#2 Fuel-up Log
2011 Volkswagen Golf
Property of catfish.
Added Sep 3 2011
Showing all fuel-ups and notes
Mar 22 2013
3 oz PS White. This March has been much cooler than last year. No snow events on this tank, but grey, NW winds, and most days do not reach 50 degrees. Again got 3 weeks out of a tank. Price of regular unleaded has stayed around $3.80.
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16,312
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11.577
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$4.099
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$47.45
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41.1
Added by catfish on Mar 22 2013 at 4:12 am
Mar 1 2013
Certified. 3 oz PSW. Weather has stayed pretty cool with west-wind hurting several times coming home. Price of unleaded has come up a good bit now and has been around $3.80 for regular grade for the past two weeks.
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15,836
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12.000
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$4.100
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$49.20
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38.6
Added by catfish on Mar 1 2013 at 8:12 am
Feb 9 2013
Certified. 3 oz PSW. Typical winter weather now with some pretty cold spans and a few more snow events. Unleaded price is back up to about $3.60.
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15,373
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11.414
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$4.100
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$46.80
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38.6
Added by catfish on Feb 9 2013 at 2:17 am
Jan 19 2013
Certified on Harmon. 3 oz PS White. There have been some pretty wide temp swings during the period (66 degrees and humid 7 days ago with half a tank, a few days before that it was 15 degrees, and we had quite a bit of snow after Christmas. It's 40 today and it will be single digit cold in two days). Regular unleaded has been around $3.05 and diesel around $3.99 during the past month.
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14,932
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12.089
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$3.899
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$47.14
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38.5
Added by catfish on Jan 19 2013 at 7:48 am
Dec 27 2012
Certified on Harmon. 4 oz PSW. Last fill up was exactly 4 weeks ago (two tanks in past 8 weeks). Couple of snowy drives that included traffic jams. Unleaded went below $3 for a while. Today it is $3.39.
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14,466
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11.534
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$3.999
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$46.12
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40.4
Added by catfish on Dec 27 2012 at 9:03 am
Nov 29 2012
Certified on Harmon. 3 oz PSW. November has been a little cooler than normal, dry, some really nice days. This is exactly 4 weeks since last fill-up (laying-low during the 4 day holiday helped the tank last this long). I have been trying for fuel efficiency during the entire tank. Regular unleaded is $3.41 today.
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14,000
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12.971
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$4.139
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$53.69
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41.9
Added by catfish on Nov 29 2012 at 7:20 am
Nov 1 2012
Certified on Harmon. 3 oz PS white. Lots of rain, wind, and cold over the past 4 days (hurricane Sandy) has resulted in some bad MPG trips to work. Same late-fall price trend with diesel again. Gas prices go down to entice Christmas spending, but diesel stays high it's time to fill-up home heating oil tanks.
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13,456
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11.830
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$3.999
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$47.31
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44.1
Added by catfish on Nov 1 2012 at 6:59 am
Oct 11 2012
Certified on Harmon. 3 oz PS White (past tank got nothing as I weaned AmSoil Diesel Concentrate). Price of regular gas today is 3.71, so I am on par with the cost of high test. Have had several frosty mornings during the past week. Noticed the effect of the cold as I continued to target fuel economy through-out this tank consumption.
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12,934
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11.754
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$4.059
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$47.71
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43.6
Added by catfish on Oct 11 2012 at 4:00 am
Sep 19 2012
about 39 degrees this morning and tomorrow wiill be close to 80, so I filled to avoid air space in fuel tank that could aid water-condensation. Added no Amsoil and will purge until returning to the P.S. White.
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12,422
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10.910
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$4.159
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$45.37
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45.9
Added by catfish on Sep 19 2012 at 3:21 am
Aug 30 2012
Certified on Harmon. Added 3 oz Amsoil Diesel Concentrate to this 12.3 gallons (so a little too much stuff). Could have easily clocked 600 miles on this tank, but wanted to fill before Friday of the Labor Day holiday. Fuel prices just spiked two days ago and regular unleaded is selling for $3.95.
