Richard,
Did you read my message?
"http://www.toptiergas.com/
It's a) a legitimate effort to qualify fuel, b) marketing BS, c) both.
I think it's all three. "
Where did I say "an effort by the oil companies to make themselves look good?"
Sheesh, I write enough stuff you can
legitimately take issue with--you don't need to put words in my mouth.
Bob
On 5/1/2011 11:10 AM, Richard Ewald wrote:
> Bob,
> Did you read your link?
> Top tier is not an effort by the oil companies to make themselves look good,
>but rather an effort by the car companies
> to make sure they cars can and will stay in compliance with smog regulations
>over the long haul.
> the problem here is if the customer goes out and buys the cheapest fuel
>available, over the long haul it will hurt
> performance and emissions on the vehicle. When the car fails smog, the car
>maker gets the blame even though the root
> cause is the shitty *coughARCOcough* gas the customer has been purchasing.
> I find it interesting to note that Chevron met Top Tier with no reformulation
>of their existing fuels.
> You should not find it surprising that I use Chevron in my car and
>recommended it (and other top tier fuels) to my
> customers.
> Rick
>
> On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 8:45 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net
><mailto:bspidell@comcast.net>> wrote:
>
> http://www.toptiergas.com/
>
>
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