I put gas in EVERYDAY is that ok?
03-24-08, 12:10 PM
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03-24-08, 01:14 PM
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Mentally, its not okay =)
I will go out on a limb and say YES, its bad for your car. At pumps which have 1 pump for 3 or 4 different fuel grades, you will get about 1/3 gallon of the previous cars selected gas. If you are only putting in 2 gallons, 1/3-1/2 a gallon will probably be 87 octane.
So in effect you are ripping yourself off and lowering your gasoline octane.
You also risk spilling gas onto your paint everyday.
I almost always wait until E on my 3000GT, I have put 19.2gallons in the car before(tank is 19.8). The GT now has 195K miles on the original Fuel pump and engine.
I will go out on a limb and say YES, its bad for your car. At pumps which have 1 pump for 3 or 4 different fuel grades, you will get about 1/3 gallon of the previous cars selected gas. If you are only putting in 2 gallons, 1/3-1/2 a gallon will probably be 87 octane.
So in effect you are ripping yourself off and lowering your gasoline octane.
You also risk spilling gas onto your paint everyday.
I almost always wait until E on my 3000GT, I have put 19.2gallons in the car before(tank is 19.8). The GT now has 195K miles on the original Fuel pump and engine.
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03-24-08, 09:26 PM
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Anyone who worries about their wallet at the gas pump has no business driving a Lexus. Unless you drive less, you are spending the same amount on gas, whether you fill up all the time (neurotic) or just put a few dollars in to get it off E (yea, that was me in high school). Gas is still cheap in the States at $3.50. Are people really driving less? There are plenty of cars on the road driving like there's no tommorow. Now the rest of the world wants as many cars per driver as we have. We're all F'd.
Unless you enjoy driving your full tank of gas all over town, ease off the filling station.
Unless you enjoy driving your full tank of gas all over town, ease off the filling station.
03-24-08, 09:34 PM
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Lately i have been putting gas in everyday to keep at at "full" all the time. So everyday at the end of the day, i would put in like $7-$10 so that it would stay full all the time. I dont want to wait like 4 days and put in $50 at once. However i was wondering if this is bad for your car. thx
I don't see how it would be bad for the car, but I certainly see it as unnecessary, or "retarded" as some would say it.
03-25-08, 01:01 PM
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i can't believe i just wasted 15 minutes reading all these posts. is this for real??? is it ok to fill up your tank every day? come on, you've got to be kidding right? hell, why not fill it up every hour... or just buy a tanker and have it follow you around. this is ridiculous
03-25-08, 01:07 PM
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03-25-08, 07:03 PM
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I always fill up when I hit a bit under the 1/4 tank. Dump a bottle of Lucas, and fill my tank. But, that's just me.
-I highly doubt that filling your tank everyday is going to do any harm, I'm sure they would have placed a label there telling you to only fuel up at a certain reading. BUT, in the long run, you are spending more money.
-I highly doubt that filling your tank everyday is going to do any harm, I'm sure they would have placed a label there telling you to only fuel up at a certain reading. BUT, in the long run, you are spending more money.
03-25-08, 08:12 PM
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sounds kinder **** to me but hey, to eaches own. do what you wanna do. of course it isnt gonna save you more money by filling up everyday but hey, if it floats ya boat who cares what others think....i doubt it would have any type of affect on your vehical.
03-25-08, 10:56 PM
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Dude... it sounds like you are doing this for a money reasons but that makes absolutely zero sense...
If you fill up 5 times a week for $10, that's still $50 a week. Why not just go a week and fill up once for $50?? I'm assuming the money is coming out of the same location, no? Save yourself the time and hassle. $50 bucks is $50 bucks, regardless of whether it is split up over 5 days or all at once... I just don't get the reasoning behind that.
If you fill up 5 times a week for $10, that's still $50 a week. Why not just go a week and fill up once for $50?? I'm assuming the money is coming out of the same location, no? Save yourself the time and hassle. $50 bucks is $50 bucks, regardless of whether it is split up over 5 days or all at once... I just don't get the reasoning behind that.
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Dude... it sounds like you are doing this for a money reasons but that makes absolutely zero sense...
If you fill up 5 times a week for $10, that's still $50 a week. Why not just go a week and fill up once for $50?? I'm assuming the money is coming out of the same location, no? Save yourself the time and hassle. $50 bucks is $50 bucks, regardless of whether it is split up over 5 days or all at once... I just don't get the reasoning behind that.
If you fill up 5 times a week for $10, that's still $50 a week. Why not just go a week and fill up once for $50?? I'm assuming the money is coming out of the same location, no? Save yourself the time and hassle. $50 bucks is $50 bucks, regardless of whether it is split up over 5 days or all at once... I just don't get the reasoning behind that.