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11,921
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12.317
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$4.160
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$51.24
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46.0
Added by catfish on Aug 30 2012 at 7:58 am
Aug 6 2012
Certified on Harmon closes before 5:00pm on Saturdays. Went straight there after work today. 598 miles on this tank. Added 3 oz Amsoil Concentrate. Price of regular unleaded today is the same price as this diesel, so today I beat the Jeep's fuel-up cost big time (when factoring the Jeep's need for hi-octane fuel).
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11,355
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13.943
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$3.899
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$54.36
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43.0
Added by catfish on Aug 6 2012 at 9:30 am
Jul 14 2012
Certified on Harmon. Last full tank got no fuel treatment, and this tank received barely over 2 oz of Amsoil Diesel Concentrate (used PS White during the winter and spring, and I haven't used Amsoil since last summer). Purchased car almost exactly one year ago and it looks and runs great.
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10,756
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12.046
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$3.589
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$43.23
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45.8
Added by catfish on Jul 14 2012 at 1:16 am
Jun 26 2012
bought 3 gallons at the Turkey Hill on 6/22 (20 cents less there) and then finally filled up at the Certified on Harmon today (put 14.323 gallons in the tank today and the "range" display showed I could have only driven another 5 miles before running out of fuel completely, so this is the lowest I have ever drawn down the tank). Added no fuel treatment on this fill up and may switch back to Amsoil on the next fill-up.
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10,204
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17.423
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$3.599
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$62.71
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45.5
Added by catfish on Jun 26 2012 at 9:52 am
Jun 1 2012
13.266 gallons today from the Certified on Harmon combined with 3.5 gallons purchased on Memorial Day Monday at the Turkey Hill on S. High St. Added 1 oz PS White then, and another 3.5 oz today. Car ran good on Turkey Hill stuff and even squealed tires during a hard acceleration in 1st gear.
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9,412
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18.766
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$3.799
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$71.29
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39.7
Added by catfish on Jun 1 2012 at 7:26 am
May 8 2012
Certified on Harmon, 4 oz PS. Have been trying to drive for high mpg during the entire tank (some strong throttles while hill-climbing). The "fuel" light came on during my drive home from work around 4 miles before I made it to the Certified station.
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8,667
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13.396
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$3.990
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$53.45
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43.5
Added by catfish on May 8 2012 at 7:07 am
Apr 17 2012
Certified on Harmon. Added 4 oz PS White again. Dan and Todd put a few miles on while I was gone to Asia.
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8,084
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13.156
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$4.099
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$53.93
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42.5
Added by catfish on Apr 17 2012 at 11:44 am
Mar 15 2012
Certified on Harmon. Unusually warm weather continues, so good MPG has come too. I have continued to try to drive for fuel efficiency. Lots of 5th gear 55-60mph drives to work. The car computer told me that I could have reached for 600 miles on this tank, but I am not into that game. Added 4 oz PS.
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7,525
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12.689
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$4.099
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$52.01
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40.8
Added by catfish on Mar 15 2012 at 10:54 am
Feb 23 2012
Certified on Harmon. Took another jar sample and this time it was much greener than the sample from 17 days ago (maybe the fuel distributor's winter additive makes the fuel look less green and today's purchase is becoming more of a warm-weather mix). Added 3 oz of PS White. During most of the cold weather, I make my work commutes in 5th gear around 60 mph.
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7,007
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12.235
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$3.899
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$47.70
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38.4
Added by catfish on Feb 23 2012 at 5:11 am
Feb 6 2012
Certified on Harmon. Just gone below half a tank again. The weather has been warm in the day and cool at night, so again I re-filled in hope of reducing possible condensation by reducing air-space in the tank. Took a jar sample, fuel was really clear looking. Added 4 oz PS White (first time using this water-dispersant stuff, but the color looks very much like the Amsoil Concentrate which is a water-separator).
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6,537
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8.711
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$3.800
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$33.10
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40.8
Added by catfish on Feb 6 2012 at 7:42 am
Jan 23 2012
Certified on Harmon. Re-filled at 1/2 tank to avoid condensation env (probably too late since it was 9 deg a few days ago, & near 60 deg today). Second time in a row of no conditioner & of topping-off at 1/2 tank mark. So the Amsoil Diesel Concentrate (water/fuel separater)should be mostly diluted out, & my next fuelup will include PS White (water dispersant). A Windex spray-bottle in the trunk had heavy exterior condensation, so I probably should have added the PS today.
