I am trying to make it to Tuesday, aka Double Discount Tuesday, before I completely fill up the tank in my car. But to do that, I sometimes (well, this happens on occasion -- don't want to say it's rare, but I like to think it isn't uncommon) spill a few bucks in there to tide me over till Tuesday.
Depending on the car, whether it's my old car or my parents' minivan, I might throw in five bucks, I might throw in ten. But I haven't had to do that for my new car since the fall, so I don't remember. What I do know is that 1) it's a very small tank and 2) it's a very efficient car. Also, I really don't want to dish out so much money that my tank becomes half-full by tomorrow. If that's the case, that's less gasoline I'm getting at a discount.
So, what to do? Last (Sunday) night I needed to put some in, and I decided to risk it. I decided to put in four dollars, which, at the current price of $2/gallon, is two gallons. I wanted to see if I was being too meager or if, actually, I was putting in too much. To gauge that, I noted that my tank was at three bars.
Once I restarted my car ... well, it wasn't close to half-full, but it was more than quarter-full. It was eight bars. Wow -- two gallons, five bars. That's ... a lot.
Now I want to see how many bars I use before filling it all the way up tomorrow (Tuesday). I'm now down to six, which means I've already used two. Guess I had to have filled up. But could I have gotten away with only putting in one gallon, and paying in two dollars?
Technology is really advanced these days.
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