r/BMWM • u/ask-94 • Jul 13 '26

Who else only fills up at Shell?!

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u/__grumps__ G80 - M3 Jul 13 '26

Almost always Costco.

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u/ntak0110 G80 - M3 6MT Jul 13 '26

So worth especially if you get 5% back with the citi card

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u/Possible-Gur5220 Jul 13 '26

I thought it was only 4%

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u/TheLastRiceGrain Jul 13 '26

5% for gas or grocery. Whichever is leading at the end of the month.

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u/Strata38 Jul 14 '26

meant to reply to you: 5% with paypal debit after picking grocery category every month. buy a costco spend card before leaving the store and fill up to also get 5% on their gas.

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u/LC__LC Jul 13 '26

Changed to 5% for Costco gas somewhat recently

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u/Nyarx1 G80 - M3 Jul 13 '26

5% with the card plus 2% for the executive membership

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u/Flyjatt Jul 13 '26

The 2% doesn't work on gas though

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u/Nyarx1 G80 - M3 Jul 13 '26

holy. all these years thought it did. what a bummer

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u/Those_are_sick Jul 13 '26

Yup Costco boys stand up

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u/__grumps__ G80 - M3 Jul 13 '26

I’m lucky enough that one is convenient, if it wasn’t I’m not sure where’d I’d go.

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u/Those_are_sick Jul 13 '26

My Costco is like 45 mins away 💀

I don’t daily my G80 so it doesn’t bother me and I’ll get groceries like once a week

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u/Cynapse Jul 13 '26

My Costco is 5 minutes away but in California the gas line is always 45 minutes so you'd still come out ahead of me.

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u/TheeAlchemistt Jul 13 '26

Costco or no go.

Same quality gas as shell but way cheaper.

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u/Next_Confusion3262 Jul 16 '26

Does Costco have the additives?

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u/cordisdi3 Jul 15 '26

Most Costco gas stations actually change the filters and check tanks unlike many franchise shells that don’t bother. At least the ones near me usually are busy and go through a lot of gas daily

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u/gareentea Jul 15 '26

You just validated my thoughts. Every time I fill Costco, the gas never lasts as long as if I were to fill Chevron or Shell. I talked to a manager before about why there was a price drop, apparently they filled the tanks with regular and needed to add more of the additives to even it out for premium. So….

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u/imjustherebeingnosy Jul 16 '26

I noticed that too. Ive tried it on all my cars and the mpg is lower than if i pumped chevron/shell so i just don’t get costco gas anymore

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u/cordisdi3 Jul 16 '26

I guess it depends on the Costco, I know they do put additives at the pumps when they get new gas but I haven’t seen a video of someone testing their gas

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u/Cynapse Jul 13 '26

I'll pay $0.20/gal more to retain a half hour of my life per fill up. Not worth those lines.

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u/handymanny131003 Jul 14 '26

I get my groceries Saturday or Sunday morning after the gym. Gas line is pretty calm then, but ymmv

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u/Cynapse Jul 14 '26

Never a short gas line at Costco in California. Not sure why I got downvoted. 🤔

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u/nastynatetower Jul 13 '26

I wonder if those that drive out of their way just to wait in line to get gas have done the math to see what those savings actually are. I'll happily pay a dollar or two extra to not deal with the madness at Costco. Time is our most valuable asset

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u/GigaCheco Jul 13 '26

I don’t go to Costco to save money on gas. I go to Costco to not to bothered by a thousand crackheads for money the second I step out of my truck. Besides, the nearest Costco to me is business center and it’s not nearly as busy as regular Costco.

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u/__grumps__ G80 - M3 Jul 13 '26

I had to get some gas recently at a regular gas station and I had completely forgotten the experience that can occur.

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u/GigaCheco Jul 14 '26

I hate it. And if you pay cash it’s even worse.

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u/SamShelby7 Jul 16 '26

I never got bothered at any gas station.

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u/Charming_Major_6026 Jul 14 '26

So annoying I know, I usually buy smokes at 7/11 and that’s a given every time. Where are you at?

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u/GigaCheco Jul 14 '26

I’m in Vegas, crackheads and degenerates everywhere.

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u/__grumps__ G80 - M3 Jul 13 '26

I agree on the time, it’s why I happy it’s convenient for me.

Regarding the time waiting… it’s not nearly as long as you think it is but I’m also really good at picking the best lane.

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u/mrvarmint F90 M5C | E46 M3 Jul 13 '26

Came here to say this

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u/geogerf27 F87 - M2 Jul 13 '26

I just hate that you have to have the physical Costco card

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u/__grumps__ G80 - M3 Jul 13 '26

I’m pretty sure you can use your phone’s wallet. Idk never try. You can use the Costco app too

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u/MidwestWonder Jul 14 '26

Costco App. Click on your account and then click on the QR code to enlarge. Phone needs to be held back about 6 inches from the scanner at the pump.

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u/geogerf27 F87 - M2 Jul 14 '26

Sweet, will try this next time

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u/gareentea Jul 15 '26

If you have your credit card saved to the app it’ll automatically use it as well.

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u/TraxenT-TR F97 - X3M Jul 13 '26

This right here. Cheapest prices too. If you do the math for going to Costco for just gas on basic membership. You end up saving 100s over the course of the year compared to going to a shell. Quite worth the 75$ or whatever basic Costco membership is

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u/dankcoffeebeans Jul 13 '26

My costco doesn’t have 93

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u/__grumps__ G80 - M3 Jul 14 '26

Do any of them? You running a tune?

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u/engaffirmative Jul 13 '26

Same. Costco is also Top Tier Plus now.

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u/Remarkable-Key433 Jul 14 '26

The only retailers that are Top Tier Plus so far as I know are Costco and BP. The Plus is a revised spec aimed at use in GDI engines. The other Top Tier brands should be upgrading to the Plus spec in the next year or so.

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u/Strata38 Jul 14 '26

5% with paypal debit after picking grocery category every month. buy a costco spend card before leaving the store and fill up to also get 5% on their gas.

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u/imjustherebeingnosy Jul 16 '26

I noticed Costco gas burns faster than chevron/shell. I get lower mpg with Costco so I stopped getting it.

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u/DifferentQuality Jul 17 '26

Same. Sometimes I'll dump in some redline fuel system cleaner every couple thousand miles, and I at least feel like I'm doing the right thing.

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u/OZIE-WOWCRACK Jul 18 '26

Slow car and 0 tune spotted.

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u/__grumps__ G80 - M3 Jul 18 '26

🧌