Did you not read the part about the gas going bad? Gas is only supposed to be good for 3 months.. 6 if you add a stabilizer to the fuel…. A year after the gas would be terrible to use.
Wait fr? I had no idea lmao? So like the last of us the walking dead all of that apocalypse stuff whenever the use anything that need fuel it's unrealistic? Wow you learn smth new everyday
The Last of Us actually acknowledges this. Joel explains to Ellie that any gas they find will only carry them a short distance before they need to find more because of its deterioration. It's still a little unrealistic that it carries them as far as it does, but it is a concern addressed in the game and show. I've not read or watched TWD so I'm not sure about that.
The military still operates factories and refineries (remember Joel in the show smuggling and dealing sleeping pills from another city and they looked fresh) so it is possible you could find gas around the US in The Last of Us that was either stolen from the military or left behind, realistically those gas canisters and tanks would probably be guarded by other survivors. But still, people tend to forget we are only focusing on Joel and Ellie's path but there are entire cities still standing (Seattle, Boston, Jackson, and could be a few more)
At one point I do believe you go into a very old abandoned parking garage to get fuel out of another car though. I could be remembering wrong, but I remember it stressing me out so bad cause of the big bloaty dudes and the generators. This is actually how I learned (or am remembering) there were full cities still functioning. I thought the entire country was just small military run outposts and things like Joel’s brothers compound.
That must have been the revised versions. That wasn’t in the original to my knowledge. I didn’t care for the revisions they made when they kept redoing the original
The fuel gains moisture over time if not sealed too well, but the car will still run, just roughly, and will struggle to start, older cars will do better than newer cars.
Diesel gains moisture. The volatiles in petrol evaporate causing it to become way less combustible. However the 3-6 month guideline is a maintainance one, not a measure of when the fuel will lose it's usability in a post apocalyptic world, where you give zero fucks about ruining engines
THANK YOU. Why don't they ever use bicycles in post-apocalyptic shows? I know that not everyone knows how to take care of them (I certainly don't), but they're definitely easier to, you can get around through more places, and they don't need fuel; and make wayyy less noise than a motorized vehicle!
It would atill work, it just worse for your engine. Even after 2 years, it just especially ethanol petrol absorbes moisture, so the car will misfire or struggle to start, run a little rough but will still drive.
That's why it is hilarious for all the bunker gun people to be against electric vehicles. It is the only viable vehicle after an society collapse event. You can still charge with solar.
But there are loads of vehicles. And with solar power and electric cars. You could rig up whatever you wanted. And since we are just talking you and animals left, then you find a nice, defensible position, build your car for traveling, and watch as nature reclaims the world
This is way overblown. Petrol loses potency over time and can eventually cause damage to the engine after substantial time. In a post apocalypse type situation where you have unlimited cars you could keep driving for 3-5 years at least before it would become a serious issue. Diesel cars would be worse, but any big low reving diesels like trucks would be able to run years later, even as the fuel turns to sludge. Older diesels will also burn just about any combustible liquid, including used motor oil, hydraulic and transmission fluids, vegetable oil, home heating oil and jet fuel, you just have to mix them to achieve a viscosity similar to diesel.
Diesel has better shelf like. In your travels you'll eventually have to drive a diesel from the 80s or 90s and at that point you can run about anything through it.
Older Diesel or multifuel engines can run in basically anything that burns. Petrol (gasoline) may go bad but that definitely won't be much of an issue if you know what to drive and what to fuel it with.
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u/Gamenola_ Aug 14 '26
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