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JT Moderator	Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 9:01:00 PM Ignore JT Report Abuse When you buy fuel, when do you usually stop pumping? I pump until pump stops and pay that amount I pump until pump stops for the second time I pump to the next round price figure I top off as much as will go into the tank I pump to a set amount I don't pump my own fuel I don't buy fuel at Post your thoughts about this poll below.

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When you buy fuel, when do you usually stop pumping?
I pump until pump stops and pay that amount
I pump until pump stops for the second time
I pump to the next round price figure
I top off as much as will go into the tank
I pump to a set amount
I don't pump my own fuel
I don't buy fuel at
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pulpwood Champion Author Mississippi Posts:7,379 Points:1,860,855 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Jul 11, 2009 5:06:37 AM Ignore pulpwood Report Abuse I wonder how many of the 24% tank burpers are drill here drill now people?
CrackedLCD Champion Author Alabama Posts:9,171 Points:1,783,255 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2009 10:15:43 PM Ignore CrackedLCD Report Abuse I've never understood why some cars seem to not take a full tank of fuel as well as others. A few folks on here have mentioned that, and my father's Focus is another one. From dead empty the pump will shut off with a good two gallons of air space left, and trying to ‘round up’ in a real pain. My old Toyota's owner manual claimed a 10.5 gallon tank and from dead empty it was no trouble to get the 10 gallons in. Maybe it's new vapor recovery tech? As I've mentioned several times (20 points!) my diesel has no vapor recovery system because diesel vapors are practically nonexistant (or so I have been told). They're certainly not as flammable as petrol fumes! I saw a guy accidentally drop a lit cigarette into a pool of spilled diesel fuel and the fuel put the cigarette out instead of blowing up. Weird. Anywho I can usually get two+ extra gallons of fuel in by pressing a vent button in the filler neck with the nozzle. It opens a valve and whooosh! out goes the air. I can fill right to the brim without worry. Gets a good extra 90-100 miles on the tank.
roadkillGA Champion Author Georgia Posts:3,382 Points:485,950 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2009 9:10:59 PM Ignore roadkillGA Report Abuse pump til I'm full.
danreino Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:8,479 Points:1,565,485 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2009 9:10:50 PM Ignore danreino Report Abuse If the weather is cold you can do whatever that heck you want. I hot weather is occuring, don't top off unless you're going to use up at least a half gallon before resting the vehicle.
TexasTon Rookie Author Texas Posts:75 Points:16,925 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2009 9:08:10 PM Ignore TexasTon Report Abuse I pump to the next $.50 cent mark so when scanning the bills at the end of the month, I can just glance to make sure I was the one doing so. ($20.50, $21.50 etc)
RxHugh Champion Author Greensboro Posts:7,749 Points:1,602,635 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2009 9:03:19 PM Ignore RxHugh Report Abuse I pump until pump stops for the second time
EasyMPG Champion Author Ontario Posts:10,644 Points:1,445,370 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2009 8:34:47 PM Ignore EasyMPG Report Abuse Overfilling can damage the vapor canister in the vehicle which is an expensive repair item.
mckellyb Champion Author Fort Worth Posts:12,578 Points:2,277,380 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2009 8:22:36 PM Ignore mckellyb Report Abuse The last several vehicles we've owned have low-fuel lights which come on at or below about 3 gallons left. I wait 'till this light comes on, typically, then fill rounding to the next round dollar amount. When I had vehicles which were, um, reluctant to take the final few, sometimes several gallons, I'd be patient and come close to topping the tank off. Used to have an '85 RWD Fleetwood which, when the pump clicked off, still had at least 5, usually 7, gallons of air left. We lived in Oregon at the time, and being you are not allowed to pump your own gasoline, due to UTTER STUPIDITY, then I had to get fuel at least two extra times per month. Thanks, morons in Oregonion government.
leeso1 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,748 Points:1,400,720 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2009 6:37:34 PM Ignore leeso1 Report Abuse why would you want to know?
Bonanza Champion Author Boston Posts:12,254 Points:2,578,705 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2009 5:56:27 PM Ignore Bonanza Report Abuse I pump to the next round price figure
ToriB All-Star Author Washington Posts:973 Points:146,030 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2009 4:18:51 PM Ignore ToriB Report Abuse I seldom fill the tank. I know what I can afford & that's how much I pump. When I do fill the tank, I stop pumping when the pump stops. It is not safe to "top off" the tank.
pkhdonovan Champion Author Maine Posts:12,151 Points:2,732,755 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2009 2:48:10 PM Ignore pkhdonovan Report Abuse I go to the nearest dollar.
