Gas stations with cheaper fuel prices [continued]

[Artur]

Mura ang gas sa Fairview kaso pagdating mo dun sa Petron sa may Doña Petrona (di ko alam kung part pa ito ng Fairview), medyo mahal na.

[Elroi]

Seaoil Cabanatuan prices last saturday, april 6..

[jut703]

Lol shell in fairview is one of the expensive here compare to ptt. Price difference is 3 to 5 pesos i think. I will list down later all the prices near my place here in fairview for reference

In Fairview, pump prices have big differences, but you should look at the price-offs that Petron/Shell offers. Net difference would be less than a peso vs smaller players (except Uno Fuel which is always 2 pesos lower than everyone else).

[jut703]

Sabi ng colleague ko... sa cavite area daw kaya mura ang gas dahil tagaroon ang shell country chair. Am not sure gung ganyan din ang case sa fairview?

Kalokohan. Hindi naman nakatira sa Cavite si Country Chair.

And mas matutuwa si CH kung mataas presyo, hindi mababa. Higher trade area prices = higher company margins.

[111prez]

Ang diesel:

Jetti Calamba - P27.25/liter

Phoenix Los Banos - P27.20/liter

[jut703]

yup matindi ang "price war" sa fairview ala WWIII kaya cheap ang gas. guess ko lang ito di kaya another reason ay malayo ito sa downtown, kung baga supply and demand pero madaming din naman gasoline station eh. Hay naku umaga palang ako'y nahehelolo na. ask natin sa expert... bro jut paki enlighten naman kami. hehe

Simple answer bro - maraming kalabang independent. Worst offender is Uno Fuel near North Fairview, mas mababa ng 2 pesos lagi price even against other independents. Then there's one of each small player - Seaoil, Unioil, PTT, etc. Not to mention the unbranded ones.

There are a lot of other places in the Metro with a lot of stations in a small trade area, but what makes Fairview suitable for a price war is because the prices won't creep to the rest of QC. This is because after Batasan/Litex (Commonwealth Southbound), there are much fewer stations, with most being big players. These stations act as price stoppers by deliberately keeping prices at a higher level than Fairview's, so that the low prices are contained there.

[jut703]

Di na rin pala ganun ka-mura ang gas sa subic? Last time if i remember correctly 2-3pesos cheaper sila doon. Pero etong wednesday lang when i went there, manila prices na rin sila doon.

Subic follows single pricing across all branded stations, which is why they avoid price wars. Petron is the market leader in the area, and the company would rather rake in huge margins than start a price war, since they know that their volume is secure regardless of price. Noone would dare cross Petron as they know that Petron can retaliate with double their discount and drive them out of business if it really wanted to.

If you want low prices en route to Subic, fill up at Dinalupihan or Lubao. These 2 adjacent towns offer the cheapest prices in Central Luzon.

[bryan19]

In Fairview, pump prices have big differences, but you should look at the price-offs that Petron/Shell offers. Net difference would be less than a peso vs smaller players (except Uno Fuel which is always 2 pesos lower than everyone else).

This is true Uno Fuel is always 2 peso sometimes 3 peso lower compare to big 3 and 1 to 2 peso lower for small player like seaoil ptt ect. But i never tried to fuel up there haha medyo mababa na ata un ron nila dun eh compare to ptt 97ron. Btw un caltex dito sa fairview nag sarahan na isa na lang ang bukas sa may FCM or fairview center mall. Near sm fairview sarado na saka un sa papunta lagro to bulacan/caloocan di kasi nila masabayan sa price un mga nasa area e

[ano727]

Total along EDSA southbound before Pioneer still has P2.00/liter anniversary discount for all fuel variants, PLUS a FREE minute maid juice. Got a fill there this morning. So Excellium 95-RON is effectively P37.70



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Total along EDSA southbound before Pioneer still has P2.00/liter anniversary discount for all fuel variants, PLUS a FREE minute maid juice. Got a fill there this morning. So Excellium 95-RON is effectively P37.70

[jut703]

Total along EDSA southbound before Pioneer still has P2.00/liter anniversary discount for all fuel variants, PLUS a FREE minute maid juice. Got a fill there this morning. So Excellium 95-RON is effectively P37.70

Mura talaga diyan sa Total EDSA Boni. But even with the low price and promo, talong talo siya ng Petron and Shell before it, and the Caltex after it. Ang panget kasi ng location, too near Boni MRT and always blocked by buses. Plus, walang tagos to the side street unlike Petron and Shell.

[luis_]

Subic follows single pricing across all branded stations, which is why they avoid price wars. Petron is the market leader in the area, and the company would rather rake in huge margins than start a price war, since they know that their volume is secure regardless of price. Noone would dare cross Petron as they know that Petron can retaliate with double their discount and drive them out of business if it really wanted to.

If you want low prices en route to Subic, fill up at Dinalupihan or Lubao. These 2 adjacent towns offer the cheapest prices in Central Luzon.

San banda sa lubao at dinalupihan yan sir? Sa san fernando kasi ako nagkakarga pag umuuwi dahil dun yung napapansin kong mas mura. Shell caltex at total nga lang pala pinapansin ko ha.. Hehe.

[jut703]

San banda sa lubao at dinalupihan yan sir? Sa san fernando kasi ako nagkakarga pag umuuwi dahil dun yung napapansin kong mas mura. Shell caltex at total nga lang pala pinapansin ko ha.. Hehe.

In Lubao, if you're coming from SF and you take the Lubao bypass road, Total will be to your left, about 1 km away from the intersection of the bypass road and OG road.

In Dinalupihan, there's a Shell station right as you enter the town proper. However, you won't be able to pass it if you take SCTEX Dinalupuihan to Tipo (which is the fastest way since OG is being repaired).

No Caltex in the entire area.

So better to just fill up at Total Lubao.

[luis_]

Wow thank you very much sir!

[KingReyes]

Decided to fill up my SF3 with UniOil diesel whenever I'm in the Metro. Alam nyo ba kung saang branch nila pinakamura? TIA!

[radz15]

Decided to fill up my SF3 with UniOil diesel whenever I'm in the Metro. Alam nyo ba kung saang branch nila pinakamura? TIA!

Pinaka mura kong nakita sa silang Aguinaldo hiway. Pero kung sa Metro manila sa may malapit sa sm north edsa.

[jut703]

Decided to fill up my SF3 with UniOil diesel whenever I'm in the Metro. Alam nyo ba kung saang branch nila pinakamura? TIA!

As mentioned in the previous page, Fairview.

[EQAddict]

Is the gas station business proftable even without renting spaces to restaurants etc?

[jut703]

Is the gas station business proftable even without renting spaces to restaurants etc?

Depends. ROI for a dealer-owned station (you pay for the building, pumps, tanks) is about 3 years if it's a good location, could take over 5 years if the station doesn't generate good volume in a sub-optimal location.

Key thing to note is you have to have land. Renting out land is exorbitantly expensive inside Manila, and even in the province, it'll eat up a big chunk of your PnL.

A company-owned station requires less capital as you just need to fund the fuel you'll be selling.

[philsat]

Nung may naka kwentohan akong gas station owner. Mababa lang daw ang kita sa gas station pero tuloy tuloy.. Sa per liter daw e centabo lang mark up nila.. Never daw aabut ng 1 peso.. They get gas station kasi marami silang truck na pang deliver kaysa sa iba pa sila mag pa gas.. Ok itong business na ito if pag aari mo ang lupa. Pero kung rent lang ang lupa. Isip ka muna..

[EQAddict]

Thx for the info. That was the impression i got and this confirmed it. Ty.