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Posted: 10/30/2014 2:47:06 PM EDT
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sometimes Ill buy $5 to get me home to cheaper gas.
gas near work: $3.29 gas at home costco: $2.59 I drive a big truck |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 2:48:40 PM EDT
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OP will never know the excitement of running on fumes past the E mark, heart beat racing and fingers clutched tightly, craning neck to look for the next petrol station that seems the proverbial needle in a haystack. LOL in high school my old chevy truck had a gas gauge that would get funky under a 1/4 tank the truck would let you know about 10 seconds before it died I remember a few times the truck would stumble and I would give it gas to build up speed to make it to the next gas station personal best was coasting a few hundred feet and rolling to a stop at the pump 
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Posted: 10/30/2014 2:48:51 PM EDT
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Actually you can go quite a ways on e. Mine says in the manual there is two gallons leftwhen the light comes on. Thats over 50 miles, brosef. Read my first reply, brah. The knowledge contained therein, will pay your membership dues for at least the next 20 years. |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 2:49:22 PM EDT
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It doesn't cost any more to keep it full. Should be an advertising tagline for Colt. Fucking NFA. |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 2:49:23 PM EDT
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My 1989 was the same! I actually liked it. If I got into the 2nd tank, it made me feel like I was living on borrowed time, so I'd stop and fill up ASAP. That truck also had the fucking king of six cylinider engines: the inline-6. Matched with a stick shift that was about 3 feet long coming outta the floor. 
Oh, and let's not forget the high-beam button on the floor and the little triangular push-out windows. Fucking awesome truck, all around. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Used to have two tanks in my first vehicle a f150. It had a switch to switch over to the next tank. I never understood that. Why not just one big tank? It was cool though. "Getting low, switching to auxillary tank! <click>" My 1989 was the same! I actually liked it. If I got into the 2nd tank, it made me feel like I was living on borrowed time, so I'd stop and fill up ASAP. That truck also had the fucking king of six cylinider engines: the inline-6. Matched with a stick shift that was about 3 feet long coming outta the floor.
Oh, and let's not forget the high-beam button on the floor and the little triangular push-out windows. Fucking awesome truck, all around. Yeah I had a 91 v8 automatic. Used to get her shaking at 100 between phx and tucson.
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Posted: 10/30/2014 2:49:32 PM EDT
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I grew up driving POS cars. Always figured if I had fuel in the tank running out of gas was just one less reason I would get stranded.
I usually will top off when I get to a quarter, but sometimes I'm cheap and will only put a couple gallons to get me to payday. In my Jeep I could feel the difference in the way the car drove with 120 lbs of fuel in the tank. |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 2:50:14 PM EDT
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Most of the gas gauges in our family fleet don't work, so we have to fill up so we don't run out.
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Posted: 10/30/2014 2:50:19 PM EDT
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I try to fill my truck up when it gets down to 3/4 of a tank. It costs me the same, but it psychologically hurts less to top it up than fill from empty, at empty gas is $180 for the tank give or take
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Posted: 10/30/2014 2:51:04 PM EDT
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I don't leave a gas station without a full tank ever.
I had a friend in college who's car always had the gas light on. He'd constantly put only like $5. He probably stopped for gas every other day. We gave him a ton of shit for it, but he always did it. 
I was always taught to keep it full just due to precaution, stuck in traffic, need to get somewhere in a hurry (no time to stop for gas), etc. |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 2:52:02 PM EDT
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Read my first reply, brah. The knowledge contained therein, will pay your membership dues for at least the next 20 years. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Actually you can go quite a ways on e. Mine says in the manual there is two gallons leftwhen the light comes on. Thats over 50 miles, brosef. Read my first reply, brah. The knowledge contained therein, will pay your membership dues for at least the next 20 years. There's no knowledge in that post. Only sorcery, superstition and shitty GM vehicles. |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 2:52:02 PM EDT
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it costs time.
