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I'd rather keep my money in fuel than cash, in the off chance hyperinflation strikes, triggering a bank holiday, without me having any physical cash. But so fa

• nicoburns 5y ago
  That's great if you have the money to spare, but not everyone does.
  • danuker 5y ago
    If you don't have money for fuel, I warmly recommend learning about hypermiling. The main ideas are not to step on the gas pedal more than say, 30%, and use the smallest car for the job.
    • fignews 5y ago
      Don’t forget coasting. On a modern fuel-injected car there is no fuel injected into the cylinder while coasting.
      • nly 5y ago
        If you're referring to coasting out of gear then that is incredibly dangerous
        • nicoburns 5y ago
          May I ask why? The breaks still work out of gear.
  • adventured 5y ago
    If you have money to spare, you're also not going to be able to keep a meaningful share of it contained in filled-up household vehicles, even if you own several of them (such that it'll actually function as a sum large enough to offset hyperinflation in any way that matters).
• throw8383833jj 5y ago
  But, don't forget that evaporation will be greater by maintaining a full tanks. Besides, you don't want your fuel aging more than 6 or 12 months. So, if you drive less than 40 miles per month (as in a pandemic), it can make sense to just fill up 1/2 way or 3/4.