Driving Off Half-Tanked

27 Sep 05

[xzins]

It's not legal to drive half-tanked is it?

Well, yes, if you're talking about your car. (If it's you, then hang it up, Bubba, you're going down to dui gahenna.)

Going off half-tanked is a great strategy in a time of high and fluctuating gas prices. Pull into the station and only fill half the tank.

This half tank will be treated more carefully; you'll be more likely to nurse it along....maybe even do less driving.

Also, you can play the good consumer game. IF you happen to see a low priced station, you can pull in and top off at the best price, thereby rewarding that low-priced station with your business.

So, forget no-gas Sundays; boycotting Mobile; etc.

Just drive off half-tanked.

[Dog Gone]

Why would you want to boycott Mobile? What did that city ever do to you?

[JimWforBush]

I could be half tanked right now....burp.....hiccup.

[xzins]

:>)

Ya ever wonder what a mobil (one of those spinning stringy things) looks like to a drunk?

[petercooper]

Or get a bicycle and save even more.

[yldstrk]

This is complete bravo sierra. When I was an Army officer, we were informed we should always fill up at half empty so we always had a good supply in case of emergency.

[xzins]

There's no emergency other that trying to find ways to conserve so supplies get increased. Half-tanking it will do the trick.

[scott7278]

When I was an Army officer, we were informed we should always fill up at half empty so we always had a good supply in case of emergency.

That just makes good sense.

[Keith in Iowa]

Prefer to keep the top half of my tank filled...

[Petronski]

My Crown Vic has a warning light at E-4 gallons. I fill it up then.

[SaveTheChief]

I'm going to get a segway soon. I plan on taking my first long distance road trip in November. Does anyone know of any luggage accessories? I would hate to have to carry my suitcase for the entire thousand miles.

Thanks in advance.

[G.Mason]

"This is complete bravo sierra. When I was an Army officer, we were informed we should always fill up at half empty so we always had a good supply in case of emergency."

As an optimist, my tank is always half full.

Seriously, that just makes good sense. ;)

[Black Tooth]

This is complete bravo sierra. When I was an Army officer, we were informed we should always fill up at half empty so we always had a good supply in case of emergency.

That maybe true, but your carrying around a whole lot of weight in that tank, and you'll use more fuel hauling around that weight. It would be better to keep two or three 5 gallon cans of fuel, properly vented, in the garage for emergencys. We keep our vehicles about 1/4 tank or less for the weight factor, but have an emergency supply safely stored and rotated.

[xzins]

More supply than buyers = lower price

[evets]

Smoke 'em if you got 'em!

[Keith in Iowa]

But it's stupid to run around with half a tank or less of gas...especially up here where there's that thing called winter...

[scott7278]

Prefer to keep the top half of my tank filled...

Ditto.

[scott7278]

But it's stupid to run around with half a tank or less of gas...especially up here where there's that thing called winter...

...and no gas station in sight.

[tx_eggman]

trying to find ways to conserve so supplies get increased. Half-tanking it will do the trick

So, I get to stop twice as often to get gas but still use the same amount ... try putting some of this on yur next meal:

[paulat]

Several posters have indicated that letting your tank go below half-empty is death to more recent car fuel pumps.

Apparently, the newer pumps use the fuel itself to cool the pump, or some such technical thing.