i watch many come and go as i fill up, but stopping every week is bad enough. if i didn't fill it up i'd be there every 1-3 days.

 

Sounds about right!

 

To be completely honest I just put gas in it when I can afford to. It really does take a blow to your self esteem when you get paid a few hundred dollars and 1/3rd of it is gone in a matter of minutes (well 20). I only fill my tank, and have as of about a month ago only ran 100% gas. The price seems bad but if it saves me MPG and repair cost in the end how is it not worth it?!?

 

Tanks on both trucks are hutched and harpooned, so I get almost every drop of fuel save if I went to a sump.

On the '05 when the light comes on, I can push it a good 45-60 miles before I have to push. The most the I've ever put into the '05 so far is 45.58 gallons and it cost $164.

The most I've put into the '01 was 46.22 gallons and it cost $168.

 

 

I just steal it slowly from the neighbors on both sides at night so they are each paying for theirs and half of mine. When they complain about their MPG I just say; "You're lucky you don't have an Excursion"

 

What's your backup plan if they both decide to go all electric? I hear that Tesla is pretty bad *** There's one here in town and damn it's sharp!

 

I used to work for a guy that told me he had a neighbor that had gotten a VW bug and was talking about what great mileage he got. My boss would add a little to his neighbors tank every night and listen to him brag about the AMAZING mileage...then after a couple weeks of that he went and took a little out and listen to the neighbor complain..."I don't know what happened..."

 

By the way thanks for the replies, it looks like my Ex taking only 36 gallons when the light had just come on is about normal. I don't usually let it get any where near that low but we had 2 camping trips and some normal driving so it was a unique opportunity for me to get more baseline information.

 

When my light comes on, I can put 38 gallons in it, but I got a 100 gallon reserve in my bed so I can flip a switch and be full again in about 12-15 minutes. When everything is empty it cost me 530 bucks to fill it back up. Ouch thats almost a weeks pay, but it last over a month.

 

I had 2 tanks on my 1986 Jeep Grand Wagoneer but really needed them.

 

Ah, lucky for us diesel guys, we can find some hi-flow pumps at select stations and they make quick work of it.

I try to fill when between empty and 1/4, but i have taken 44-45 a couple of times, and 45.5 once.

Prices have dropped here
$3.179 for 87
$3.629 for diesel
:-)

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Only hi-flow diesel around here is up at the Flying J nearly an hour north. I get it there when I'm in the area, otherwise I just sit locally and twiddle my thumbs. Even other diesel guys fill up and leave before me, lol. Like they fill so slow you can count the individual cents rolling over.

I should take up crotcheting sweaters or scarves or something. I'd make a killing on the side with all the wasted time.

I have filled it to the brim a few times during the drives between WA and Texas, one time after getting the DTE down to 2. Took 45.7 to fill to the cap, and was $203. Never, EVER getting fuel at a gas station in the middle of a mountain pass in the winter again. I heard a sniffle and looked down to find my wallet looking like an Ethiopian.

 

I've heard this from a ford tec also. i like keep a least a 1/4 tank of fuel to keep the pump cool in All my trucks!

 

If this were true there would be another way to cool them besides just sitting in a flat tank. They would be in a sump in the bottom of the tank lower than the rest to stay covered at all times. The pumps are not cooled by the surrounding fuel, just the fuel passing through it. I had a Ford tech tell me I was the coolest guy ever, so obviously they can be wrong