Gasoline Purchase Habits

[Konaguy]

I usually get gas at half a tank (I got a 16 gallon tank on my truck). As
I don't want to be spending almost 50.00 when I fill up. I'm curious what
others do when they purchase gasoline.

[manoasurfer123]

Um... when it's getting low :p

[Konaguy]

Um... when it's getting low :p

LMAO :D you just couldn't resist eh :)

[Mike_Lowery]

I fill up every payday. My tank's 24 gallons, so it lasts between pay periods.

No Chevron or 76 (I don't like the families who sit on those companies' boards or have some kind of stake in'em) :rolleyes: So, I'm forced to buy Shell on Kauai. Damn ethanol is robbing my small block of some horsepower (I was gonna say hp, but some Final Fantasy or Magic: The Gathering heads might not get it :p )

I wish there was a Citgo on Kauai. I'd buy gas from there in a heartbeat. ¡Viva Hugo!

[adrian]

I heard that its best to buy gas when its cool, so buying either in the early morning or late night is good, since the gas is weighed.

Oh, and when I used to drive, I found myself filling up every week.

[manoasurfer123]

Huh,

A gallon is a gallon Doc? Where you hear this hot/cold thing?

[CranBeree]

i usually fill up gas when i see the gas light and that annoying dinging keeps reminding me that i need to!

[blueyecicle]

I try to fill up before I drain it but honestly I forget most of the time then I see a red light and have a coronary because it goes about 20 miles on the light! But gas went from 3.00 to 2.43 in the last 3 weeks so I will be filling up tomorrow! Lucky me

[tutusue]

I usually get gas at half a tank (I got a 16 gallon tank on my truck). As
I don't want to be spending almost 50.00 when I fill up. I'm curious what
others do when they purchase gasoline.
I do the exact, same thing! It's a silly, psychological game I play with myself. If I fill up at a half tank then I'm spending only half...right?!!!! As long as I don't run a Quicken report on my gas expenditures, I continue to fool myself! :D

[Konaguy]

I do the exact, same thing! It's a silly, psychological game I play with myself. If I fill up at a half tank then I'm spending only half...right?!!!! As long as I don't run a Quicken report on my gas expenditures, I continue to fool myself! :D


I had to have a chuckle on that comment. It is a silly psychological game :D

See for me, I buy my gas at Costco.I have my dad put money on a Costco cash card. It makes it last longer if I buy gas at a half a tank vs when it is empty :). It certainly helps prices have dropped to 2.749 here in Kona, so I don't have to put more money on it as frequently.

[manoasurfer123]

Dang... if I had a "dad" paying my gas... I'd be driving all over the place all the time!

[Konaguy]

Dang... if I had a "dad" paying my gas... I'd be driving all over the place all the time!

That didn't exactly come out right :). I meant to say, I give him money to
put on the card. As only Costco members can activate and re-activate those
cash cards.

[manoasurfer123]

so why not get your own costco card and start out on your own?

[Konaguy]

so why not get your own costco card and start out on your own?

Because I don't have a extra 45.00 a month to pay for basic membership for starters.It comes down to I don't really buy enough things (except gas) at Costco to get a membership. So at this point the arrangement works.

[manoasurfer123]

dang is it really $45.00 a month ;)

Not... but no worries... do what you gotta do... sounds like a sweet arrangement if you can do it.

[Konaguy]

dang is it really $45.00 a month ;)

Not... but no worries... do what you gotta do... sounds like a sweet arrangement if you can do it.

Typical Aaron mistake...I believe its 45.00 a year. But since I have no use to
buy things in bulk :) .....

[blueyecicle]

I have a 45.00 a year membership. I believe the most expensive is 100.00 a month. But it saves no gas money here. Many other gas stations have lower prices.

[manoasurfer123]

I believe the most expensive is 100.00 a month.

what the heck they get for 100.00$ per month ??? free "cut in lines" at the sample booths?

[blueyecicle]

I think they get 1-3% back on purchases. They offered it to us when we joined, but I don't shop enough to make a difference.

[tutusue]

I think they get 1-3% back on purchases. They offered it to us when we joined, but I don't shop enough to make a difference.
I believe $100. is an annual charge, not a monthly charge.

[blueyecicle]

I believe $100. is an annual charge, not a monthly charge.
Oh yes it is did I say monthly?? Grrr...mind is not connecting to my hands!

[Hellbent]

Huh,

A gallon is a gallon Doc? Where you hear this hot/cold thing?

It was in the newspaper about how were lucky that they adjusted for expansion or something due to the higher heat we have here (years ago). I tried googling but I cant find it online.

[SusieMisajon]

Typical Aaron mistake...I believe its 45.00 a year. But since I have no use to
buy things in bulk :) .....
Pandemic preps, maybe?

[SusieMisajon]

I buy gas by the cupful as I need it...it's almost £7.00 a gallon, over here.

[kaipo]

Normally I just put in about $5 to $10 at a time. Especially with the way prices fluctuate up here. Don't wanna fill up and have prices drop on me!!

