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elhigh · 04-06-2008, 08:54 AM

I fill my tank until I hear fuel climbing up into the filler neck. Then I click the pump until squeezing the handle gives only clicks: that suggests the filler nozzle is actually in the fuel. They're all about the same length, so that means I'm filling to about the same spot, every time.

A slight aside on instrumentation, Why The Heck do I see more automatics with tachos than manuals? I can't swear this is typical, but it seemed to me that when we were shopping for cars, if you wanted to stir the gears yourself you didn't deserve to know your engine speed. What's up with that?

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elhigh Master Novice Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SE USA - East Tennessee Posts: 2,314 Josie - '87 Toyota Pickup 90 day: 40.02 mpg (US) Felicia - '09 Toyota Prius Base 90 day: 49.62 mpg (US) Thanks: 427 Thanked 616 Times in 450 Posts	I fill my tank until I hear fuel climbing up into the filler neck. Then I click the pump until squeezing the handle gives only clicks: that suggests the filler nozzle is actually in the fuel. They're all about the same length, so that means I'm filling to about the same spot, every time. A slight aside on instrumentation, Why The Heck do I see more automatics with tachos than manuals? I can't swear this is typical, but it seemed to me that when we were shopping for cars, if you wanted to stir the gears yourself you didn't deserve to know your engine speed. What's up with that? __________________ Lead or follow. Either is fine.