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Does this price vs quality map of LA gas stations check out?
Been in LA for about 3 months now and I still don't have a great feel for gas station pricing/quality here, so I threw together a rough map based on vibes and word of mouth. Curious if locals think it's accurate.
Vertical axis is price (top = expensive, bottom = cheap), horizontal axis is quality (left = low, right = high). Here's roughly how I placed things:
- Chevron, Shell, Mobil → expensive and high quality
- Costco → cheap but high quality
- 76, Valero, Circle K, 7-Eleven → somewhere in the middle
- ARCO, and independents like USA Gasoline → cheap but lower quality
Does this match your experience? I'm especially unsure about ARCO — I put it as the lowest quality on the map, but I've heard it's TOP TIER certified and the reviews I've seen are actually pretty decent. Am I off base there? Also let me know if there are other chains I should add.
u/Own-Character-8276 — 4 days ago