DON'T believe the "Top Tier" HYPE
07-07-2005, 03:14 PM
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DON'T believe the "Top Tier" HYPE
Did a little investigation after reading the <a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/tt/msgs/1308738.phtml">Top Tier Gasoline post</a> earlier today.
This site is registered to "National Products Group" with an UNLISTED phone number and a PO BOX in Tulsa, OK.
Guess who else has HQ in Tulsa, OK?
That's right, the 1st gas station on the list. Quiktrip Corporation.
This is nothing other than an EXTREMELY clever marketing effort on the part of Quiktrip Corporation. They are the low price leader of all the stations listed but are are positioning themselves on equal ground for quality with the other higher-cost providers, and have shamelessly placed their name at the top of the list to boot.
Maybe the auto manufacturers signed up to vouch for this "top tier" crap. But in my mind it's meaningless hype.
This site is registered to "National Products Group" with an UNLISTED phone number and a PO BOX in Tulsa, OK.
Guess who else has HQ in Tulsa, OK?
That's right, the 1st gas station on the list. Quiktrip Corporation.
This is nothing other than an EXTREMELY clever marketing effort on the part of Quiktrip Corporation. They are the low price leader of all the stations listed but are are positioning themselves on equal ground for quality with the other higher-cost providers, and have shamelessly placed their name at the top of the list to boot.
Maybe the auto manufacturers signed up to vouch for this "top tier" crap. But in my mind it's meaningless hype.
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07-07-2005, 04:16 PM
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Maybe he got his info from an even bigger rat................
He interviewed and got his info from Andrew Buczynsky, listed as GM's fuel guru. Maybe he owns stock in Quicktrip, actually I never heard of them, not here in the east anyway.
07-07-2005, 04:35 PM
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You are correct sir! Missed that page.
Even that page still smells of marketing more than science even though they make it sound so scientific.
Doesn't matter to me, the only 93 octane I can get is Holiday 93. Never was a big holiday Station fan before but it lets me run the 93 octane REVO program so I love em now.
Trent
Doesn't matter to me, the only 93 octane I can get is Holiday 93. Never was a big holiday Station fan before but it lets me run the 93 octane REVO program so I love em now.
Trent
