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Originally Posted by Villages PL

I don't want to bother mailing them a letter so I'm hoping the Villages Car Guys will fill in for Tom and Ray to answer the following urgent question:

Dear Tom and Ray,

It has suddenly come to my attention that 3 nearby Shell stations periodically pump all of their underground tanks dry. They seem to do it every couple of months. The last time I went to one of the stations for gas, about half of the pumps were already shut down - dry.

I think it's safe to assume that the other pumps were in the process of dredging out the dregs from the bottoms of their tanks. Possibly, moisture gets in in the process of being refilled by tanker trucks and whatever else.

In your opinion, what was the risk, if any, of getting gas at that time? There was another Shell station nearby with a higher price per gallon. Would I have been better off to go to the other station and pay a little more?

Thanks, VPL.

Short answer is yes!!!!!!

I have been advised never to let my gas tank to be less than a quarter full before refilling, to keep the cars fuel system getting any sediment it may have.

I am sure this is true for gas stations tank reserves. Better to pay a few pennies more, than to have problems with your car.