Have you ever run out of gas?
 

I've been driving around for a few days with my gas light on and was just curious if anyone has ever run out of gas before? How long were you stranded? Any cool stories about a random helping you?

I usually cut it pretty close, but have never actually run out. My mom, on the other hand, will never let her car get below a quarter tank. Just wondering how low everyone else lets their gas get.

To borrow from FAX, sorry if Repost :D

several times when i was a kid(<25 years old)
i always fill up the tank when it gets to 1/4 tank.

does the lawn mowers count?
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Yep.I had a 97 S-10 pickup years ago,and for some reason the gas gauge broke.I would usually try to watch my milage and get gas when I thought I was down to 1/4 tank or so.Well you know how that shit goes,forget to reset the trip meter,or just flat ass forget to even look.Yeah! It happened several times.

I've run out of gas twice...both times when I was a teenager. One time I had to walk about 5 miles home and the other time some guy picked me up and gave me a ride home. Thinking back on it, I got lucky it wasn't some psycho.

ran out of gas on fort street and seen two schmooz and a big ass frog,diffrent time though, but it was a big ass frog.

Back in my younger years I ran out of gas all the time. Just too dumb to pay attention I guess. I haven't done it in probably 10 years though. However, I worry my wife because I run it down to E all the time.

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damn close. Maybe went 5# or better.

Once, and it was right as I pulled into the gas station. I was driving a hunk of junk work vehicle, this old panel truck. The gas gauge didn't work, among a host of other things such as the headlights. There was no A/C at all (except in winter...) and the heater only fogged up the windshield. The "heater" worked best in July and August, that being the engine in the dog hatch compartment right beside me. I put a kitchen thermometer on the dash panel and drove out to a delivery and when I got there, it showed 139 degrees inside that truck. It was 104 outside that day, but when I got out of the truck, I felt a chill for a moment. I really ought to savagely beat my boss, shouldn't I?

Yes. I had a 1979 Buick Electra beater that, when the needle got to that empty line, it immediately stopped. Most cars give you that little grace under the line, but that one didn't. That thing sucked gas. It cost you five bucks just to drive down the street.

never ran out of gas, but had to flip the reserve on my fuel on the bike; and had to go another 30 miles for fuel.

gas tank held 4.2 gal (inclusive of .8 gal reserve); and when I fillded up the tank, I put 4.1 gals of fuel or thereabouts. Damn close on that one.

Did it once.

The gas gauge went out on my 2nd car.

I figured it out the hard way...

My first car was a 1972 Chevy Nova with a 350 in it and a Holley 4 barrel carb. The gas gauge didn't work. If I didn't pay attention, which happened a lot at 16, it would just quit running.

Twice.

When I was 17 I had to walk 3 miles home to get my dad's gas can and 3 miles back to the car. Not a big deal, just a waste of time.

When I was 21 I picked up my paycheck from work and was on my way to the bank so I would have enough cash to get gas. I ran out about a block from the bank, so I walked to the bank, cashed my check, walked to the gas station across the street and got a small gas can so I could drive the rest of the way to the gas station.

Twice. Same story as most everybody else: When I was a kid, I had a '72 VW Bug with a broken gauge. Never had to walk anywhere since I grew up in a small town and there was always someone along quickly to take me to a gas station.