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View Poll Results: Do you "top off" your tank once the pump clicks off?
Yes, one or two clicks
38
45.24%
Yes, I fill it to the top of the filler neck
22
26.19%
No, when the pump stops, it's done
24
28.57%
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Old 04-01-2011, 05:56 PM
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You are not allowed to pump your own gas in the state of New Jersey. I usually have to tell the non-English speaking person fueling my HHR to stop when the nozzle clicks off and the cents figure is less than 25 cents.
However, the price of gasoline is high enough now that the pump jockey won't do any damage to the evap system by rounding up the total cost to the nearest dollar.
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Old 04-01-2011, 06:07 PM
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Yeah, it's about 25 cents a drop now, so no worries rounding up.
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Old 04-01-2011, 08:18 PM
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Fill it up til it won't hold anymore. Been doing it for years. If I am going to be raped at the pump, I might as well try and hold off the next raping as long as possible.
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Old 04-02-2011, 03:47 AM
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NOW I can round off to the next dollar ( its not that much anyways with the prices now) but before if I tried to top off after the first ckick, I'd get gas out the top after a few seconds...mine stops pretty much full,,since then I dont even try to top off. Now the gas 'storage' tank in my truck ( yes its that big ,
35 gal) I can click on for another 4 gal which is great for road trips
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Old 04-04-2011, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by kornellred
You are not allowed to pump your own gas in the state of New Jersey. I usually have to tell the non-English speaking person fueling my HHR to stop when the nozzle clicks off and the cents figure is less than 25 cents.
However, the price of gasoline is high enough now that the pump jockey won't do any damage to the evap system by rounding up the total cost to the nearest dollar.
First off, no way they would fill up my motorcycle... forget about it.

Second, you're right, price makes it not so bad for clicking up to the nearest dollar.

You want to see hard to do it even with that? Try filling one of the capless fords. My wife's fiesta wont take much more than $0.50 after click. And you can't pull the nozzle out slightly cause then you aren't opening the trap door so all the gas just hits the floor.
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Old 04-04-2011, 10:59 PM
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I try to see if it clicked early. Sometimes it clicks after a couple of gallons even if empty. But when it clicks on 'full' I stop. I'm gonna have to fill up again, so what's the big deal?
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