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fill up on gas every chance you get because gas prices will only go up. (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 days ago by solidheron@sh.itjust.works to c/showerthoughts@sh.itjust.works

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backstory is that i try to fill up my tank more when gas prices are at a low and less as prices go up to make my long term average cost per gallon lower.

now given current events, and empirical reality, gas has only been going up and will continue to go up. we could assume different curves(only constraint being that price per gallon goes up as time goes forward), but if you buy your gas now you will spend less money then you have if you bought it tomorrow, day after, or week down the road. my estimate is that it will be month minimum before it gets cheaper.

now that I have put this out there into the world you should fill up asap, I already filled up before making this post and other people will come up with this idea independently of me.

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[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Can only do so much with one tank, though. IDK how smart it would be to keep a tank or barrel of fuel in your garage ...

I've considered similar with food, but most of the food I eat is either perishable or has low value per volume, and I have limited storage space. I did stock up on cheese, though.

[–] solidheron@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

yeah i was thinking about getting jerry cans out to the station but i think it would only be another car tank worth at most to hold out for oil crisis to come down, for that that little i probably should but idk at what volume you should stop at.

foods probably gonna be the same situation because sulfur from oil wells somehow intertwined itself chicken husbandry.

[–] FrederikNJS@piefed.zip 5 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Just remember that fuel doesn't have a very long shelf life. I've heard people mention numbers between 3 and 6 months. Apparently there are additives that can be added to the fuel to keep it stable for longer.

[–] whats_a_lemmy@midwest.social 1 points 3 days ago

Fuel stabilizers like Sta-Bil will keep ethanol-containing gas usable for a while longer

[–] PuddleOfKittens@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

That only matters if you don't cycle your fuel around - you fill your fuel tank from the jerrycans, not the petrol station.

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

What happens with old fuel after 3-6 months? People with oil heaters often keep their diesel around for >1 year ...

[–] Ledivin@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Diesel has roughly ~double the shelf life as "normal" gas, so 6-12mo instead of 3-6. It doesn't just immediately go bad, but loses its energy slowly and burns less cleanly, so it could cause engine issues, but that's not super likely unless you've been storing it for a looong time.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I own a regular gasoline truck. It once spent over a year sitting in a driveway with no battery or driveshaft, and a half filled tank of gas.

After putting in a new battery and drive shaft, I didn't remember how much gas was in it anymore, so I took my 2gal can and put abiut half in to get it started.

No issues starting beyond the usual no gas primed in the line or fuel rail, so it took a second, and I drove it for about 50 miles before stopping at a gas station.

I have also never once swapped the gas in my mower after letting it sit all winter.

I understand that gas degrades, I just have never had gas that sat long enough to go bad I guess? I don't think 1 gallon of gas would "fix" 15 gallons of bad gas...

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Lawn mower engines operate on nearly anything though.

Same with old vehicles, although newer gas with ethanol eats up the rubber.

[–] solidheron@sh.itjust.works -1 points 4 days ago

i feel like gas last longer than that. since i had gas last over a year but i had put fuel cleaner in my car. there should be a PSA

[–] jode@pawb.social 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Gas goes bad after a while. Especially if it's full of ethanol.

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Does gas station gasoline usually have a lot of ethanol ...? And what does "goes bad" even mean for an oil-based product?

[–] jode@pawb.social 1 points 3 days ago

Depends on the state but usually yes. Gas station gas has all sorts of different things in it that turn to "varnish" if left to sit. Also the ethanol is hygroscopic meaning it absorbs water from the atmosphere.