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Do you baw turn the engine off when pumping gas?

Posted on 7/25/25 at 8:51 am
Posted by lsu xman
Member since Oct 2006
16669 posts
Posted on 7/25/25 at 8:51 am
Was riding with a family member and he rolled down the window some and turned the engine off.

20+ gal tank, 90+ degrees, so it got a little hot for the rest of us(5).

Up vote - keep the engine on and AC blasting
Down vote - cut the engine off
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
71050 posts
Posted on 7/25/25 at 8:53 am to
When I'm alone? Yes. I turn it off, take the keys out, and lock the door. It has nothing to do with blowing up and everything to do with not trusting people.

Other people in the vehicle? I leave it on.
Posted by Furious
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2023
1257 posts
Posted on 7/25/25 at 8:54 am to
If it is humid you can keep it running.

Of course, it depends on where you are. In a cultural area, you might get your car stolen. They sneak in the passenger door and still it right out from under you.
Posted by wfallstiger
Wichita Falls, Texas
Member since Jun 2006
14542 posts
Posted on 7/25/25 at 8:55 am to
Never have
Posted by LSUfanNkaty
LC, Louisiana
Member since Jan 2015
11926 posts
Posted on 7/25/25 at 8:56 am to
With it being outside (natural ventilation), the amount of vapors released, and the ignition sources on the vehicle.... yeah, I'm leaving that fricker running.
This post was edited on 7/25/25 at 9:07 am
Posted by Jake88
Member since Apr 2005
77510 posts
Posted on 7/25/25 at 8:57 am to
I turn it off.
Posted by BoogaBear
Member since Jul 2013
6931 posts
Posted on 7/25/25 at 8:58 am to
quote:

They sneak in the passenger door and still it right out from under you


I steal can't believe they do that.
Posted by Hawgnsincebirth55
Gods country
Member since Sep 2016
17993 posts
Posted on 7/25/25 at 8:59 am to
quote:

In a cultural area, you might get your car stolen. They sneak in the passenger door and still it right out from under you.
I think I look like the type of “white boy” who might be packing if they tried to steal my shite (they’re right) so I’ve never had any issues even stopping at certain gas stations late at night that many would pass by.
Posted by iwyLSUiwy
I'm your huckleberry
Member since Apr 2008
40420 posts
Posted on 7/25/25 at 8:59 am to
Nice to see the bi-weekly do you turn your engine off while pumping gas thread is still going.

No, I don't turn it off. I'm not in an action movie, my truck is not going to blow up if I pump gas with it running.
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
12862 posts
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:00 am to
quote:

20+ gal tank, 90+ degrees, so it got a little hot for the rest of us(5)

You have to a colossal pussy to not be able to sit in a previously air conditioned car for seven minutes. And if you're the a-hole that starts pumping gas, and wanders around inside the store for 20 minutes, you deserve a special kind of arse kicking.

Besides, depending on the car, it can cause the car to generate check engine codes if it's running and the gas cap isn't on.
Posted by aubiecat
Alabama
Member since Jul 2011
5817 posts
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:00 am to
The only people I see leaving their engine running while pumping gas are afraid it won't crank again.
Posted by Homey the Clown
Member since Feb 2009
6015 posts
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:01 am to
quote:

still it right out from under you

Wow...
Posted by LSUfanNkaty
LC, Louisiana
Member since Jan 2015
11926 posts
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:02 am to
quote:

The only people I see leaving their engine running while pumping gas are afraid it won't crank again.



That's a good idea
Posted by Bigfishchoupique
Member since Jul 2017
9430 posts
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:02 am to
quote:

Do you baw turn the engine off when pumping gas?
No and I smoke at the same time.
This post was edited on 7/25/25 at 9:04 am
Posted by Violent Hip Swivel
Member since Aug 2023
7684 posts
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:03 am to
Any grown men who is concerned about their car getting stolen and scanning the parking lot while pumping gas is an undercover giant pansy.

If we worried about all of the bad things that could hurt us in life with such low probabilities of actually happening. none of us would ever leave the house and we'd walk around the living room in Hazmat suits and crash helmets.
Posted by terriblegreen
Souf Badden Rewage
Member since Aug 2011
11811 posts
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:03 am to
If I'm by myself I turn it off. If anyone is with me sitting in the car, I let them sit in comfort.
Posted by dallastiger55
Jennings, LA
Member since Jan 2010
32849 posts
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:04 am to
Leave it running. Don’t you hear about all the cars blowing up on the news every night? Exactly

F1 and NASCAR aren’t too worried about it.
Posted by wallowinit
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2006
17002 posts
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:04 am to
I leave it running
Posted by Gravitiger
Member since Jun 2011
12152 posts
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:06 am to
We had this thread a couple months ago.
Posted by JohnnyKilroy
Cajun Navy Vice Admiral
Member since Oct 2012
40006 posts
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:08 am to
We did this thread a few months ago and the conclusion was that you were a cucked pussy if you even consider turning the car off.
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