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Re: Don't buy gas at EXXON(1601 Wisc.Ave.)

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From: Geff King
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 1994 13:12
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Leigh V. Panlilio (LP1268A@american.edu) wrote:
: I just put 11 gallons of mid-grade gas into my 14 gallon tank at the EXXON at
: 1601 Wisconsin Avenue, across from the 7-Eleven in upper Georgetown, and the
: minute I drove off the lot my engine started pinging very loudly and steadily.
: Their gas is obviously watered down or way below the stated octane level.
:  
Probably watered down. What do you expect from that Alaska crude? 

(Sorry - couldn't resist. Thanks for the caveat.)

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