Your gas tank....do you keep it full or just a little here and little there?

We try to keep ours full. We will fill it use it then when it gets down go fill it again. Sometimes we run on fumes if we cant get to a gas station right away.

I like filling my gas tank up when I get down to a quarter tank of gas. If it gets any lower than this I get nervous that I will run out. I have been down to an eighth when using my husband's truck, though this was because my husband was too tired from work to get gas himself so I went up to get it for him since I had to run some errands anyway. The first stop I made was to the gas station as I was not going to take any extra chances getting stuck with the gas level as low as it was. I've run out of gas before and as it was no fun I make sure to get it filled up before it has the chance to run out.

We fill up the whole way. My husband drives 45 minutes to work (that is one way) so he can't afford to let the tank go low. Especially in the winter since he travels the interstate. You never know if there will be an accident and you have to sit forever. Now, if he drives me car, he does let the gas go until the light goes on. And then I get in and worry the whole way to the station that I will run out. I don't know why he does that to me when he knows I travel with the kids. But I fill the whole way up. If I can't afford the 35.00 for my car (that is what it cost today), I will put it one I can but I mostly just fill the whole way up.

I am sometimes guilty of this. I very rarely keep my fuel tank full. Most of the time I put $20 in at a time. It takes $60 to fill the tank, think I have only filled it all up once since I have had the car. I have only ran out of fuel once since owning the car 3 years ago. So my fumes go along way, lol. I also set reset on my kilometres as I have a rough idea how many kilometres I get out of my $20. That way I don't risk running out of fuel.

Always full on pay day. I keep it topped up usually as you never know what emmergency may be needed. Plus you can't trust the price rises these days. You get more for your money if you buy it on a cold morning than if you buy it in the mid day sun. I've heard it said that you can squeeze out an extra 20 miles average on a full tank. Anyone hear this before?

I prefer to keep it at least at a half tank but keeping up with my very busy life sometimes it gets under that. I think its good to not let it get under a certain point. And I dont mean running out of gas I mean its good in general

It must be a man thing to leave the tank empty. I always have gas in my car but my hubby likes to wait for the last second to put gas in his car. He had to drive my car for like a week when his was in the shop and when I got my car back the neddle was under the E. I was holding my breath hopeing and praying I was just make it to the gas station.

I try to keep mine above half a tank. That way, if it shoots way up, I have enough to get through a few days to give it a chance to go down. My husband on the other hand, will run down to nothing.

We always kept our gas tank full, and filled it when it was about half to three quarters empty, to aoid paying for a full tank at a time, and also to avoid totally running out at any given time. Now we don't hae a truck, so it doesn't matter anymore. No truck, no gas tank.

I rip the band aid off the painful gouge of gas prices and just fill the tank so I don't have to look at the crazy numbers wizzing higher and higher on the meter too often. It's enough to make a person go postal!

Maybe I have structured my life a little too much! But I never, ever have my gas tank under half-ful, in my world, it alleviates a lot of stress. I know that no matter what I can rely on my gas tank (vehicle's another matter, LOL!)

I never drive until my gas tank becomes empty, because you may suddenly find yourself stranded without gas. I usually pump when the tank reaches the quarter mark. I recently came across an article (below) about saving money filling gasoline, which is an eye-opener for me. It alerts you also why you should not let your tank get too low on gas before you next refill. Hope it is informative to you... --------------- I don't know what you guys are paying for gasoline.... but here in California we are also paying higher, up to $3.50 per gallon. But my line of work is in petroleum for about 31 years now, so here are some tricks to get more of your money's worth for every gallon.. Here at the Kinder Morgan Pipeline where I work in San Jose , CA we deliver about 4 million gallons in a 24-hour period thru the pipeline. One day is diesel the next day is jet fuel, and gasoline, regular and premium grades. We have 34-storage tanks here with a total capacity of 16,800,000 gallons. Only buy or fill up your car or truck in the early morning when the ground temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the more dense the gasoline, when it gets warmer gasoline expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening....your gallon is not exactly a gallon. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products plays an important role. A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps. When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast mode. If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3) stages: low, middle, and high. In slow mode you should be pumping on low speed, thereby minimizing the vapors that are created while you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapor return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapor. Those vapors are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money. One of the most important tips is to fill up when your gas tank is HALF FULL. The reason for this is, the more gas you have in your tank the less air occupying its empty space. Gasoline evaporates faster than you can imagine. Gasoline storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the gas and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service stations, here where I work, every truck that we load is temperature compensated so that every gallon is actually the exact amount. Another reminder, if there is a gasoline truck pumping into the storage tanks when you stop to buy gas, DO NOT fill up--most likely the gasoline is being stirred up as the gas is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom. Hope this will help you get the most value for your money.

I fill mine up every Friday which usually means that I only fill it up from halfway. I only use about a half a tank of gas each week. I do use more than that sometimes. Usually if I am running around a lot more than usual on my lunch break. I usually try to just stay at work during my lunch breaks since gas prices are so high. I always eat my lunch at work so, if I am running around, it is to do errands that I don't want to have to do after work. Christmas time is really bad since I tend to do all my Christmas shopping over my lunch breaks.

My gas tank hasn't seen full in forever. I have only a little over 1/4 of a tank of gas at most at all times. Usually it's on E. I don't drive far too much. I am just like your husband. Driving on fumes. lol

Hubby keeps up with filling the car most of the time. We, or rather, I have run out twice this year, however. I must not keep him alerted to fuel me. Neither one of us likes to drive on fumes.

Hahahahahahaha! You are like my husband and I am like yours! I drive around until that light comes on and then I even know how many times I can go to work and back before I absolutely have to stop and get gas. One time I misjudged and did run out though - that was not fun. My husband on the other hand panics when he's at a quarter tank.

I usually fill up my tank. Sometimes if the gas prices are really high and if it seems like they might be going down soon, then I'll occasionally just put a little bit of gas in the car to tie me over till the prices go down, then I'll fill it up the rest of the way later. Usually though, I just fill it all the way. It's kind of funny that you mentioned that about your husband, cause my is the exact opposite! It seems like the tank can get down to the halfway point and my husband gets all hyper about filling it up right away! lol

You hubby sounds like a risk taker, crazy nurse. LOL I fill my tank when I get down to 1/2 a tank. I would never want to be low on gas. My hubby is the same way.

I try to keep it above half at all times, especially in the winter months - I prefer to keep it nearer to full, considering the quick fluctuations in the gas prices - this way when they jump 20cents over night I do not kick myself for not having filled up the day before - or when it happens to go down a few cents I think - well at least I only had to put in a couple gallons last night, no big deal that I did not wait till this morning.

Your Post reminds me of the Blond who, when asked if the high cost of Gas bothered her, replied," No not at all, I only put in $20.00 worth!" Seriously now, I like to fill the top half, and keep it full. There is less chance of getting sediment in your engine.