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DavidE
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Try Ordering Fuel By The Liter
When my tank is low I'll pull into a gasolinera and order more than enough fuel stating liters, I don't even have to be close, just order more then
the tank will hold. Dead dry my tank holds 16 gallons. So at a quarter of a tank I'll order 16 liters.
Surprise! My fuel economy "jumped" almost ten percent. More kilometers per liter.
Be sorta neat to see others do the same. The pumps must be accurate when dispensing by product quantity rather than peso amount, to keep PROFECO off
their butt.
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DavidE
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ORDER SIXTY LITERS
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vandenberg
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Does this make sense to anybody else.  
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comitan
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 If this makes sense you should put moth balls in your tank and get double the
mileage!!!
[Edited on 11-22-2011 by comitan]
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J.P.
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Wouldnt it be easier to learn gallon to leader conversion.
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sanquintinsince73
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| Quote: | Originally posted by comitan
If this makes sense you should put moth balls in your tank and get double the
mileage!!!
[Edited on 11-22-2011 by comitan] |
I tried that one on my Tahoe and ended up selling it way cheap because no one could figure out what was wrong with it.
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sanquintinsince73
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DavidE
When my tank is low I'll pull into a gasolinera and order more than enough fuel stating liters, I don't even have to be close, just order more then
the tank will hold. Dead dry my tank holds 16 gallons. So at a quarter of a tank I'll order 16 liters.
Surprise! My fuel economy "jumped" almost ten percent. More kilometers per liter.
Be sorta neat to see others do the same. The pumps must be accurate when dispensing by product quantity rather than peso amount, to keep PROFECO off
their butt. |
Until they figure out how to rig the pumps to indicate the amount of liters that you ask for.
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Woooosh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vandenberg
Does this make sense to anybody else. |
yeah- but the station will still put 12 liters in a ten liter container.
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Bob and Susan
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you do realize a 10 ltr gas container WILL hold 12 liters dont you
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by J.P.
Wouldnt it be easier to learn gallon to leader conversion. |
Gallon to WHAT ???
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TheColoradoDude
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I was told recently here in San Carlos Sonora to always buy gas by the liter and not by peso amount. So I understand what you are saying in your
first post.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DavidE
ORDER SIXTY LITERS |
For the metric challanged, that's almost 16 gallons (15.85).
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J.P.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
| Quote: | Originally posted by J.P.
Wouldnt it be easier to learn gallon to leader conversion. |
Gallon to WHAT ??? |
Got me there David in Texas they taught me to count.Spelling not so good.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vandenberg
Does this make sense to anybody else. |
What Dah-veed is saying (I guess) is that somehow the pump meter for liters is not tied to the meter for pesos...
So, if you ask for '60 liters' and the price is 9 pesos per liter, you will get 60 liters and pay 540 pesos ($41.53 at 13 to 1).
BUT, if you ask for '540 pesos'... you are going to get only 54 liters (10% less) or whatever under the correct amount.
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How does the operator or pump seperate the two based on how you ask (volume vs. cost)???
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bajacalifornian
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In line with the origional post, the most accurate order is in units of 20 liters. Plain and simple, 20, 40, 60 liters etc. The liter button
depressed on the pump, pump computer switches to complient measurement as opposed to free market with the cash button depressed. Been discussed here
before.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by J.P.
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
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Wouldnt it be easier to learn gallon to leader conversion. |
Gallon to WHAT ??? |
Got me there David in Texas they taught me to count.Spelling not so good.
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LOL... Looks like you have a spell checker on there and it didn't like 'liter'! 
Have a happy turkey day!
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Bob and Susan
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i'll go tomorrow and ask and check...interesting
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Bajahowodd
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Sigh.
Cannot ever remember when I didn't just fill the tank. Aside from keeping an eye on the pump to ensure it started at zero, what else to do?
Not sure exactly how frequently PROFECO actually visits the stations, but at the end of the day, unless someone is buying a container ship load of
fuel, what's the big deal?
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wakemall
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Unbelievable! Once the pump has been calibrated it does not matter if you ask for pesos or liters. Wrong is wrong. By the way, I usually ask for
40# leader when fishing for Dorado. Sometimes I want to see the litter before making my selection.
 
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Cielomar
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DavidE
When my tank is low I'll pull into a gasolinera and order more than enough fuel stating liters, I don't even have to be close, just order more then
the tank will hold. Dead dry my tank holds 16 gallons. So at a quarter of a tank I'll order 16 liters.
Surprise! My fuel economy "jumped" almost ten percent. More kilometers per liter.
Be sorta neat to see others do the same. The pumps must be accurate when dispensing by product quantity rather than peso amount, to keep PROFECO off
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