out there.  I saw one off the Chesapeake Bay (near around/Earleville, MD) several years ago.

[seicer]

There are some in use in West Virginia. I've not come across any others elsewhere.

[tchafe1978]

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.7315288,-90.4817739,3a,37.5y,198.1h,94.97t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sWevNGZ8hYY6pdD1QxE_gJQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Platteville, WI has this neat old station, B&B Service. It has the old time mechanical pumps, and they sell only 100% gas, no ethanol blends. Neat little station that's been around forever. And I believe they only take cash.

[Rothman]

Medora, ND has an old gas station with the old dials near the entrance to the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

[abefroman329]

But perhaps more surprising were the pumps with mechanical dials in front.

Excepting small stations way out in forgotten rural corners, the few remaining mechanical dial pumps I remember seeing around my hometown and in my travels disappeared in the mid '90s.

At some marinas, there still active mechanical dial gas pumps out there.  I saw one off the Chesapeake Bay (near around/Earleville, MD) several years ago.

I wonder if that's because owners of boats that are rented just charge a flat fee for fuel regardless of how much the renter actually uses.  Or maybe you can't install pumps with digital readouts at marinas.  Or maybe boat owners just aren't that anal about being charged correctly.

[Rushmeister]

How available is premium non-ethanol?

I regularly buy 91 octane E0 at a Countrymark station (Lebanon, Indiana). 

Love that stuff. I wish there more stations that carried it.

[hbelkins]

But perhaps more surprising were the pumps with mechanical dials in front.

Excepting small stations way out in forgotten rural corners, the few remaining mechanical dial pumps I remember seeing around my hometown and in my travels disappeared in the mid '90s.

At some marinas, there still active mechanical dial gas pumps out there.  I saw one off the Chesapeake Bay (near around/Earleville, MD) several years ago.

There are some in use in West Virginia. I've not come across any others elsewhere.

Still quite a few in my area of Kentucky.

[Road Hog]

How available is premium non-ethanol?

I regularly buy 91 octane E0 at a Countrymark station (Lebanon, Indiana). 

Love that stuff. I wish there more stations that carried it.

More and more stations in Texas offer ethanol-free gas, but it's about 30¢ per gallon more expensive and I haven't seen a significant improvement in mileage, so I stopped using it in my car. I do use it for my lawn mower, though.

[cjk374]

I have yet to see ethanol-free gas in any octane level higher than 87. If the octane was higher than that, you would see better gas milage.