Ask a Question
or
Create a Poll
  1. Home /
  2. Questions /
  3. Transportation
  4. / More Transportation

by justme32 loves the weekends on January 12th, 2007

justme32 loves the weekends

Question

Help answer this question below.

Have you ever ran your vehicle out of gas?

  • Like
  • Report
Share:
Other

Answers. 12 helpful answers below.

  • by Mrs.mezzo is a Wagnerian soprano on January 12th, 2007

    Mrs.mezzo is a Wagnerian soprano

    No, what I do is I look at the Fuel indicator and I check to see when the needle is getting close to the BIG FAT E side of the spectrum. LOL, I've never understood how people run out of gas-unless maybe their indicator was broken, or they found themselves on a long stretch of road with nothing on it!

    • Like
    • Report

    3 comments | Post one | Permalink

  • by DjJavy on January 12th, 2007

    DjJavy

    nope

    • Like
    • Report

    No comments. Post one | Permalink

  • by geek860 on January 12th, 2007

    geek860

    Never done it myself, but a friend did. Just sputtered and stopped. As a side note, having a low fuel tank is bad for the fuel pump. When the tank is 1/2 full or more, the gas cools the fuel pump. When it's low, all that heat just keeps coming and there is nothing to cool it. That's how fuel pumps break.

    It's more expensive to run it on E than to just keep it topped up.

    • Like
    • Report

    No comments. Post one | Permalink

  • by JustAnotherDeadPoet on January 12th, 2007

    JustAnotherDeadPoet

    Not once... I've come very close, tho... Like half a gallon in the tank... =P

    • Like
    • Report

    2 comments | Post one | Permalink

  • by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on December 9th, 2007

    8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009

    Once.

    It was payday but my direct deposit hadn't cleared yet so I had to try making it about 17 miles to pick up my wife in town on a gallon of gas.
    I forgot about how steep that hill was, put my foot in it a little much, and sputtered. A mile later, I was parked on the side of the road.

    The moral of the story? Given a choice between food and gas, starve yourself before you starve the car ;)

    No comments. Post one | Permalink

  • by csimme01 and Ninja Cooper UNMASKED on December 9th, 2007

    csimme01 and Ninja Cooper UNMASKED

    After driving my car with a low fuel chime and warning I had a company car with just a gage. Never thought about it untill it sputtered on the expressway 5 miles from anything at 10 below zero F. Thanks Mr. State trooper. I don't run my tank that low any more, If i fill up at 1/2 tank and spend 28 dollars it feels much better than waiting on empty and spending 50+.

    No comments. Post one | Permalink

  • by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on December 9th, 2007

    Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger

    No, my father told me never to let the gas get below 1/4 tank. He ran out of gas once when the gauge read 1/4.

    No comments. Post one | Permalink

  • by bigkado69 on December 9th, 2007

    bigkado69

    lol yeah cause my gauge lied.lol

    No comments. Post one | Permalink

  • by Kal-El on December 9th, 2007

    Kal-El

    Oh man, running out of fuel is one of my greatest fears...I very rarely let the gage get past half empty.

    No comments. Post one | Permalink

  • by lastwraith on December 9th, 2007

    lastwraith

    I have. Had a Buick Regal that the gauge never worked in. I was usually pretty good at using the trip odo to track fuel but someone must have reset it.

    Car was fine. Besides being bad for the fuel pump because of cooling (as mentioned), it's also not great for the fuel filter as all the crap near the bottom of the tank is sucked up and pumped through the filter to your engine.

    Man, I so do NOT miss that car.

    No comments. Post one | Permalink

  • by spiff on December 9th, 2007

    spiff

    Yes at 3:00am after a 12 hour shift on my feet all day. I had to walk about 2 miles to get to my house. My ex husband assured me we had enough gas to make it home. I cussed him the whole 2 miles home.

    No comments. Post one | Permalink

  • by Sheriff Raff -Answerhag on December 9th, 2007

    Sheriff Raff -Answerhag

    Nope, I am daring but not nuts... I would have to get out and walk, that would not be any fun.

    No comments. Post one | Permalink

Want to attach an image to your answer? Click here.

Did this answer your question? If not, then ask a new question or create a poll.

More Questions. Additional questions in this category.

You're reading Have you ever ran your vehicle out of gas?

Follow us on Facebook!

Related Ads

Related Questions

Professionally Researched

ANSWERBAG BUZZ

Good site to post pictures
Vehicle out of gas in 1961

Answerbag

a Demand Media company