What to do if you run out of petrol

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What to do if you run out of petrol

Running out of petrol may prove to be a growing issue in the coming days as the cost of fuel becomes difficult to bear for many households.

 

[epah]

Why would anyone with a brain run out of petrol?

 

[bwana]

Push?

 

[TheBadMadMan]

If you run out of petrol, you better pray your fuel pump didn't damage itself. If you didn't know, the fuel cools the pump.

 

[My_King]

What to do? Fill the gas tank I guess.
But this is SA. So my guess is don't switch lanes and stay in the 2nd overtaking lane with your hazard lights on until the car comes to a complete stop.Then get a family member or friend to bring you some fuel and have a nice discussion on the higway.

 

[bwana]

Why would anyone with a brain run out of petrol?

Unfortunate circumstances? I got to a petrol station a couple of weeks ago in the middle of nowhere and their tanks were dry. I was a rental and shouldn't have trusted the KM remaining before I set out but it would have meant driving 40km in the wrong direction to fill up so I chanced it.

Fortunately there was a second petrol station nearby that google maps didn't know about.

 

[epah]

What to do? Fill the gas tank I guess.
But this is SA. So my guess is don't switch lanes and stay in the 2nd overtaking lane with your hazard lights on until the car comes to a complete stop.Then get a family member or friend to bring you some fuel and have a nice discussion on the higway.

This happens quite a lot. some even reverse on the highway. The stupidity.

 

[geezer]

Push?

The furthest I had to push a car was about 1.5km when the car I was driving ran out of petrol. It was a company pool vehicle and I had no feel for the consumption of the car and also the fuel gauge possibly got stuck before reaching empty. The car was a 2001 Opel Corsa sedan. I was driving from Sasolburg to Stellenbosch to attend a training course at the University of Stellenbosch. I ran out of fuel about 1.5 km before Richmond (NC) on the N1.

I pushed it alone for about 1km then two youngsters came to my aid and helped me push it the rest of the way to the Caltex at the beginning of the town. The were rewarded very well for their assistance. I must say I was actually quite impressed with the fuel consumption of the Corsa which did about 700km on the 40l tank. That's 17.5km/l.

 

[epah]

Unfortunate circumstances? I got to a petrol station a couple of weeks ago in the middle of nowhere and their tanks were dry. I was a rental and shouldn't have trusted the KM remaining before I set out but it would have meant driving 40km in the wrong direction to fill up so I chanced it.

Fortunately there was a second petrol station nearby that google maps didn't know about.

You make a point, But what about the idiots running out of fuel on the highway in the middle of joburg, Surrounded by at least 4 filling stations in each direction.

 

[chrisc]

A friend regularly runs his car until there is a teaspoon of petrol in it

In the last few years, he has had to replace the petrol pump twice as it sucks up dirt from the bottom of the tank. He won't believe me that this is bad practice

 

[Dan C]

A friend regularly runs his car until there is a teaspoon of petrol in it

In the last few years, he has had to replace the petrol pump twice as it sucks up dirt from the bottom of the tank. He won't believe me that this is bad practice

I panic when the light comes on.

 

[blaaislaai]

 

[nazmo]

Iv run many a tank to 5km range. Never ran empty in 22 yrs of driving. I don't trust my current cars range though so I fill up with a bit left

 

[Ragnarök]

I hate stopping and fulling up , such a time waster exercise .

I run till it is absolutely necessary, had a few miscalculations

Just phone a friend

 

[epah]

A friend regularly runs his car until there is a teaspoon of petrol in it

In the last few years, he has had to replace the petrol pump twice as it sucks up dirt from the bottom of the tank. He won't believe me that this is bad practice

Why are you still friends with someone like that?

 

[epah]

I hate stopping and fulling up , such a time waster exercise .

I run till it is absolutely necessary, had a few miscalculations

Just phone a friend

So running out of fuel, blocking the road for everyone else and calling your friend isn't a time wasting exercise?

 

[SauRoNZA]

A friend regularly runs his car until there is a teaspoon of petrol in it

In the last few years, he has had to replace the petrol pump twice as it sucks up dirt from the bottom of the tank. He won't believe me that this is bad practice

Where is his fuel filter?

 

[bwana]

I hate stopping and fulling up , such a time waster exercise .

I run till it is absolutely necessary, had a few miscalculations

Just phone a friend

One "miscalculation" should have been enough, a few means you haven't thought this approach out adequately.

 

[epah]

One "miscalculation" should have been enough, a few means you haven't thought this approach out adequately.

What do they say about doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results?

 

[chrisc]

When the car (Honda CRV) light comes on, its good for 55km. I once filled it right up as the light came on and it took 47 litres. The fuel tank is 53 litres

I think this applies to most cars today