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Warning Ranting In Progress
ok so three things to rant about!
#1. I bought a "pop lock" for my tail gate What a waste of $ that was. The striker plate is held on by double sided tape! And now my handle doesn't go all the back!
#2. I was messing with my gallery and i noticed that the word "truck" was highlighted so i scrolled over it. And guess what popped up... A DODGE TRUCK COMMERCIAL!. Last time i checked this was a Ford only forum why in the world is there a dodge commercial?
#3. Since when does Safeway diesel make my truck get bad fuel mileage? Last week i put $20.00 in at the Valero gas station and drove my truck to work and back all week with out needing fuel till Friday. Friday i put $50.00 in and barley made it to today! Since I am stubborn/stupid i put $40.00 of Safeway crap in it, and its not looking promising at all.
anyways thank you all for reading... I'm done now.
#1. I bought a "pop lock" for my tail gate What a waste of $ that was. The striker plate is held on by double sided tape! And now my handle doesn't go all the back!
#2. I was messing with my gallery and i noticed that the word "truck" was highlighted so i scrolled over it. And guess what popped up... A DODGE TRUCK COMMERCIAL!. Last time i checked this was a Ford only forum why in the world is there a dodge commercial?
#3. Since when does Safeway diesel make my truck get bad fuel mileage? Last week i put $20.00 in at the Valero gas station and drove my truck to work and back all week with out needing fuel till Friday. Friday i put $50.00 in and barley made it to today! Since I am stubborn/stupid i put $40.00 of Safeway crap in it, and its not looking promising at all.
anyways thank you all for reading... I'm done now.
Fleet Owner
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From: Rio Rico, AZ.
I never use Safeway for diesel, either. You end up paying more per mile because of the crappy mileage. So I save the discounts for my wife's gas engine Audi A4.
The best mileage that I have found in my area is at the Shell station in Lake Forest Park.
They advertise Premium Diesel and charge a little more for it than average.
But the mileage went from 28 mpg on my TDI to 35 in town driving.
The best mileage that I have found in my area is at the Shell station in Lake Forest Park.
They advertise Premium Diesel and charge a little more for it than average.
But the mileage went from 28 mpg on my TDI to 35 in town driving.
Snowboard season cometh..
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From: Gulf Coast of Florida
KWIK, you old hippie!!! Get away from that tailpipe!!
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Feb 2005
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From: Northern Colorado
I never use Safeway for diesel, either. You end up paying more per mile because of the crappy mileage. So I save the discounts for my wife's gas engine Audi A4.
The best mileage that I have found in my area is at the Shell station in Lake Forest Park.
They advertise Premium Diesel and charge a little more for it than average.
But the mileage went from 28 mpg on my TDI to 35 in town driving.
The best mileage that I have found in my area is at the Shell station in Lake Forest Park.
They advertise Premium Diesel and charge a little more for it than average.
But the mileage went from 28 mpg on my TDI to 35 in town driving.
I have found the exact same thing... Safeway = worst mileage .... Shell = best mileage.
FTE Legend
Joined: Aug 2004
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From: North Central Rural Sask.
I use either shell or husky fuel from the truck stops here. Oddly enough husky fuel does a little better in my truck then the shell from the local truck stops, and when I head to work in edmonton (a city about 5ish hours away) the shell there does better in my truck then the husky there!
Smokin
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I stray away from the grocery store fuel stations..but my reasoning behind it was for fear of contamination. They don't seem to move their fuel very quickly, and some of that stuff could be pretty old.
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Master of Strokes
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X3 here it the Cheaper the Fuel the worse the MPG in my experience.
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From: Bellingham, WA
My bro-in-law says the same thing there Dan, he's in Kenmore so thats where he fills up as well. I noticed my truck runs very badly after Safeway so I stick to the 24hr fuel/CFN up here. They move diesel like crazy plus they have the nice high speed pumps so I'm not sitting there forever. They never foam up either, like some of the fuel stations around here. Wonder if the pump/handle is different maybe?
Fleet Owner
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From: Rio Rico, AZ.
My bro-in-law says the same thing there Dan, he's in Kenmore so thats where he fills up as well. I noticed my truck runs very badly after Safeway so I stick to the 24hr fuel/CFN up here. They move diesel like crazy plus they have the nice high speed pumps so I'm not sitting there forever. They never foam up either, like some of the fuel stations around here. Wonder if the pump/handle is different maybe?
Because racetruck
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Monterey Bay, CA
Nolan, I have found the same thing. I gave up on Safeway once the prices started to come down. Valero for sure. I can even feel the difference on power in my truck between the two.
Hook it, I'll pull it.
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From: Grand Lake, La.
Humm, being a supporter, I don't see all that crap.
