Credit Card for Gas

[CaliDave]

I'm going to have a credit card that will be 90% for fuel purchases
Approx $1500/mo

Anyone know what the best reward card would be?

I know flyertalk has more info, but I don't want to join and go through all that.

Thanks
Dave

 

[ronparise]

I dont know whats best, but paypal has a 1% cash back

 

[cotraveller]

The Costco American Express card has 3% back on gas purchased at Costco and at brand name gas stations. 1% back on everything else.

I think there is a non-Costco Amex card with the same terms although it would have an annual fee.

 

[jackio]

DD has a Discover card that gives 5% back on gas. Her husband had one, and she had the one I had that has special promotions every couple of months. She called up and told them she wants the one that gives 5% on gas all the time (I don't think she gets back on anything but gas) and they gave it to her.
This was about 3 years ago. She and her DH still have it, but I don't know if they offer it anymore.

 

[MichaelColey]

The notes I have say that the Costco AmEx only does 3% on the first $3000/year of gas spending, and the OP spends $1500/month.

You might check Penfed and Citi Drivers Edge to see what their current deals are (if they're still around). At one point, they were the best deals for gas spending.

 

[presley]

PayPal Mastercard: Earn Triple Reward Points for every $1 you spend at gas stations and restaurants.

Discover card: 1% on every purchase all the time. Twice this year, running special for 5% on gas station purchases. The specials run for 2-3 months each.

The fine print that they don't tell you. Paypals points do not equal a whole 1. So, when they give you 1 point, you don't get a $1. worth of merch or cash back. It comes back at a lower rate.

Discovers one point does equal a whole 1. They also have partner gift cards that you can buy with your points for less than the cash retail of the card.

For example, if I had 70 points, I could get one of the following:
$70. Discover gift card
$70. cash back
OR
$75. Shell gas card.

All things considered, Discover is the better deal than the paypal mastercard.

 

[bobpark56]

PenFed gives 5% on gas purchases

Our card at PenFed (the Pentatgon Federal Credit Union) gives 5% on gas and 3% on supermarket purchases.

Discover used to give us 5% on gas, too. But if I recall correctly, that was limited to something like the first $1500 of purchases.

 

[MOXJO7282]

Clear Blue Amex - 5% on gas and food after you spend $6500. We overload the card the first month and hit the $6500 so the rest of the year we get the 5%. It adds up to any where from $1400-$2000 a year for us.