NYC Gas Stations Caught Lying About Octane Ratings - 96% Fraud Rate

[adrianlee529]

Response to the skeptics: The report came from official inspectors, not some random blog. This was published by Jalopnik citing official data. I trust government inspection standards more than random gas stations that profit from selling you lower quality fuel.

[daniel87]

I don't think this is surprising at all. Gas stations operate on razor-thin margins. They're always looking for ways to cut costs. This is just the cost of capitalism, unfortunately. Buyers beware.

[james73]

Has anyone actually verified this report independently? Where's the methodology? How many stations were tested? What were the specific margin of error standards? This sounds like one of those sensationalized automotive stories.