N9HVP Champion Author Indiana Posts:11,853 Points:2,499,315 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2009 2:27:03 PM Ignore N9HVP Report Abuse I top off as much as will go into the tank.
Muradia Champion Author Toronto Posts:6,399 Points:1,383,405 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2009 2:08:04 PM Ignore Muradia Report Abuse I pump to the next round price figure
meinkompf Rookie Author Rochester Posts:96 Points:9,920 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2009 1:48:37 PM Ignore meinkompf Report Abuse I only buy one gallon at a time
roadkillGA Champion Author Georgia Posts:3,382 Points:485,950 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2009 1:19:31 PM Ignore roadkillGA Report Abuse Usually round off but found gas today for$2.19 and with Kroger card $2.16 and I topped off.
CPGas1815 Champion Author Michigan Posts:6,034 Points:1,101,695 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2009 1:05:00 PM Ignore CPGas1815 Report Abuse Tank topper.
4bangerON Rookie Author Ontario Posts:57 Points:7,040 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2009 11:24:51 AM Ignore 4bangerON Report Abuse I try to stuff as much gas as I can in the tank, cuz the gas companies in Canada like to jerk the prices up and down on what seems to be a whim. They (the suppliers) say there is no collusion,but if one raises or lowers prices, the others follow like lemmings. They say it's based on the price of a barrel of oil. Why then does the pump price go up, when crude prices fall?
Alizes Rookie Author Indianapolis Posts:47 Points:44,015 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2009 9:50:47 AM Ignore Alizes Report Abuse I pum till it stops and if it is not a round price, I pump to the next round price figure.
Matilda45 Rookie Author Michigan Posts:1 Points:63,070 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2009 9:49:31 AM Ignore Matilda45 Report Abuse I pump until it stops then round to the nearest whole dollar.
pennypincherAB Sophomore Author Edmonton Posts:133 Points:21,310 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2009 9:41:05 AM Ignore pennypincherAB Report Abuse I pump until pump stops and pay that amount
Connie11 Veteran Author Arizona Posts:262 Points:332,675 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2009 9:31:05 AM Ignore Connie11 Report Abuse I pump until it stops for the second time and round up. I know I'm not supposed to because it will damage the fuel injectors.
pulpwood Champion Author Mississippi Posts:7,379 Points:1,860,855 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2009 9:28:34 AM Ignore pulpwood Report Abuse I only put in $20.00 at a time!
OKRifle Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:10,588 Points:1,838,960 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2009 8:48:40 AM Ignore OKRifle Report Abuse Round off to the next quarter.
Pspeed Champion Author Baltimore Posts:7,277 Points:955,970 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2009 8:42:11 AM Ignore Pspeed Report Abuse I pump to the first round figure after it stops.
Springvale Rookie Author Michigan Posts:25 Points:14,175 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2009 7:47:27 AM Ignore Springvale Report Abuse I usually have set amount. However, that set amount varies with the price of gas.
MnSwede Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:5,063 Points:824,325 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2009 7:02:51 AM Ignore MnSwede Report Abuse I top off
keo Champion Author Colorado Posts:10,397 Points:2,062,540 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2009 5:30:45 AM Ignore keo Report Abuse 2nd time, and round up
agedlen Rookie Author Detroit Posts:2 Points:29,540 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2009 4:57:47 AM Ignore agedlen Report Abuse I round up to the next dollar.
Lengas Champion Author Gary Posts:13,698 Points:2,745,475 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2009 3:55:09 AM Ignore Lengas Report Abuse I top off at even dollar amount.
jcmmm Rookie Author Maryland Posts:7 Points:343,515 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2009 11:35:32 PM Ignore jcmmm Report Abuse When it stops the first time
RxHugh Champion Author Greensboro Posts:7,749 Points:1,602,635 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2009 9:02:43 PM Ignore RxHugh Report Abuse I pump until pump stops for the second time
gtmo7139 Rookie Author Barrie Posts:3 Points:260 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2009 8:59:59 PM Ignore gtmo7139 Report Abuse My Chrysler Sebring has an annoying habit of not taking that last little bit, say, to the nearest dollar. I'm lucky to get to the nearest dime. I usually try to fill up, but when short on cash or at a really high cost station, I'll only put in $20 or so, to get me by. What I really hate is the gas gauge itself; it drops slowly on the top half, then plummets on the bottom half. Why is this?
