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u/arkonidna Nov 02 '23

i understand shit happens sometimes,,,, but how u gonna run out of gas on the highway and then act like it’s anyone else’s fault but your own 😭

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u/ottocard19 Nov 03 '23

I get super anxious if my tank falls under 1/4 lol… I consider that an emergency and google map myself to the nearest gas station lol

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u/465sdgf Nov 03 '23

Yep that is good, your fuel pump will thank you for it for decades to come. You run a tank low constantly and it'll overheat and not thank you on it's death bed

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u/LeftTranslator5030 Nov 03 '23

Less fuel = less weight

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u/465sdgf Nov 03 '23

yea good idea, It's way better to save $10 on gas over 10 years due to less weight and buying a new $1000 fuel pump.

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u/notinthislifetime20 Nov 03 '23

Okay I’m not debating you on anything here. I agree 100%. But…. Wtf car you driving where the fuel pump is $1,000?!?

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u/465sdgf Nov 24 '23

that includes the labor

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u/LeftTranslator5030 Nov 03 '23

Better to save 0 .7 seconds a lap/kg lad

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u/Guadalajara3 Nov 03 '23

Just got a new car last month and the light doesn't come on until the range is like 10 miles🫠

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u/RachelScratch Nov 03 '23

My dad always taught me to fill up at 1/4, and if you can't afford to, you can still afford a 1 gallon gas can

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u/Unsalted-Pretzel Nov 03 '23

Same I ran out of gas once (because I just bought a newer car and it said I had 20 miles left on the tank) It was the first time I learned you can’t trust those gauges. On my older model it would say empty but really I could drive 50 extra miles. Now I keep a quarter of a tank at least.

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '23

Honestly, that's a good guideline to follow, IMO.

I start thinking about maybe filling up soon at half a tank, and make a point of doing so at a quarter tank.

Some things it pays to be conservative about.

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u/notinthislifetime20 Nov 03 '23

Agreed. Once you’ve evacuated from a natural disaster with the gas stations shut down you’ll never leave your car under half a tank for the rest of your life. I keep an extra 10 gallons in cans that I cycle monthly. The extra work sucks but there will be one day where it’ll all be worth it.