How is Your Fuel Stash?
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idk, some guy bought every 5 gallon gas can I had in stock yesterday…
In a couple weeks when I pick up my Tahoe I’ll fill it up. No choice. The price is the price. Not much I can do about it besides vote red and hope the next governor makes it so California uses the same gas as the rest of the country
If gas becomes unavailable I don’t think a couple gas cans worth will solve the problems that will cause.
I’ve had people ask me what I would do if the power grid went down for a long time. I tell them if that happens we have bigger problems than my car being dead.
In a couple weeks when I pick up my Tahoe I’ll fill it up. No choice. The price is the price. Not much I can do about it besides vote red and hope the next governor makes it so California uses the same gas as the rest of the country
If gas becomes unavailable I don’t think a couple gas cans worth will solve the problems that will cause.
I’ve had people ask me what I would do if the power grid went down for a long time. I tell them if that happens we have bigger problems than my car being dead.
One of my relatives has about 20 gal of fuel they bought 4 years ago they said I can have. I don’t know if it’s E10 or regular.
It’s in old steel Jerry cans with a good airtight seal, but they never treated it.
It’s in old steel Jerry cans with a good airtight seal, but they never treated it.
Filled up my Sienna yesterday. $3.19/gal minus the $0.60/gal Harris Teeter fuel points, took 16 gallons. My Prius V gets 43 mpg average and I have been using shell premium in that one lately at full price pre-war. Next fill up I may go back to Harris Teeter regular for it.
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I filled up at an under $3 Exxon - but got the car wash price of $2.49 - needed a dual tank 3500 to make any difference - but the over priced car wash was much needed …
All my 1 gallon containers are empty, ( about 8 of them ), from snow blowing. Have 3 full 5 gallon containers for the lawn mowers whenever the grass decides to grow, and the machines have full tanks from winter storage. All fuel was treated when I filled them up in December 2025. Have 5 gallons of treated 50:1. CRV has a 3/4 tank in it, but it's AWD.. Thankfully, I'm retired, and don't drive much anymore. When I do use the CRV, I get as many errands completed in the same trip. Wife still working though, but she has a FWD Toyota that sips gas. We get a BJ's discount on fuel for being members, but the discount isn't all that much.
I don't have the need or means to stash fuel but I refilled with Mobil 91 SS+ before the strikes and the new Valvoline Restore and Protect FSC. Planning to run that all the way to E to hopefully outlast the kneejerk war gas price reaction.
I keep and rotate about 15 gallons. This is mostly to run my generator should the power go off which lately seems to be once a year now.. My concern is running the refridgerator.
I had to change a fuel selector valve which required me to be elbow deep in a Bell's fuel cell.I am not sue that I want to know why
And since my Jetta isn't picky...
I'm pretty much out of gas in gas cans I think I might have 6 gallons of ethanol free left in a gas can and 1qt cans I refilled. I've got like 14 of those 1qt gas cans I refilled over the years. I suppose this would be as good a time as any to swap out the gas in them.
It got up to 83F here on Tuesday so we did a little post winter cleanup. This included chopping some leaves with the Honda push mower and vacuuming them up with the Billy Goat. Perhaps 1/4 gallon dispensed for this. The remaining stash should last until the end of April unless it is repurposed for the cars. Methinks that gas prices will be down by 1 May in spite of any beligerrent noise coming from Iran.
This morning I dispensed the last of my pre-war E0 into the lawn tractor. This should be enough for two more cuts. It seems that I had underestimated Iranian belligerence and may need to bite the bullet and purchase some fuel at elevated prices. Let's see what the next two weeks bring.
I keep 10 gal diesel for the F250 and about 120 gal of various 93, 90 ethanol free and premixed 40:1. Rotate it all so it gets used within 1 year. This is for boat, jet skis, OPE, 4 wheelers and a variety of cars, etc. All gets some fuel stabilizer.
I filled the car three days after the shooting started, thinking I could stretch that until prices normalized. I guess not. Will have to fill up again soon. BIL drives a hybrid. He's grinning like the Cheshire Cat.
I normally keep gas around since I can see the san Andreas fault from my front door. Last time I rotated it out I didn't fill my cans due to the price of gas right now.
Pretty dumb of me.
Pretty dumb of me.
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