Ray: Right. And there’s no fuel lost to evaporation, because the fuel system in a modern car is a closed system. Tom: But if you fill your tank only halfway, there’s another major fuel loss.

I suppose a full tank of gas would help keep the pump cooler, which could, theoretically, extend its life a little bit, but I’m nitpicking here. So, I’m going to declare you both right, Tim.

My gas gauge goes straight to empty when the tank reaches half-full. So I appear to run out of gas a lot, which is a useful illusion on dates. I don’t really want to fix it.

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