Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

Always fill it, why wouldn't you.

Fill to the first click plus nearest round litre. Check mpg with every fill.

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When I was skint I’d put 20-40 quid in, always fill the tank now and reset the trip to check mileage per tank.

My local fuel station is pre-pay only which is irritating when trying to figure out roughly how many litres you need (the analogue gauge is very pessimistic) and how much that's likely to cost. Thankfully most nearby stations offer pay-at-pump, in which case it gets filled.

Had this across 5k miles in America on the Harley because we didn’t have a US credit card for pay at pump.

Super annoying when you’re trying to brim it to make sure you cover distance.

Had to walk in, queue, over pay, fill it up then go back in for change.

On the talk of fuel, picked a place near where I work on the way to Sheffield today and drove straight in no queues. £1.40/l for diesel tho. Not even the fancy stuff.

Apparently its SE England that has the most panic buyers. (Fuel shortages)

Fill to the first click and round up to the nearest pound. I die a little every time I overshoot and end up with a total like £62.01

There’s a rude 90s Ghibli like the one on here in the opening crashbangwalloping of the new Bond film.

Had this across 5k miles in America on the Harley because we didn’t have a US credit card for pay at pump.

Every time I go back.

Swipe card

"Please Enter ZIP code"

GAAAAHHH!!!

When you buy clunkers like me, you don't want to end up selling the car with a full tank of fuel 😁

Exactly this. Fucking infuriating

Guys - when in the US with a UK card and it asks for the ZIP just press “99999”, lady on the NY Metro told me that and it works in every petrol station I’ve used since.

Aye @badboybjorn 's no?

Producers clearly got some hype off car forums before sourcing one.

Still the finest masterpiece of Gandini (sic car) on LFGSS imo.

Used to be 00000 but that stopped working about 8 years ago. I shall try that next time.

Ffs

Back when I had a stripped out 182 I used to keep the tank with as little in it as was practical. My thought being why drag around extra weight I don't need? Better for every area of performance, including economy.

These days. To the brim every time, but still drive and prefer smaller lighter cars.

No one thinks about the added wieght and that fuel evaporates

No one ever fucking notices either, it’s the public highway not F1.

Sorry, that sounded mean, but you know, bit daft innit.

Car thread survey - I always fill the tank to the brim when I refuel, never occurred to me not to do so. Who else does this, and who is shaking their head thinking “no mate, £30 every time”?

At 17mpg? £30 wouldn't even get me to the end of the road. Full tank every time. Given the car weighs over 2 tons, there's no point in doing anything else.

You can't beat stupid. They'll just drag you down to their level, and then beat you with the benefit of their experience.

FWIW, my car is just over a tonne and the difference between an empty and full tank would be around 3-4% weight. Doubt many people would notice that on public roads. To be honest I don't even notice a difference with a passenger. Though I guess there's not that much performance to inhibit in my case.

What, it is not about racing to the next light and living quarter mile at at a time?

Ha! What is this guy, sandwich crazy?