Why I Buy Gas/Fuel at 7-Eleven

Several new 7-Eleven stores have been built in my area in the past 2-3 years. All of the new stores and some of the existing stores sell 100% pure gas (aka no ethanol). It is likely the older stores will be somehow updated to provide pure gas.

I gleaned the following from the 7-Eleven Oklahoma page which I found informative:

What types of fuel does 7-Eleven offer?

7-Eleven offers fuel at more than 110 locations throughout the metro area. Our goal is to provide our neighbors with the highest quality fuel at a fair price. We offer E-10 gasoline, conventional gasoline and diesel fuel; offerings vary by location.

7-Eleven also offers compressed natural gas (CNG) at our store located at S.E. 19th Street and S. Eastern Ave. in Moore, Okla., and we plan to expand this option in the future!

Who supplies 7-Eleven gasoline? Am I getting good gas at 7-Eleven?

7-Eleven sells the highest quality fuel available to consumers in Central Oklahoma.

Almost all fuel sold in the Central Oklahoma market originates in one of three Oklahoma refineries, located in Bartlesville, Ardmore and Wynnewood.

In the United States, the distribution of fuel involves thousands of miles of pipeline, linking refineries and terminals.

If you imagine those thousands of miles of fuel pipeline as rivers and streams, then fuel terminals would be like lakes. A fuel terminal collects product from many refineries that has been co-mingled in its movement around the country in many pipelines.



At terminals, which are the last holding area for gasoline before it makes its way into retail stores, tanker-trucks load up with a common fuel that’s destined for any number of different retailers. Some stores are branded with the names of familiar oil companies and some are not. In most cases, gasoline has no idea what it will be called until it’s on its way to the retailer.

Because 7-Eleven is an independent gasoline retailer, we are free to buy fuel from the pipeline at the lowest price each day and set prices accordingly. Our loyalty lies not with a particular oil company, but rather with our customers.

When you buy 7-Eleven gas, you’re receiving high-quality fuel, in the most convenient locations, with the friendliest customer service, at the best price, every day. That’s value!

Are you part of the national 7-Eleven group?

No. Oklahoma’s 7-Eleven stores are independently owned by the family of William C. Brown. Oklahoma’s 7-Eleven stores are a separate corporation which uses the same trade dress as 7-Eleven stores in other parts of the world.

Just a fyi on gasoline I learned from a gasoline additive salesman (who I trust) in Chicago.
a. Yes, there are only a few grades of "base gasoline" that every company uses.
b. Each "company" (e.g. Shell, Citgo, BP, whoever) pays to add various "additive blends". These additives have things like detergents, etc.
c. Many companies use a generic additive blend, while others (e.g. Shell) have their own custom additives. Additives are a pretty big part of the cost of the gasoline.
d. The additives are blended with the "base gasoline" as it is loaded onto the tanker truck.
e. Gasoline is divided into "tiers". Tier 1 is the best (most additive), Tier 2 is in the middle & Tier 3 is the "el cheapo" gasoline with the least amount of additive (there is a minimum required by the Federal government)

Tier 1 gas definitely does make your engine run cleaner, but usually costs you more. Tier 3 gasoline will run your car just fine, but prolonged use will require YOU to put in more additives on our own (e.g. fuel injector cleaner) which you would rarely need if you only ran Tier 1 gasoline.

In ALL cases, don't fill up your car at a station with a tanker truck in the parking lot OR if you know that the station's bulk storage tanks were just filled. Water & all the dirt/trash that collects in ALL fuel tanks sits at the bottom & gets stirred up (& gets into your car's tank) when a tanker truck offloads a new load of fuel.

HOPE THIS HELPS!
https://www.consumerreports.org/car-maintenance/study-shows-top-tier-gasoline-worth-extra-price/
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio....eferer=&httpsredir=1&article=1000&context=tdr

And here I was just expecting a picture of a hot gal behind the counter !

dadsbee said:

And here I was just expecting a picture of a hot gal behind the counter !

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dadsbee said:

And here I was just expecting a picture of a hot gal behind the counter !

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This could be old, but Moore only has 2 7-11's that have real gas. https://www.pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=OK

69a100 said:

This could be old, but Moore only has 2 7-11's that have real gas. https://www.pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=OK

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I use the 4th Street store when I need pure gas but I use the store nearest to me at the end of my street for 10% ethanol in the Nissan truck. They have no ATM fees, good coffee and donuts and the cheapest gas. The stores in Oklahoma are family owned. God bless the USA.

Maverick out here in the West has that also plus in Elko NV for example they have 99 Octane. Haven't purchased from them yet but it is a definite on the to do list...cr8crshr/Bill

dadsbee said:

And here I was just expecting a picture of a hot gal behind the counter !

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I remember this issue fondly...

We have a few Citgo's with 90 octane non-eth.

Almost all of the new since about 2015 Wawa's have it as well.

Some select Sunoco's have 100 octane race gas.

We have 89, 90, and 91 octane in pure gas.

I get my 0% 91+ octane gasoline from my fuel supplier, Countrymark. Great to know that there are places to buy ethanol free gasoline nowadays.

I wish the 7-11s would have it the only place we have is a wawa that has it for 50 cents more a gallon then E10. there are about 30 7-11s around here we also have wawa and sheets stores to .

The closest 7-11 to me is at least 25 miles away but if they have ethanol free gas, I'll fill up my jugs for my small motor stuff too.

That is the only reason i buy it for my small engines .

I used mostly 7-11 gas in my 440 Charger 10-15 years ago. After 30,000 miles, I pulled the engine to put in another car. Here's pics of the intake valves, (the one on the left is after cleaning). I never used any additives.

I don't think 7-11 uses top tier gas, unless they switched recently. In your post it just says "high quality". OnCue (Phillips66) is one of them that does. And they sell both 100% and E10. Shell is another, but I think most of them are E10

OKDart said:

I used mostly 7-11 gas in my 440 Charger 10-15 years ago. After 30,000 miles, I pulled the engine to put in another car. Here's pics of the intake valves, (the one on the left is after cleaning). I never used any additives.

I don't think 7-11 uses top tier gas, unless they switched recently. In your post it just says "high quality". OnCue (Phillips66) is one of them that does. And they sell both 100% and E10. Shell is another, but I think most of them are E10

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I'm pretty sure 7-11 uses Tier 3 gas & the valves you showed are what I would expect without any additives added to it. Now, even Tier 1 gas would show "some" deposits, but nowhere near that amount.

I forgot to mention that in most cases, "regular" has the least additive, "mid-grade" has more & "premium" has the most additive. So, even if you run Tier 1 regular gas, every once in a while running a tank of premium or mid-grade (or adding a fuel additive) is a good idea.

I do know that Shell & BP are both Tier 1 and another station (Citgo???) just went from Tier 2 to Tier 1 about 2 years ago. You can search this info. online.

It would take me 20 years of driving to reach 30,000 miles on my Mopar and 10 years on the El Camino to get there. So, I'm not very concerned about it.

Citgo is owned by the govt of Venezuela.