Do you top off?

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by humfrz

The progression:

In your 40's, you will focus on releasing the gas cap cover before you get out of the car.

In your 50's, you will focus on remembering to screw your gas cap back on.

In your 60's you will focus on remembering to take your gas card out of the machine.

In your 70's you will try to remember to take the filler hose out of tank before driving off.


humfrz

i'm 27, and paranoid about doing all of those things..

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by soundman98

i'm 27, and paranoid about doing all of those things..

Oh, my ..... true story time.

My father, who lived in a large, gated, golf course community "quit driving" when he was 95 years old, after he pulled away from a gas station, without removing the filler hose.

The family decided he should no longer be driving, so, my sister "borrowed" his car ..... and never returned it. Instead, we bought him an electric golf cart to drive around his gated community. All was well, until one day, he got a ticket for driving his golf cart ....... into town .....


humfrz

[Guff]

I have to top off to the nearest whole number. It's how I've always done it, despite everyone telling me to not do it....

[Aaron.H]

Originally Posted by Guff

I have to top off to the nearest whole number. It's how I've always done it, despite everyone telling me to not do it....

if you are talking the nearest whole number as in dollar value number, i do the same & have always done

[Wolfking]

Only when I think no one is home and I've some creamy hand loc..."Oh!" You said top off! Sorry!

[cdubs91]

Originally Posted by tommy

I've always assumed doing so could force fuel into the evap vent tube which is somewhere near the top of the tank. I can't imagine that would be good for the shut valve or the canister.

What he said, topping off can potentially damage EVAP system and in turn light up a light you don't wanna see on your instrument cluster *cough* CEL *cough*

[roddy]

I always top off to the next dollar. These days that doesn't take much gas. Currently, 94 octane is about $5.70/gal here.

[SciOnDrifTtSlIdeR]

i always top off...

[PANDEMiC]

I will not top off in my frs when I get it! Good info here thanks!


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[red_comet]

Originally Posted by Rabble

I had a thought (just the one) about the percentage of people who top off their gas tank vs those who do not. My parents always top off but I always refuse.

So here's a poll to settle my curiosity.

FYI: if you don't know what topping off is; it's when you're filling your car with gas and the pump automatically shuts off with a full tank but you squeeze the nozzle again to get that extra bit of gas in your car.

I topped off that way once, with my car. Threw the gas gauge off, needed to unplug the battery to reset it.

[jmh]

Wait, so filling up your fuel tank doesn't end in petrol suddenly bursting out and overflowing everywhere?

My local gas station must have shitty pumps. Its always a nervous guess trying to slow it when it starts getting close to full. That being said its only ever happened with the 86 and none of my other cars...

[Muskokan]

Originally Posted by jmh

Wait, so filling up your fuel tank doesn't end in petrol suddenly bursting out and overflowing everywhere?

My local gas station must have shitty pumps. Its always a nervous guess trying to slow it when it starts getting close to full. That being said its only ever happened with the 86 and none of my other cars...

maybe your evap vent thingy is already clogged?

I would think that would be one of the side effects, but thats just a guess.

[regal]

no, time is money

[21_nola_05]

Originally Posted by wheelhaus

I get OCD about it and need to top off to hit the nearest $.50 mark.

ok so im not the only one that does this !!
damn OCD