not valid. my gf & i drove INTO houston when the exodus began, then we were SMART enough to take back-roads on our way OUT. every once in a while, as we were cruising at 60mph alone, we would catch a glimpse of I-10 over a hillside. it was a parking lot. we even stopped in shiner, Texas and had a couple of free beers at the brewery and still beat some other friends back home to the austin area that took the route the government told everyone to take. hahahahaha. another funny thing about our choice of path...most of the roads we took had old signs from way back when that said "hurricane evacuation route".

My vote would be for a couple of gallons of canola or soybean oil. There's no smell, no fire hazard, and 2 gallons = about 40 miles. Once you dump the 2 gallons in, get to a filling station as soon as possible and cut it with 1/2 gallon of unleaded, then start looking for diesel.

My 300D runs great on a 80/20 oil/RUG mix, and the exhaust smells great, too.

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Nate Stanley
(Currently Benzless)
1985 F-250 6.9l 170K
2009 SCION XB 36.5K
2003 LS430 78K
2012 Kubota B 2320

I've run out before, so I carry diesel in the trunk now.

I normally go by the miles... and I did find out the hard way that my reserve light doesn't work.

My old rule was "this sdl will go at least 550 on a tank" - I'd sometimes take it up into the 580s and still have a gallon left when I'd fill it up...

Now here's the tricky bit.

I always fill it right up until I can see the fuel ready to spill over the neck of the filler, ALWAYS.

So why did I run out at 528 one night when that tank wasn't driven any differently than the others?

IDK... but I just carry 2.5 gallons of diesel in a Roundup container in the trunk, we've made a wooden box that goes all the way across the back of the trunk for keeping spare _____ in - Right now my trunk contains:

*2.5 gallons diesel
*2 qts Rotella
*1 qt ATF
*1 qt power steering (yes i know i could just use the atf)
*1/2 gallon mixed antifreeze
*1 gallon clear water(not drinkable, it's in a refilled windshield fluid bottle)
*jumper cables, wrenches, socket set, screwdrivers, rags, and a funnel

Just so I don't get rear ended and the other guy's engine catches fire, I'm good I'll get an approved fuel container "one of these days" - but we've stored gas and diesel in our basement in roundup, 2-4-d, whatever containers for years now with no incidents, those are good lids b/c they keep POISON in.

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~Michael S.~
Past cars:

1986 300SDL
1987 300SDL
1982 240D
1982 300SD


Current:

1987 300SDL