Bear_Johnson Champion Author London Posts:1,440 Points:502,535 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2009 7:45:48 PM Ignore Bear_Johnson Report Abuse I like round numbers, if I'm starting a long trip I'll fill as much as I can get in without spilling just to get that extra milage before having to stop for gas.
BartBuzz Champion Author Atlanta Posts:9,025 Points:1,803,460 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2009 4:52:53 PM Ignore BartBuzz Report Abuse I usually stop at $40.
TTM77 Champion Author Maryland Posts:2,160 Points:1,222,375 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2009 3:35:32 PM Ignore TTM77 Report Abuse For those that do the top off (pump until the gas almost spilling out), the new cars are design to spit out the excess gas into ... hmm.. I forgot what that thing called.. anyway, it can damage that device and cost you more money to fix. Also, there is a sign next to the gas pump telling you not to top off. So, to save yourself money repairing and to obey the law you should not top off. :)
N9HVP Champion Author Indiana Posts:11,853 Points:2,499,315 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2009 3:08:27 PM Ignore N9HVP Report Abuse I top off as much as will go into the tank.
jb107 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:9,695 Points:2,649,700 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2009 2:27:33 PM Ignore jb107 Report Abuse We have never touched a pump in New Jersey
ZEBRA24 Rookie Author Phoenix Posts:1 Points:37,285 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2009 1:58:52 PM Ignore ZEBRA24 Report Abuse Hey, I'm new to this site as of today. After the auto shut off, I'll squeeze almost 2 gals additional into my tank (2007 Civic EX). This does two things for me. It allows me to get an accurate fuel fill each time for tracking (each fill is the same), and those two gals, gets me another 80 miles between fills (two each week). Glad I don't fill 3x.
Ernman Champion Author Orlando Posts:3,494 Points:982,340 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2009 1:41:30 PM Ignore Ernman Report Abuse I like round numbers...or even numbers...
tenshi Veteran Author Stockton Posts:336 Points:103,335 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2009 1:22:22 PM Ignore tenshi Report Abuse pump til it clicks
MnSwede Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:5,063 Points:824,325 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2009 11:19:39 AM Ignore MnSwede Report Abuse I top off
Gas Thirsty Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:4,937 Points:3,253,395 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2009 10:24:22 AM Ignore Gas Thirsty Report Abuse I always pump to the next round price figure.
leveit2clever Champion Author Cleveland Posts:7,246 Points:451,635 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2009 9:23:38 AM Ignore leveit2clever Report Abuse I'll stop pumping on the second stop.
mike1953CA Rookie Author San Diego Posts:15 Points:460 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2009 9:00:08 AM Ignore mike1953CA Report Abuse I top off as much as will go into the tank
pulpwood Champion Author Mississippi Posts:7,379 Points:1,860,855 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2009 7:49:54 AM Ignore pulpwood Report Abuse They only get $20.00 at a time!
roadkillGA Champion Author Georgia Posts:3,382 Points:485,950 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2009 7:35:00 AM Ignore roadkillGA Report Abuse Keep it simple.
Aggie44 Champion Author Orlando Posts:3,384 Points:678,035 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2009 7:18:21 AM Ignore Aggie44 Report Abuse I usually pump until it cuts itself off [Edited by: Aggie44 at 7/9/2009 10:18:52 AM EST]
Dreamgirl_Beth Rookie Author Indianapolis Posts:18 Points:54,010 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2009 6:52:32 AM Ignore Dreamgirl_Beth Report Abuse Most pumps are pre-pay, so I pump an even dollar amount.
mkondo92 All-Star Author Ohio Posts:749 Points:189,115 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2009 6:49:59 AM Ignore mkondo92 Report Abuse I round to nearest half dollar after pump stops 2nd time
CRAZYKAYFREAK All-Star Author Missouri Posts:674 Points:28,080 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2009 6:21:17 AM Ignore CRAZYKAYFREAK Report Abuse Depends on my method of payment as well. If I am pre-paying, obviously I pay a rounded amount. Or if I am paying with cash afterwards. However, using the debit or credit card at the pump, what's the point in rounding? I fill it till it stops then.
CPGas1815 Champion Author Michigan Posts:6,034 Points:1,101,695 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2009 6:01:44 AM Ignore CPGas1815 Report Abuse When the pump price equals all that I have remaining in my wallet.