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6,182
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8.802
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$3.729
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$32.82
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37.4
Added by catfish on Jan 23 2012 at 10:23 am
Jan 5 2012
Certified on Harmon. I filled up before I really needed to because it has been pretty cold for a few days (highs in the 20's yesterday and day before), but it is supposed to warm up, so I want to avoid temp change on a mostly empty fuel tank. Added no Amsoil and will do some PS for the first time on next fuel add.
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5,853
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9.703
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$3.729
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$36.18
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37.3
Added by catfish on Jan 5 2012 at 7:17 am
Dec 21 2011
Certified on Harmon. There has been one brief period of cold weather that froze the surface of the ground for a couple of days, but for the most part it has been warmer than normal and rains! Added 2 oz. Gasoline prices have been low for more than a month (typically around $3.10/gal), but diesel's relation to heating oil has helped keep the price of diesel almost a dollar more.
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5,491
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12.880
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$3.729
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$48.03
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37.7
Added by catfish on Dec 21 2011 at 5:08 am
Nov 26 2011
This Certified fuel-up is combined with addition made during roadtrip (eastbound on PA turnpike, topped-off half an existing tank w/ 7.5 gallons of 7% biodiesel making a nice 3.5% bio tank-mix). Downhill/downwind going there. Coming back, drove mostly 75-80mph with some long 80-90% throttles in 5th gear while climbing PA mountains (probably excellent engine break-in). Added 2 oz
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5,005
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20.712
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$4.099
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$84.90
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44.5
Added by catfish on Nov 26 2011 at 4:07 am
Nov 19 2011
Certified station. Saturday morning at 8:30. They received delivery last night. Added 2 oz. Took a fuel sample in a jar. The car misfired pretty bad at about 1700rpm in second gear a few days ago.
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4,084
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11.610
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$4.090
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$47.48
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40.1
Added by catfish on Nov 19 2011 at 12:02 am
Oct 28 2011
this is the combination of a total fill-up today, added to 8 gallons that I purchased during my trip to Oscoda, MI (5 gallons of Citgo brand purchased at a T/A truckstop was stated to contain between 5 and 20% biodiesel). Went to work today, then totally filled-up the tank with this 11 gallons from Certified on Harmon (2 oz too). I had the wind behind me for much of this fishing-trip (going up, and coming back).
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3,619
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19.000
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$3.830
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$72.77
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45.6
Added by catfish on Oct 28 2011 at 9:37 am
Oct 21 2011
Certified on Harmon. Added slightly less than 2 oz with this 12 gallons of fuel
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2,753
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11.798
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$3.799
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$44.82
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41.6
Added by catfish on Oct 21 2011 at 2:48 am
Oct 3 2011
Certified on Harmon and 2 oz this time (so I am really close to a full strength dose). Certified closes at 8:00 PM and is not open on Sundays. They typically receive fuel every 2 days in the evening after they close. The past tank included several 100% throttle events including 105mph in 5th gear (I was too afraid to take my eyes off of the road to glance at the tachometer).
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2,262
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11.829
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$3.799
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$44.94
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39.8
Added by catfish on Oct 3 2011 at 10:25 am
Sep 17 2011
Certified on Harmon. 1.6 oz is just slightly more than "half" of the label rate for a 14.5 gallon capacity tank.
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1,791
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11.323
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$3.859
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$43.70
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40.9
Added by catfish on Sep 17 2011 at 3:12 am
Aug 31 2011
Certified on Harmon Ave.
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1,328
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10.874
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$3.859
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$41.96
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39.3
Added by catfish on Sep 3 2011 at 11:13 am
Aug 17 2011
Certified station on Harmon Ave near Berliner Park. I found this place when I was returning the large ditch-witch to Hertz Rentals. Lots of trucks fuel-up there, but there is no posted description about the diesel rating other than "ultra low diesel".
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901
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10.849
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$3.859
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$41.87
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43.1
Added by catfish on Sep 3 2011 at 11:08 am
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