Posted by JD Seller on February 01, 2014 at 22:56:34 from (208.126.196.144):
In Reply to: Pulling my hair out posted by John in La on February 01, 2014 at 20:19:22:
My wife used to run her car around on fumes all of the time. She would buy her gas $5 at a time. When gas was $1.50 that was 3 gallon or so. When it got to $4+ that was even less.
The car we had the most issue with was a 1990 Olds 98. The electric fuel pumps in the tank would not last much over a year. They cost $250-300 if you could save the ending unit. If not then you would spend $550-600 on the whole thing plus having to drop the fuel tank off.
So after raising he77 for years she finally kept it above 1/2 a tank. The last pump lasted over 10 years.
My first wife never would park the car with less than a 1/2 a tank. She worried about having to take one of the kids to the hospital in the middle of the night. It is a 30 mile drive to the closest serious hospital.
Be glad your Daughter and grand son where not hurt while being broke down on a bad curve. I have seen cars hit from poor drivers in situations like that. Maybe you need to remind her and the Son-in-law of that fact.
Plus a more full tank will not have as much condensation in it as a more empty tank.
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