I try to fill up when i get to 1/4 |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 2:54:46 PM EDT
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If you never let it get low, youre always stopping at the damn filling statuon. I fill her up and then stay away from that damn place till Iabsolutely need to go back. I save time and weight hauling. Sir, you fail and I boo you. Meh I usually wait until I'm 1/4 to 1/2, but usually the latter. I guess my dad should change his saying due to semantics. "It doesn't cost anymore to fill the tank when you go to the gas station when your vehicle gets between 1/4 and 1/2." |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 2:55:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Always fill up between half tank and qtr tank. Never understood the only getting $5-$10 at a time. |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 2:56:15 PM EDT
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I fill up when I get to half a tank Bingo. You never know what situation you might land yourself in that having the extra gas is beneficial. I've seen people get stuck on the highway when there is a really bad traffic jam that they weren't expecting |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 2:58:39 PM EDT
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I fill up, then get low (usually near empty with the fuel light on) and then go and fill it to the top again.
I hate going to the gas station so I fill up and then don't go again until I'm on E. Unless I'm going on a trip or something and I'll fill up before I leave. |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 2:58:57 PM EDT
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Why does anyone except police and the military even need a gas tank that would let them go more than 10 miles without refueling?
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Posted: 10/30/2014 2:59:47 PM EDT
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My dad told me this when I was 15-16. Sage advice. Whenever I go get fuel, I always see people drive off with only putting $10, $5, sometimes even $2. Should I check my privilege? How do you know those people aren't just topping off their tanks? |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:02:18 PM EDT
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I run it empty and then fill it full. My time is to valuable to go through selecting the fuel and starting the pump to not just let it finish pumping.
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:04:13 PM EDT
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I start looking for a station when it nears the 1/2 tank mark. Rarely does it ever get down to the 1/4 tank mark.
Wife thinks differently... I'm waiting for the day I have to take her a gas can. |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:04:43 PM EDT
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... If you never let it get low, youre always stopping at the damn filling statuon. ... I guess if gas is all you ever stop at a "filling station" for, that might be a problem. In my little one-horse hick town (not complaining, I chose to move/live here and love it) I stop by "The Boys' Store" 5-7 times a week on average -- for gas, groceries, hardware, to refill a propane tank, a cold drink, or anything else I might want/need right then but don't want to go "into town" for. Unless I am in a particular hurry, I fill up whatever vehicle I am in at the time. Works for me, but YMMV. FWIW, I would pay a little more just to support the business and help keep them afloat (for the convenience), but happily their regular price on gas (and milk, and a few other key items) is among the best in the region and everything is reasonably comparable. I've noticed that isn't the case in some small-town "one-stop" stores. |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:05:18 PM EDT
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gas pumps at a station here has 1,5, 10, 20 pre set amounts told the owner,
 why not reset it to 5, 10,20,50 at the price of fuel.
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:05:33 PM EDT
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OP will never know the excitement of running on fumes past the E mark, heart beat racing and fingers clutched tightly, craning neck to look for the next petrol station that seems the proverbial needle in a haystack. +1. It's how I know I've truly lived. |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:05:54 PM EDT
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For the last 12 years I have routinely run my Dodge Dakota down below the E line with a fuel gauge needle with gap between the line and the actual needle. I have 270,000 on the truck. Guess how many fuel pumps I have replaced? ZERO. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Those people that run on 1/8 tank end up replacing more fuel pumps, too.  For the last 12 years I have routinely run my Dodge Dakota down below the E line with a fuel gauge needle with gap between the line and the actual needle. I have 270,000 on the truck. Guess how many fuel pumps I have replaced? ZERO. Same here. I've run cars down to the E since I started driving. Never replaced a single fuel pump and the only time I ran out of gas was in a car with a bad fuel gauge that dropped from 1/2 down to E without warning. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:06:13 PM EDT
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Why does anyone except police and the military even need a gas tank that would let them go more than 10 miles without refueling?  Well played!
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:07:10 PM EDT
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When I first got married we were broke and I would never put more than $5 in at a time. Now that I am older and my finances are in order it very rarely gets below half a tank before I refill.
