Top Tier Gas - what do the cooler folk say? Total BS? Completely indifferent?
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Top Tier Detergent Gasoline
TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline is the premier standard for gasoline performance. Seven of the world's top automakers, BMW, General Motors, Honda,Toyota, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and Audi recognize that the current EPA minimum detergent requirements do not go far enough to ensure optimal engine performance.
Since the minimum additive performance standards were first established by EPA in 1995, most gasoline marketers have actually reduced the concentration level of detergent additive in their gasoline by up to 50%. As a result, the ability of a vehicle to maintain stringent Tier 2 emission standards have been hampered, leading to engine deposits which can have a big impact on in-use emissions and driver satisfaction.
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I sort of buy it because I've read people I respect somewhat endorse it (Car Talk brothers), but mainly have been pretty much exclusive with Shell since moving & having Winn Dikc-me (Fuel Perks) be my main grocer (for non Sam's things) & there's a Shell close by.
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Top Tier Detergent Gasoline
TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline is the premier standard for gasoline performance. Seven of the world's top automakers, BMW, General Motors, Honda,Toyota, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and Audi recognize that the current EPA minimum detergent requirements do not go far enough to ensure optimal engine performance.
Since the minimum additive performance standards were first established by EPA in 1995, most gasoline marketers have actually reduced the concentration level of detergent additive in their gasoline by up to 50%. As a result, the ability of a vehicle to maintain stringent Tier 2 emission standards have been hampered, leading to engine deposits which can have a big impact on in-use emissions and driver satisfaction.
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I sort of buy it because I've read people I respect somewhat endorse it (Car Talk brothers), but mainly have been pretty much exclusive with Shell since moving & having Winn Dikc-me (Fuel Perks) be my main grocer (for non Sam's things) & there's a Shell close by.
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