I just drove to Pittsburgh and back today for business, and filled up my Passat at 5:30am with premium at the TA off of 70 in Hebron. Unfortunately, after I filled it up, I realized that this TA was distributing Amoco/BP fuel.
I remember the "What gas u use" thread a few weeks ago. Bah...no problem, I thought. I'll burn through this tank and fill up on my way home. Won't be a problem. All those paranoid BP-naysayers are full of crap.
Well....ALL THROUGH OH, WV, PA and back the car was bucking under acceleration like the timing was off or it needed a tune up. With 107k miles, I thought there may be a mechanical problem. Then, I realized it coooouuuld be the BP gas...
I burned through the tank by the afternoon. I intentionally went to a Shell station to get their 93 octane on my way back home this afternoon. IMMEDIATELY the hesitation and rough idle went away.
Unbelievable. From now on, I'm staying the F away from BP!!!!