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:07:18 PM EDT
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Well for some people it's a decision between filling their tank up or putting in just enough to get to work so they money left to eat. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Always fill up between half tank and qtr tank. Never understood the only getting $5-$10 at a time. Yup. I haven't been in this position for awhile thankfully, but I have been in it before. Sometimes you gotta put in just enough to get you by till payday. |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:09:17 PM EDT
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I only put enough in to get me to a Company approved station. I often put $5 in just to get me a 10 miles or so till I get my gas for free
ETA: I have a 35 gallon tank too, My light can come on and I'll put $15 in and it still stays on. $5 dollars gives me about 22 miles. Unless im on a road trip I never fill it more than half way up, kills my mileage and acceleration with all that extra weight and my anemic 6 cylinder |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:09:44 PM EDT
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How do you know those people aren't just topping off their tanks? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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My dad told me this when I was 15-16. Sage advice. Whenever I go get fuel, I always see people drive off with only putting $10, $5, sometimes even $2. Should I check my privilege? How do you know those people aren't just topping off their tanks? For the sake of your devils advocate position; I don't. However, I think we can both safely assume to that it's not the case for most. |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:12:01 PM EDT
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Im one of those who only puts in $20 at a time.
It has nothing to do with saving money. And everything to do with making sure I have enough cash for range days on Saturday
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:14:04 PM EDT
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OP will never know the excitement of running on fumes past the E mark, heart beat racing and fingers clutched tightly, craning neck to look for the next petrol station that seems the proverbial needle in a haystack. 
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:16:00 PM EDT
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Having a full tank does cost money if you're driving around with a tank of $3.50 gas and the station has it at $3.25 now.
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:19:47 PM EDT
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at 6 pounds a gallon it does actually cost something... to haul around that extra weight Im sure it is pennies and we are splitting hairs here but it does in fact cost money to keep it full I was going to post the same thing And.....when prices are falling I can buy it cheaper at tomorrow's prices.
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:22:49 PM EDT
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My taco still has about 70 miles on E. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Actually you can go quite a ways on e. Mine says in the manual there is two gallons leftwhen the light comes on. Thats over 50 miles, brosef. My taco still has about 70 miles on E. My f150 has about 100-120 on E Also has a 36 gallon tank. |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:23:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: at 6 pounds a gallon it does actually cost something... to haul around that extra weight Im sure it is pennies and we are splitting hairs here but it does in fact cost money to keep it full ETA: I keep mine full, doesnt make sense to stop 5 times a week versus 1 time for the same amount of fuel in the end |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:25:01 PM EDT
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Diesel was $3.15 at a store 30 miles from home, I topped off and filled my cans, making it a $80 purchase
 . Then drove home and filled the truck, generator and half the tank on the youngest's.
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:25:53 PM EDT
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For stop and go or city traffic, sure. Tenths of a percent at most, considering 3000+ pounds of vehicle and 10 gallons or so, 65 pounds. He'll, most of GD is 65+ pounds overweight, do they bother to cut out the excess calories? Okay, now you've quit figurin' and done gone to steppin' on toes! 
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:26:23 PM EDT
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My wife does this (partial fill up). She always hoping that the price will drop "next time". Rarely fills the tank. Drives me nuts for no reason. Women love to drive around with an empty tank for some reason. |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:26:45 PM EDT
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OP will never know the excitement of running on fumes past the E mark, heart beat racing and fingers clutched tightly, craning neck to look for the next petrol station that seems the proverbial needle in a haystack. That's even more fun on the strip in Vegas on a Saturday night with your wife and little kids in the car. Bumper to bumper angry drunk people honking and yelling while you pray for your car to not die. |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:28:40 PM EDT
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I always run it down until the light comes on, then fill the tank. Haven't had any fuel system issues doing so. The tank isn't empty at that point anyway, IIRC there are still 2-3 gallons left.
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:28:55 PM EDT
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My wife does this (partial fill up). She always hoping that the price will drop "next time". Rarely fills the tank. Drives me nuts for no reason. My wife does the opposite. She plays a game called "how long can I go before filling up". More than one time I have been in her Jeep and it says "0 miles until empty" and I know the next gas station is 5 miles away and I am annoyed and tense. She has only ran out a couple times. Still. I fill up when I get under a quarter tank. |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:31:20 PM EDT
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I use the entire capacity of the tank most times. I hate stopping.
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:32:58 PM EDT
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I agree that it is wise to keep your tank as full as possible.
