How much time do you spend at the gas station?

DaveinOlyWA · 10-15-2009, 10:42 AM

once again, Costco fillup. now i have a disclaimer. they have changed their pump procedures which cause a "longer" fillup time.

previously, i pull up. scan CC which doubles as membership card. select pay by same CC, receipt requested. start pumping. when done, i replace pump, go back and put on gas cap. by then the receipt is done.

well, i immediately noticed they did not ask whether i wanted a receipt, so figured ok , i get one by default. so same process, i finish up, put pump away, go back (i always park with pump on right. this stretches out the hose i can assure i get all the drops i pay for... ya me cheap... plus the lines for those pumps are always much shorter and nearly always available without waiting as it was this trip.) and no receipt...but a prompt on the screen asking if i want one. i said yes and it was a nearly 7=8 seconds additional wait for it.

but time was 6 minutes and 41 seconds and i had to run pump slowly because it shut off in the first gallon. after it repeated the shutoff 4 more times, i restarted it at the lowest speed i could manage. but still got more than 10 gallons.

will say this way a much more enjoyable trip despite the un cooperative pump... gas was 28 cents per gallon cheaper this trip!

David Beale · 10-16-2009, 01:06 PM

Just filled up - 5 min 50 sec. for 19 litres. I fill at around 1/2 tank. Pay at pump (credit car swipe). I filled one pip early as I'm doing a trip out of town tomorrow. Looking at my fuel book, it appears I fill about once every three weeks. Usually around 24 litres. As I recall, the tank is 45 litres. I get more in because I fill it more. Probably around 48-50 litres.

It takes me a little longer as I -fill- the tank (until I can sense the fuel at the bottom of the fill tube by how long it takes to back up in the tube). This way I get about 150 km on average more per fill. I also don't get overfills this way as I am actually controlling the situation, not relying on junk auto-shutoffs that vary all over the place. In fact, I can't get a proper fill if I let the auto-shutoff work. At any fill rate. Sometimes it overfilled, sometimes I got 1/2 tank. So I do it myself, and get reliable and repeatable fills. I -never- get to see fuel in the filler tube after I'm done. There is -always- expansion room.

Yup, -some- fuel vapour does escape (we don't have vapour recovery here anyway). Nope, no fuel on ground!

DaveinOlyWA · 10-17-2009, 10:37 AM

ok did SPM on thursday. despites its boo-boo, i filled it in 4 mins 23 seconds. once again, no waiting (there were probably 10 cars waiting for right side pumps. as always, i use left side pumps since the hoses are more than long enough

traffic101 · 10-21-2009, 05:56 PM

Had 2 bars, took me 4:49 from entering the property to leaving. It was not busy there.

10-15-2009, 10:42 AM	#21
DaveinOlyWA 3rd Time was Solariffic!! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Puget Sound, WA Posts: 12,378 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: IV Package: Solar Roof Thanks: 24 Thanked 121 Times in 103 Posts Friends: 10	Re: How much time do you spend at the gas station? once again, Costco fillup. now i have a disclaimer. they have changed their pump procedures which cause a "longer" fillup time. previously, i pull up. scan CC which doubles as membership card. select pay by same CC, receipt requested. start pumping. when done, i replace pump, go back and put on gas cap. by then the receipt is done. well, i immediately noticed they did not ask whether i wanted a receipt, so figured ok , i get one by default. so same process, i finish up, put pump away, go back (i always park with pump on right. this stretches out the hose i can assure i get all the drops i pay for... ya me cheap... plus the lines for those pumps are always much shorter and nearly always available without waiting as it was this trip.) and no receipt...but a prompt on the screen asking if i want one. i said yes and it was a nearly 7=8 seconds additional wait for it. but time was 6 minutes and 41 seconds and i had to run pump slowly because it shut off in the first gallon. after it repeated the shutoff 4 more times, i restarted it at the lowest speed i could manage. but still got more than 10 gallons. will say this way a much more enjoyable trip despite the un cooperative pump... gas was 28 cents per gallon cheaper this trip! __________________ My Blue 2010 : Last tank 541.9 @ 49.48 pump (56.7 MFD) 5.54 CPM, 21 MPH, Lifetime:5442.2 miles 56.5 MPG pump. (62.22 MFD) 4.72 CPM. Summer MPG 57.4 Winter: 49.5 My 2006 SPM: Last tank 376.6 miles @38.21 pump (40.8 MFD) 7.17 cpm winter mpg 49.64 summer mpg 53.41 lifetime: 42,563.5 miles 51.5 mpg pump (52.7 mpg MFD) 5.51 cpm My 2007 Zenn total "fuel cost" $166.58 on "about" 9599.7 miles. 1.74 cents per mile (granted i plug in for free at work!!) My Plate: DUALPWR (Dual Power)

10-16-2009, 01:06 PM	#22
David Beale Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 2,116 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: B Thanks: 3 Thanked 77 Times in 58 Posts Friends: 0	Re: How much time do you spend at the gas station? Just filled up - 5 min 50 sec. for 19 litres. I fill at around 1/2 tank. Pay at pump (credit car swipe). I filled one pip early as I'm doing a trip out of town tomorrow. Looking at my fuel book, it appears I fill about once every three weeks. Usually around 24 litres. As I recall, the tank is 45 litres. I get more in because I fill it more. Probably around 48-50 litres. It takes me a little longer as I -fill- the tank (until I can sense the fuel at the bottom of the fill tube by how long it takes to back up in the tube). This way I get about 150 km on average more per fill. I also don't get overfills this way as I am actually controlling the situation, not relying on junk auto-shutoffs that vary all over the place. In fact, I can't get a proper fill if I let the auto-shutoff work. At any fill rate. Sometimes it overfilled, sometimes I got 1/2 tank. So I do it myself, and get reliable and repeatable fills. I -never- get to see fuel in the filler tube after I'm done. There is -always- expansion room. Yup, -some- fuel vapour does escape (we don't have vapour recovery here anyway). Nope, no fuel on ground! __________________ Edmonton Alberta "Pearl" is a 2007 Driftwood Pearl Prius.

10-17-2009, 10:37 AM	#23
DaveinOlyWA 3rd Time was Solariffic!! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Puget Sound, WA Posts: 12,378 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: IV Package: Solar Roof Thanks: 24 Thanked 121 Times in 103 Posts Friends: 10	Re: How much time do you spend at the gas station? ok did SPM on thursday. despites its boo-boo, i filled it in 4 mins 23 seconds. once again, no waiting (there were probably 10 cars waiting for right side pumps. as always, i use left side pumps since the hoses are more than long enough

10-21-2009, 05:56 PM	#24
traffic101 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: charlotte Posts: 6 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Model: N/A Package: N/A Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Re: How much time do you spend at the gas station? Had 2 bars, took me 4:49 from entering the property to leaving. It was not busy there.

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