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An interesting switch, but who cares? There are gas stations everywhere.
by RaptorJ 13y ago
An interesting switch, but who cares? There are gas stations everywhere.
- username223 13y agoEverywhere? Try driving across Nevada or southern Utah.
- balls187 13y agoOn the main roads, it looks like there are a decent number of fuel options, within a 50 mile radius. https://www.google.com/maps/search/gas+stations+near+southern+utah/@39.2742659,-111.6872373,7z https://www.google.com/maps/search/gas+stations+near+souther...
- username223 13y agoRealistically, knowing that you have 200 miles of fuel is often useful when driving in that part of the country. There's even one part of I-70 with 100+ miles between gas stations, IIRC.
- balls187 13y agoAgreed. My GTi shows an estimation of how much further I can go. I was just pointing out that, in Southern Utah (too which I've never driven), it looks like it's not as barren as was commented on.
- lotharbot 13y agoI recently drove from Raton, New Mexico eastbound along US 87. There were a lot of abandoned gas stations along that stretch. The first operational one was 40 miles away in Des Moines; the next one was another 40 miles away in Clayton. Sometimes that sort of spacing makes the difference between one stop and two, or two stops and three, on a longish drive. Or, put another way, another 20 miles of range makes the difference between filling up in this town or filling up 40 miles down the road.
- balls187 13y agoOnce during a cross country trip, I decided to not fill up until I came across the next station. This was before GasBuddy and other smart apps that can help alleviate some of these situations. The result was rolling into a station on a Native Reservation which only accepted cash.
- lmm 13y agoDoes that difference really matter though? A gas stop is what, 5 minutes? And I quite often stop when I don't even need gas, just to get up and walk around a little and/or use the bathroom.