AskewLord@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoWhat kind of car do you drive, and what kind do you wish you did?message-squaremessage-square145linkfedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down19
arrow-up158arrow-down1message-squareWhat kind of car do you drive, and what kind do you wish you did?AskewLord@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square145linkfedilink
minus-squaredream_weasel@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoLots of complexity in a hybrid, and gas does eventually go bad if you don’t use it. Though when I used to have a motorcycle it always ran after the winter in the garage so idk how long that actually takes to happen…
minus-squareblarghly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoiirc, the bigger problem is that the gas separates out a water layer that can rust your gas tank, allowing rust flakes to clog your carb.
minus-squaresbv@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoApparently Mitsubishis (and others, I assume) are smart enough to use the gas before it goes bad. 🤷♂️
Lots of complexity in a hybrid, and gas does eventually go bad if you don’t use it. Though when I used to have a motorcycle it always ran after the winter in the garage so idk how long that actually takes to happen…
iirc, the bigger problem is that the gas separates out a water layer that can rust your gas tank, allowing rust flakes to clog your carb.
Apparently Mitsubishis (and others, I assume) are smart enough to use the gas before it goes bad. 🤷♂️