415 miles today!

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

I'm sure you're right. I'm normally paranoid about possible problems/issues, but this is just one i won't follow. I've always had the same mindset re when to fill up and I don't want to change. Also, when I start to miss the normal 'benchmarks' for my fuel bars, I try to drive even more economically re habits to make up for the lag. In the comments on your first link and on your third link, a fair number of people posted who (like me) run their tank low and have done this on all the cars they've owned and have never had a fuel filter fail.

Some people are lucky, and others aren't, which is why I didn't just link specific posts, but rather the whole threads of those links. I would rather take precautionary measures to prevent unneeded parts repairs/replacements, however. I'm not going to push people to do (or not do) things to their cars, as it is their choice. I simply just try to help people and possibly save them money and/or headaches down the line.

I have many friends who run their cars to near empty, and almost all of their cars have noticeable diminished performance and mpg's, so as for me, I'll stick to not running below "1/4" tank as it's been working for me