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Sun Feb 11, 2007 12:29 pm  |
stop when the pump clicks off on its own, or do you keep pumping to "round up" to an even number or try to get to the nearest dollar?
This morning, I was pumping gas and the total came to $29.87, and I had to round it up to $30. It just made me feel better  !
We can file this thread under: "Maria has nothing better to do than ask inane questions on a Sunday."
Okay, okay, I'll go fold laundry....unless I think of something else to post....
Maria  |
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Sun Feb 11, 2007 12:51 pm |
I round up too.  |
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Sun Feb 11, 2007 1:02 pm |
| I stop when the pump clicks off the first time, without rounding up. Quicker, and I have plenty of other things on my charge card that are not rounded to the next $ so it doesn't matter to me. |
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Sun Feb 11, 2007 1:07 pm |
I round up too but I am not very skillful at it...I sometimes end up with things like $30.01
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Sun Feb 11, 2007 1:13 pm |
| Wild Cat, that was me, too. I would miss the next even dollar and think I had enough room to go up to another dollar. Sometimes ended up overflowing the tank a bit. I think that's what made me realize it wasn't worth the hassle to me. |
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Sun Feb 11, 2007 3:32 pm |
 I'd always assumed that pumping more after the auto-shut-off was bad for your car or bad for the gas or something...but I never thought much about it, but now I'm really curious!  So is it actually ok? |
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Sun Feb 11, 2007 3:39 pm |
| All depends on how far I am from a round number when the "clicking" starts but I usually do try to round to a whole number too. |
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Sun Feb 11, 2007 4:05 pm |
| o88odianao88o wrote: |
| I'd always assumed that pumping more after the auto-shut-off was bad for your car or bad for the gas or something...but I never thought much about it, but now I'm really curious! So is it actually ok? |
Well, it depends on season, temperature, and other variables such as the gasoline mixture in general. But basically, yes, it isn't all that good for your car for you to round up to the nearest number because gasoline expands and contracts. After all, it is a liquid. Sorry for not knowing any specifics on that.
Now, having said that, I ALWAYS go up to the nearest dollar...  Yeah.....do as I say, not as I do the saying goes.... |
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Sun Feb 11, 2007 5:08 pm |
| I top off to the next dollar if I'm writing a check or paying cash. Usually, though, it's on my debit card, so I don't bother. |
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Sun Feb 11, 2007 5:20 pm |
| I always go up to the next dollar. |
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Sun Feb 11, 2007 5:35 pm |
| I round up to the next dollar. |
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Sun Feb 11, 2007 7:07 pm |
| wildflower wrote: |
| All depends on how far I am from a round number when the "clicking" starts but I usually do try to round to a whole number too. |
That's me!
| Wild Cat wrote: |
| I round up too but I am not very skillful at it...I sometimes end up with things like $30.01 |
And unfortunately, that's me, too! I HATE it when that happens! |
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Sun Feb 11, 2007 9:03 pm |
I tend to round up too - keeps things nice!!  |
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Sun Feb 11, 2007 9:20 pm |
| When I bought my car the dealer advised me NOT to round up, so I never do. I just stop when the pump clicks off. |
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Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:36 pm |
I hate to stop to get gas, so I usually keep pumping until it right before it starts to come out of the car. Sometimes I time it right  , sometimes I don't ...so I always keep hand wipes in my car. |
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Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:38 pm |
| Chrissie wrote: |
| I hate to stop to get gas, so I usually keep pumping until it right before it starts to come out of the car. Sometimes I time it right , sometimes I don't ...so I always keep hand wipes in my car. |
I might have done that once or twice. But I don't carry hand wipes with me, so I try to avoid that. |
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Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:16 am |
| i'll round it up! |
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Mon Feb 12, 2007 3:23 am |
| I also round up to the nearest dollar. |
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Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:40 pm |
| I stop right away. I'm afraid I'd overfill the tank. |
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Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:56 pm |
Well ... I won't pump my own gas. The smell of gasoline is one of my migraine triggers ... so I never pump my own gas! 
However, rounding up won't hurt your gas tank unless it's really hot out. When it's cold ... topping up the tank is fine. When it's hot out, gas expands and topping up the tank can be a problem. At least ... that's what a mechanic friend of mine told me years ago.
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Mon Feb 12, 2007 3:04 pm |
I always round up.
I like to pump my gas clad in a fetching beige jumpsuit - just to tease the passing truckers. |
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Mon Feb 12, 2007 3:57 pm |
| MermaidGirl wrote: |
| wildflower wrote: |
| All depends on how far I am from a round number when the "clicking" starts but I usually do try to round to a whole number too. |
That's me!
| Wild Cat wrote: |
| I round up too but I am not very skillful at it...I sometimes end up with things like $30.01 |
And unfortunately, that's me, too! I HATE it when that happens! |
Yep...I round up, and at least half the time end up one or two cents over! 
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Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:23 pm |
| I stop when it's full. |
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Tue Feb 13, 2007 1:25 pm |
| I have no control on it. I got full service in NJ. So, it depends on the guy that filled out my tank |
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Tue Feb 13, 2007 1:36 pm |
| i always round up. more so for the extra bit of gas though. i like to see the line go past the "full tank" line. |
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