415 miles today!

[bobolinko]

Originally Posted by why?

If you do not commonly let your gas tank go to near empty, you should not start doing it, because Kaotic is right, crap sinks to the bottom and sucking anything up could cost lots of money.

I never fill up until the bar starts to blink, and I almost never have to put ten gallons into my car.

Just FYI:
Any and every automobile gas tank has the gas taken out from the BOTTOM. The pickup tube might be located on the top of the tank, but inside, it goes down to just about the bottom, NOT Flush, to the bottom, but almost. Think about it! Otherwise, how can the gas get emptied while driving anyway???
Next time, try drinking a drink with the straw half way to the bottom of the glass and see if you can empty the cup.

[why?]

Think about it. acting like an asshole does not make you correct. It just makes you an asshole.

Your logic is flawed. No tank is perfectly straight anywhere. Crap will always fall below the gas level, and unless you run the tank near dry, it will stay there until the car is crushed.

And the Yaris' inner liner is rubber. That means the weight of the gas will always flex the bottom lower.

But most importantly, something believed and repeated by so many people for so long usually has a kernal of truth somewhere. Look at what we call old wives tales. Science is finally catching up to their truths.

Originally Posted by bobolinko

Just FYI:
Any and every automobile gas tank has the gas taken out from the BOTTOM. The pickup tube might be located on the top of the tank, but inside, it goes down to just about the bottom, NOT Flush, to the bottom, but almost. Think about it! Otherwise, how can the gas get emptied while driving anyway???
Next time, try drinking a drink with the straw half way to the bottom of the glass and see if you can empty the cup.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by why?

Think about it. acting like an asshole does not make you correct. It just makes you an asshole.

Your logic is flawed. No tank is perfectly straight anywhere. Crap will always fall below the gas level, and unless you run the tank near dry, it will stay there until the car is crushed.

And the Yaris' inner liner is rubber. That means the weight of the gas will always flex the bottom lower.

But most importantly, something believed and repeated by so many people for so long usually has a kernal of truth somewhere. Look at what we call old wives tales. Science is finally catching up to their truths.

Well said