Every once in a while I will get lazy and say I will just get gas tomorrow. And occasionally some kind of urgent thing comes up where I need to drive somewhere and the tank is near empty. I live in a small town and usually do most everything around town. Whenever I leave town, I usually fill up just in case. I drive a diesel pickup and I have been in the situation more than once where I needed fuel, and saw gas stations that didn't have diesel. Keeping if as full as possible (getting fuel around half a tank instead of waiting) pays off many times. Sometimes you can't be sure you can get fuel. A good case in point: I went on a road trip up through Montana Wyoming Utah. Fraud alert went off on my credit card. I didn't know it because I had no cell phone coverage. In this case I had cash on me, but it would suck to get down to empty then realize that you can't buy fuel. And there are natural and man made disasters. Imagine that you need to evacuate for some reason and your vehicle is out of fuel. Then we get into driving a pickup truck in the snow. That weight over your rear end helps. Then there is the fact that I lived most of my life in the southwest US. Once you leave town, the next town my be 100 miles away with no where to buy fuel in between. You don't go on a long trip and let the fuel light come on. You would be in a world of hurt. This is also what caused me to lose interest in motorcycle riding. I had to carefully plan every trip around where I could get fuel. I wanted to explore remote parts of the state but could only go a little over 100 miles on a tank of fuel. When I lived there, I got fuel at almost every town. FWIW: My pickup will do over 500 miles on a tank of fuel. If I let it get down halfway.....................that still leaves me with 250 miles IF something happens and I can't get more. I always have a plan B if I am at home. If I HAD to, I could siphon home heating fuel into my truck. I have a 1500 gallon tank. It isn't legal to drive on fuel oil, but if I absolutely had to obviously that law wouldn't stop me. |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:33:04 PM EDT
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Ever since the derecho storm I try not to get under 1/2 a tank. I was glad to have some gas in my tank when that happened because none was available for about a week. I had enough gas in the tank to get into NC, on my way to a tropical climate with electricity for an unplanned vacation.
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:34:52 PM EDT
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Those people that run on 1/8 tank end up replacing more fuel pumps, too. My wife
Same here. It's somehow become a point of pride to her to see how close she can push it with out actually running out. Often I will just fill it up after she goes to bed. 
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:36:06 PM EDT
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I Never had a fuel pump fail. I am frequently low. Im at 195k in current vehicle. Myth busted. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Those people that run on 1/8 tank end up replacing more fuel pumps, too. For the last 12 years I have routinely run my Dodge Dakota down below the E line with a fuel gauge needle with gap between the line and the actual needle. I have 270,000 on the truck. Guess how many fuel pumps I have replaced? ZERO. I Never had a fuel pump fail. I am frequently low. Im at 195k in current vehicle. Myth busted. Willful ignorance. Plenty of people have married Redheaded Nurse-Horse-girls and lead kick ass lives.... ... But that doesn't make it good advice. People of Arfcom and the wider world, don't listen to the Knowitalls. Every type of vehicle is different, and unless you've actually taken apart and studied your cars fuel system, you'd better keep your fuel pump immersed. OTOH, IDGAF, Mechanics gotta eat too.
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:36:19 PM EDT
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In my car I fill up when it hits 1/4 tank, or if I'm on a long trip, as soon as the gas light comes on.
I'm my bike I usually fill up when the light comes on, sometimes I wait until the light starts flashing. |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:43:07 PM EDT
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I told my wife and daughter to never let the tank get below 1/4. You never know when you will be stuck in traffic because of a crash, or you might need to take the car for an emergency and don't have time to stop for gas. The Best Answer So Far! |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:46:02 PM EDT
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If all ya got til payday is enough for half a tank, and half a tank will keep you driving through payday, then you gotta do what you gotta do. I've been there before in life. Thankfully not recently. |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:46:26 PM EDT
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My Excursion has a 44 gallon tank.
There's times where I don't want to spend 150 dollars to fill it, or to wait to fill it, or to run my card twice because of the damned 75 dollar credit limit, etc. I rarely do 10 or 20 bucks, though. |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 3:50:06 PM EDT
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I fill up at every gas station I pass. It's like a tactical reload for your car. Never know when you might need to be a full capacity.
Seriously though...I don't get the people who never put more than 1/4 tank in their car. Whether you buy 2 gallons every day or 10 gallons every 5 days, it all comes out about the same. I try not to let mine get below 1/4 tank before filling it up, but sometimes I'll go a little further. |
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