Costco Is Now Carrying Diesel

[CA_Traveler]

As the title says you can now get diesel at some Costco stations. I have not doubt that this will become available at more stations in the future. This link shows the current and future locations. I would expect that just like their gasoline they will be very cost competitive.

[Sprink-Fitter]

Trackrig wrote:

6.7 tow rig wrote:
Even if you are saving 30 cents a gallon it's not worth it to me. 30 cents times 30 gallons is only 9 dollars. I will gladly go somewhere I can get in and out quickly to not save 9 dollars.

6.7 tow rig didn't complain about the price of fuel, but this is why you can't take a lot of people seriously when they complain about the price of fuel. By my brother's house in Hazel Dell, WA there are two stations across a small road from each other. There's usually a $.25 to $.29 difference in price between the two stations. The higher priced station seems to get just as much business because people are too lazy to put on their signal and cross the road.......

Bill

To lazy or just don't care?

[Bigdog]

The problem that I found with Arco is that they changed from cash/debit to debit/credit with out any notices, so that when I thought I was cutting a fat hog last time I filled the MH with a bit over 80 gallons, it actually cost me more than if I had bought it across the street at Safeway.
Oh well,such is life.

[Trackrig]

6.7 tow rig wrote:
Even if you are saving 30 cents a gallon it's not worth it to me. 30 cents times 30 gallons is only 9 dollars. I will gladly go somewhere I can get in and out quickly to not save 9 dollars.

6.7 tow rig didn't complain about the price of fuel, but this is why you can't take a lot of people seriously when they complain about the price of fuel. By my brother's house in Hazel Dell, WA there are two stations across a small road from each other. There's usually a $.25 to $.29 difference in price between the two stations. The higher priced station seems to get just as much business because people are too lazy to put on their signal and cross the road.......

Bill

[2oldman]

Sprink-Fitter wrote:
I think the same way, I don't think I would cross a busy four lane highway to save $9.00

There are many folks who'd do that for $3.00

[Sprink-Fitter]

6.7 tow rig wrote:
Even if you are saving 30 cents a gallon it's not worth it to me. 30 cents times 30 gallons is only 9 dollars. I will gladly go somewhere I can get in and out quickly to not save 9 dollars.

I think the same way, I don't think I would cross a busy four lane highway to save $9.00

[trail-explorer]

MrWizard wrote:
the costco gas pumps..nearest here, are being worked on..
but the lines at that place are always ridiculous .. no way would i try to fill up the Safari

Agreed. And many are designed in such a way that it prevents longer rigs from easily getting in or out of the pump island area. Safeway does the same thing.

[6_7_tow_rig]

Even if you are saving 30 cents a gallon it's not worth it to me. 30 cents times 30 gallons is only 9 dollars. I will gladly go somewhere I can get in and out quickly to not save 9 dollars.

[bsinmich]

Here in W. Michigan the 2 Costco have easy access to the pumps but the one closest to Holland usually has the highest prices in the area. They don't have lines very often. When I travel Costco & Sam's club are my first choices.

[BubbaChris]

Like others, I try my local Costco hours before the store itself opens and the conditions at the gas pumps are a lot better.

And on regular grade gas they are usually 2 octane better than everyone else around here (and most weeks are equal or better on price).

[derh20]

One of the 2 costco's in Vancouver, WA are installing diesel pumps as i write this. As far as the local prices go, they are pretty much in line with ARCO. However, I have a corporate membership which gives me a 4% rebate on fuel. At $3.00 per gallon, that represents a true cost of $2.88. Not a bad deal, although who knows what will happen when costco/AE get divorced.

[CA_Traveler]

There is no doubt that Costco is way behind the 8 ball in providing diesel.

[Trackrig]

gbopp wrote:
My guess is that Costco is not trying to attract the business of motorhomes and commercial vehicles.
They're gearing up for diesel passenger cars and light trucks.

I agree, but in Anchorage I don't think they're "gearing up" for all of the diesel vehicles as it is that they're tired of loosing business to the new Sam's Club a little ways away. Alaska has a lot of diesel vehicles so with the new Sam's with diesel and a bigger and brighter store with more parking area, Costco is playing catch up instead of being proactive. I still shop at both unless I'm in the MH, then it's Sam's.

Bill

[autorot8]

Costco by me is $.20-$.30 per gallon cheaper, and just as close as any other station. Plus I go early Sunday morning and never any lines.

[CA_Traveler]

The Chandler, AZ doesn't have diesel fuel yet but the access is OK for a large rig. Usually only a 2 car wait at most.

They will have the small nozzles so large rig filling will be slow.

And the jury is out on future CC usage. Next March (I believe) the Amex card will no longer be used. What will replace it and what will the fuel cash back be? If I can active it with their new Visa card and then pay with my 5% cash back Penfed card I'd be happy.