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Do you refuel your car when it is still half or more full or do you wait until you're almost empty and in the red running on fumes?

bowman81 · M
I usually try to fill up before it gets below 1/4 tank. It is easier on the in tank fuel pumps. They tend to run hot when fuel levels get low. Running on fumes can get expensive.
4meAndyou · F
@bowman81 I also heard somewhere that if you use cheap gas, the bottom of your fuel tank can contain gummy stuff that is not good for your car or truck.
Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@4meAndyou I've not had problems from filling up when low. Lucky I guess. 🤷‍♀️
SW-User
I read somewhere that running modern cars down really low can have a few detrimental effects, so i try not to let mine go below about a third of a tank. I usually fill it up each week when it's half full.
Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@SW-User Oh. Ha. Ha. I should have said I have all that done by a mechanic on a schedule. I let them check everything else as needed. Sorry for the confusion.
SW-User
@Tomorrow Lol it's ok, it's just how i work, and i also have roadside insurance so if it breaks down, one text and it's fixed or towed to my mechanic. To me a car is just an expensive thing to get me from A to B, i'd rather leave how it works to those who are really good at it.
Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@SW-User Oh me too! :)
Bitabyss · 51-55, M
I alternate seasonally. Fumes in the Summer and halfway in the Winter to minimize condensation in the tank.
Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@Bitabyss I do try to do better in winter as well. Never know when you'll get caught out in ice and snow. Better to be safe than sorry.
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Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@Stereoguy Lol.
SW-User
I'm a quarter full kind of guy I'm not a risk taker 😂😂
Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@SW-User I don't like being late so i leave maybe a few minutes early. I only tie a double bow with boots that have a history if coming untied. We would most likely not score the same on a personality test. Lol.
SW-User
@Tomorrow I should develop this, come up with a snappy name or acronym for it. Trial it here then copyright it and watch the riches flood in...
Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@SW-User You should! Just remember who your friends are and where you got the idea.
😐 😏 😂😂😂
Rutterman · 46-50, M
Usually when it gets down to about a quarter of a tank.
Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@Rutterman I am doing good if i get it done then. Lol.
Rutterman · 46-50, M
@Tomorrow I worry about running out of gas and getting stuck somewhere if I let it get any lower.
Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@Rutterman I used to when I lived in the city. Now about all the might cause a traffic jam are cows. Even that is pretty unlikely. Lol
I fill up when my car has less than 30 miles left. It tells me how many miles I can drive without filling up. If I’m travelling though to the next town, I will fill up when the fuel light comes on when it hits 50 miles left.
Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@Gingerbreadspice Mine tells me too. Sadly I have been at "0" miles left before I filled the tank. Lol. That's really what it said but I made it to the station anyway.
@Tomorrow Oh dear 😧. Mine has proved to be okay so far and not let me down.
Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@Gingerbreadspice Mine too. I was lucky it didn't die on me before I got to the station. I wonder how far I really could have gone with it saying "0" range. I wondered but not enough to find out! 😂
4meAndyou · F
I refuel at 1/4 of a tank.
Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@4meAndyou I try to. Doesn't always happen. Ok. Fine. Rarely happens. 😂
indyjoe · 56-60, M
Most of the time I don't like it to get below quarter tank...but there have been times when it has almost run empty, it just depends on payday and our money situation at the time.
Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@indyjoe I understand that! Usually i just don't think of it till I'm almost out!
Beatbox34 · 31-35, M
I usually refuel before the light pops or when the fuel is almost at 1/4th.

Letting your fuel go low Everytime affects the fuel pump in the long run which is not cheap.
Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@Beatbox34 Doesn't seem to affect the autos I've had. 🤷‍♀️ Lucky, I guess. :)
xixgun · M
Always fill up at half, freak out and get filled when it reaches a quarter of a tank.
Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@xixgun Lol. I'm not that disciplined!
xixgun · M
@Tomorrow I know my vehicle. Discipline has nothing to do with it.
Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@xixgun I understand now!
SW-User
I try to keep it full because you never know when the zombie apocalypse will occur.
Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@SW-User Ooooh! Good point. *puts a few pointed weapons in the car trunk and heads for the gas station*
nedkelly · 61-69, M
i do around 500 klms / 325 miles and then fill it up - still has around 200klms in the tank
Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@nedkelly Wow. Bigger tank than mine for sure! 325 is about the max I can go on a tank.
Crusher69 · 61-69, M
Depends on if there is a cheap deal on offer - so it could be under half or close to empty 😁
Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@Crusher69 Good way to do it.
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Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@pagandad Good for you. I am terrible at it!
calicuz · 51-55, M
I run her on fumes and then fill up
Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@calicuz Lol. Most of the time me too!
SW-User
When it's almost empty usually
Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@SW-User Same here. Sometimes when I'm in a hurry I regret that. Lol.
Less than half to a quarter tank left.
Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@DreamyCrush I'm usually under a quarter!
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
1/4 tank or less.
Tomorrow · 56-60, F
Me too. It's usually less. Lol.
1/4 tank or less.
Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@quitwhendone Same. It's usually less.
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
Usually way above half.
Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@whowasthatmaskedman I never think to do it then.
Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@Lostpoet Same.
Lostpoet · M
@Tomorrow I don't know why I do it. I think maybe I like the rush of that 30 minutes of cold sweating, white knuckling, praying to God please don't let me run out of gas before I find a gas station. Lol
Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@Lostpoet Lol. I do it because I don't think to refuel sooner.
Thevy29 · 41-45, M
I don't drive.
Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@Thevy29 Fair enough.
YMITheWayIM · 46-50, M
The later.
Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@YMITheWayIM Guilty as well. Lol.
YMITheWayIM · 46-50, M
@Tomorrow Nation Procrastination.
Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@YMITheWayIM Indeed.
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Tomorrow · 56-60, F
@Stereoguy I don't either but it usually ends up that way. Lol.
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