Lately though, I've been filling up. Prices got down to $1.96 so I filled both my wifes car and mine. Hopefully the price drop continues!!

[hawaiidreamin]

Wow, 1.96 might start a stampede around here.... I play the silly mental game of not trying to have to much sticker shock by filling when the tank gets around 1/2...does not work when half a tank is still costing $20 :mad: And when it gets to the point of where the light is on...I try to not even look...
GasBuddy is my friend though :rolleyes:

The Costco's and BJ's membership prices are usually the highest in the area...

[Jonah K]

I think they get 1-3% back on purchases. They offered it to us when we joined, but I don't shop enough to make a difference.
Actually, Costco "executive" members get a "reward certificate" with their annual renewal notice that amounts to 2% back on purchases, but the maximum "reward certificate" amount is $500. I used my "reward certificate" to get a Costco "cash card" and bought about 10 tankfuls of gas with it. :cool:

[Queenolu]

I prefer to fill up my tank each and every time I buy gas. For some reason, it seems to last me longer when I completely fill up the tank than if I just fill it 1/2 way or something.

I surely do appreciate that the prices are going down now. My dear car was spoiled for years getting the premium gas but after all the prices went to hell... I had to downgrade to the lowest gas.

Ohh my car will love going back to the premium gas again.

[hawaiidreamin]

I was like that when I first got my car...then I would switch grades and not notice any difference until I put the Sunoco Ultra 94 in-Now, that made for some vroom, vroom.... :D
Nowadays premium gas is still a killer-my truck is too darn special according to the manufacturer for the regular stuff :mad: , so with the larger tank and the cost of premium-it's nice to be able to drive a sedan that takes regular...now if they could get the price for it back under 2 bucks and let it stay there I would even accept that-not that I would be happy, just less mad

[Konaguy]

Oh yes it is did I say monthly?? Grrr...mind is not connecting to my hands!

I guess we made the same mistake- mind not commucating with hand :)

[Konaguy]

Pandemic preps, maybe?

We since I live with my parents...and they got a Costco membership.
They can buy in bulk for all of us :)

[blueyecicle]

Actually, Costco "executive" members get a "reward certificate" with their annual renewal notice that amounts to 2% back on purchases, but the maximum "reward certificate" amount is $500. I used my "reward certificate" to get a Costco "cash card" and bought about 10 tankfuls of gas with it. :cool:

I knew someone had to know!!
We stuck with the old 45.00. I just buy chicken and broccoli and Gummi bears in bulk. Oh and ranch. But that's it! That would not equal much I am sure.

[Konaguy]

Wow, 1.96 might start a stampede around here.

Absolutely I concur. Even at 2.749 here in Kona, it causes a stampede.
As everyone else is above 3.00.

[Leo Lakio]

I prefer to fill up my tank each and every time I buy gas.As do I. With my driving habits, I generally need a fill-up only once a month, costing me around $23-25. Fortunately, I can walk or easily bus for the majority of my travel around town; having those options caused an annoying increase in my personal smugness factor as gasoline prices went higher and higher.

[Mike_Lowery]

Hmm...expansion of liquids are so minute, I don't think I'd even bother :p

[Konaguy]

Since I work 5 days a week and my job is 12 miles one way approximately,
I usually buy gas one a week. As it takes me down to about a half a tank.

[Kelly0040]

I've got the other card on my mom's Costco account cuz my dad has a business card through work and I'm sooooo thankful for it. For a reason unknown to me, I have a Costco Executive card eventho my mom pays for a regular account (in calif). I had the lady doublecheck (I didn't really care about the card difference - I just wanted to retake my ugly photo cuz my old photo was way hawt, but the magnetic strip died on it :( ) and she said she'd given me the correct card. I called my mom to ask because I can't imagine her paying extra for it and she said that she'd actually forgotten to pay it til she got home from vacation and saw it on the table and the membership should've expired. Maybe expired=executive! :D Mom mailed me my white costco card they sent her in the mail after renewing, but I'm waiting for a good hair day to retake it.

Anyway, I pick up gas whenever I'm near a Costco. I have a 30-gallon tank (~$100 to fill up) which I havent filled up since gas rose above $2. I usually put in $50 and that'll last me 2 weeks because I work from home atm. If I had to drive from Ewa Beach to Honolulu daily, I'd probably go through a tank every 2-3 days :eek:

[Kungpao]

I read somewhere that filling half tanks at a time will (over time) leave sludge at the bottom of your tank and when the time comes where you don't fill at half tank and empty it, the sludge clogs your fuel filter. That's what we figure happened to a vehicle we bought for my wife once (used) We bought the vehicle and ran it to empty like we do all our vehicles. Filled her up and she ran lousy for a long time. I changed the fuel filter out and bingo... ran like new again.

So... i fill when it's empty. Plus, I like to keep track of the mileage i'm getting. If my mileage dropps, it's usually a sign I have to do something like clean the air filter or change the spark plugs or something...