Poll: Do you fill your car when you get gas?

[Bootprint]

Originally posted by: mchammer187

Originally posted by: Bootprint
It depends, lately the price has been on a rollercoster.

Some times, I'll get home at night and the price is X, by morning it's X+9(cents a Litre) until later in the evening.

Last friday night before Midnight it was 72.9 cents a Litre, after midnight it was 79.9.

still though how much are you really saving per trip

that is 7 cents a gallon
even if you drive some gas guzzler that holds 30 gallons that is $2.10 cents

even if you earn minimum wage assum $6.00 /hr

if you are saving $2.00 than that is worth 20 minutes of your time but you also have to factor in the extra gas as well so in essence you are gaining little to nothing

unless you feel your time is worthless than by all means

But for me It's 7 cents a Litre, so triple that number.

I only get about 4 days of going to work per full tank, so some time during the week I'm still going to need to fill up.

 

[elektrolokomotive]

I put gas in once a week. About $5. I only drive 4 miles a day r/t to the train.

 

[PanzerIV]

Back when gas was cheap and I didn't have far to go to school or work I was one of those $5.00 here and $5.00 there types. After I bought an SUV that changed very quickly. I just traded in the SUV but I have no plans on changing my fill 'er up habit because work is an 80 mile round trip and even though my car gets better gas mileage than my SUV did that would still be a lot of stops at the gas station and a waste of time.

 

[thomsbrain]

fill of course. if i put in a few bucks i'd be there twice a day.

 

[anno]

Originally posted by: amish
i have to fill it up everytime due to an unfortunate problem. i drive a 97 monte carlo with a bad gas guage. if i don't fill up everytime, trip the counter, and drive till i hit 240 miles, i run out of gas.

we have to do that with one of our cars too. but we fill them all, usually.. getting gas is funless.. why do it more often than you have to?

 

[puffff]

if i run really low on gas around my neighborhood, i get a few dollars. if i get gas around the gas stations at work, i fill up. reason being it the price difference is anywhere between 5-10 cents a gallon. waiting to fill up at work saves me a little change.

 

I fill up everytime. About 3 times a week.

 

[wfn]

Originally posted by: Rallispec
yes -- because i'd rather pay 16bucks all at once and only have to stop for gas once a week-- than fill up 4-5 dollars at a time and fill up every other day.

the only way i can see paying $16 for gas is:

1. you have a motorcycle
2. you drive a geo metro or subaru justy or one of those 3 cyl. cars.
3. you live in saudi arabia

every time i fill up its at least $42

also, on older cars it's recommended to have a full tank. i remember reading somewhere that it helps to prevent it from rusting or something like that

 

[ondarkness]

My civic fills up at costco for 26ish.
-I heard its bad to do one or the other due to some sort of oxidation or somethin.

I wonder if Costco will take back my gas in the form of exhaust for a refund if I dont like it.
Provably.

 

[SuperPickle]

I usually fill it up, unless I'm running low on cash. It costs ~$60 to fill the tanks every ten days or so
<----dumbass drives a gas-guzzling truck 20k mi/yr.

 

[Toastedlightly]

few bucks here and there.... rich bastages.

 

[CraigRT]

Every time I go to the gas pump, I stuff the car, without fail, every-time.

 

[Eli]

Wow, I'm surprised so many people go for the straight fillup.

My dad has always just put 10$ into the tank, I guess it carried over.

 

[MaxDepth]

I fill the room when I get gas.

 

[FoBoT]

unless i don't have enough $ , i fill it up

 

[ravana]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
i usually fill it up. i go to the same full service station if i can and get my windows washed and oil checked along with it.

Where is this full service gas station. In all the 6 some years I have lived in the US I have never seen one!

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

I just fill up, no point for me at least to fill up a few bucks each time

I think I'll have to fill up gas tomorrow

 

[whattaguy]

Originally posted by: ravana

Originally posted by: moshquerade
i usually fill it up. i go to the same full service station if i can and get my windows washed and oil checked along with it.

Where is this full service gas station. In all the 6 some years I have lived in the US I have never seen one!

Drive through Oregon...all stations are full-service. In fact, you don't have a choice.

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: whattaguy

Originally posted by: ravana

Originally posted by: moshquerade
i usually fill it up. i go to the same full service station if i can and get my windows washed and oil checked along with it.

Where is this full service gas station. In all the 6 some years I have lived in the US I have never seen one!

Drive through Oregon...all stations are full-service. In fact, you don't have a choice.

Same with New Jersey, it's state law.

 

[BMdoobieW]

all at once

 

[Salvador]

Yes.

Sal

 

[nageov3t]

I fill it up. my car gets good gas milage (~20/mpg) and I only commute 4 miles/day to work, so I only spend about $30-$40/month on gas.

I've gotten in the habit of convincing my friends to drive whenever we're going on long trips

 

[Gimli43Orcs]

yes, car fills up with smelly fumes when i get gassy....
oh wait, i read question wrong

 

Originally posted by: loki8481
I fill it up. my car gets good gas milage (~20/mpg) and I only commute 4 miles/day to work, so I only spend about $30-$40/month on gas.

I've gotten in the habit of convincing my friends to drive whenever we're going on long trips

And you don't offer to throw them money for gas?
What a worthless cheapskate asshole.

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: SampSon

Originally posted by: loki8481
I fill it up. my car gets good gas milage (~20/mpg) and I only commute 4 miles/day to work, so I only spend about $30-$40/month on gas.

I've gotten in the habit of convincing my friends to drive whenever we're going on long trips

And you don't offer to throw them money for gas?
What a worthless cheapskate asshole.

for the 10 years that I've had my friends, it's just how we've always done things. nothing to do with being cheap.