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Tips to saving $$ at the pump <--- what you think?
I found this online
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It's all just so terribly painfull, I remember when gas was .25 cents a gallon....a newspaper was 5 cents and a gallon of milk was .50 cents.
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This story sounds familiar. I'm sure I've read it here before somewhere. It sounds plausible, but seems like a bunch of people who probably know more than I do took issue with much of it.
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At least you dont have a bum motor in your wagon....
11.3 MPG. Oh dear.
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The business of selling gasoline is as old as the automobile. I'm sure by now business owners have learned how to compensate. All these tips, if true, and if applied en masse, will only contribute to the general law of supply and demand.
I think gas stations calibrate their pumps to the average temperature of the region for the year. It only makes sense.
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Many of those statements are factually correct in theory only.
The statement regarding the temperature of the underground tanks it true in theory. But, in reality, the ground temperature at the tank depth (4 feet or more) doesn't vary all that much. A 10° difference would be a lot of change throughout the day. It's a negligible change in a gallon of fuel. The vapors produced at the nozzle when operated in the high speed mode are also negligible as compared to the amount of fuel delivered. The desire to minimize the air in the tank is also correct. Letting the tank drop below 1/2 allows more air into the tank and permits more fuel evaporation until that air becomes saturated. The question is how much fuel can 20 gallons of air hold? I'm quite sure that the amount is less than four ounces. Therefore the savings can only be two ounces when filling at the 1/2 way point. It now takes twice as long to fill the vehicle. Is the additional ten minutes of time expended to fill at the 1/2 way point worth a savings of $.05 ? Probably not. |
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That sounds about like what I remembered. It's deja vu all over again.
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Instead of trying to squeeze an extra ounce of fuel at the pump, just keep your car in tune, tires aired up, and drive slower.
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Ditto...this is where the REAL fuel saving come into play!
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