Tips for fueling up

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10-13-2008, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by cruzitude

Not sure how it is up north, but in the US if you shut the pump off, open the nozzle and raise the hose you'll get an extra splash of fuel. Not much, but to a Fit it might take you an extra 1/2 mile

You would think. And don't worry about "cheating" by trying to get that extra bit of fuel out of the hose. The pump measures fuel delivery at the pump (ie: before the hose), not at the nozzle. This means that any fuel left in the hose is rightfully YOURS--- if you can get it.