Two Types of Gas Tank People

You're one or the other, and there's no in-between ⛽ Penn says if you're not coasting into the gas station on fumes...you're doing it wrong. #comedy #marriedlife #driving
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[@coachneeraj3025]

“Full tank, full heart, can’t lose.” 😂😂😂

[@LaLa-tz1tq]

Such a great line!! 😂

[@bostongal4ever]

I was hoping someone else picked up on that!

[@jesusgaud8]

“I can just wait for rain!” 😂😂😂😂😂 I’m in tears.

[@ScreaminSeahawk]

That’s what I do

[@amym1460]

Because my dad was Penn growing up and got us stuck on the side of the road too many times, I grew up to be like Kim. I have enough problems in my life. I don't need running out of gas to be another one. 🤷‍♀️

[@timesthree5757]

I’ve been doing pens way for 20 years. Never ran out of gas. I’m a mechanic an pen is right their is somewhere between 20-40 miles at E.

[@revondamehovic3132]

Same. I've been in cars that ran out of gas growing up. Very stressful. We always had a gas can in the car.

[@GaryLiseo]

Never had a car fully run out of gas before, but I do keep at least a half gallon spare in the back

[@acmcbride-olson9320]

EXACTLY.

[@tmcneil516]

Both my husband and I are ‘Kims’. But here in the North, we're also taught to never let the gas tank get below half because of condensation.

[@amyp.9162]

When Penn starts throwing things in the back seat... this is exactly the way I "clean" my car 🤣

[@mrsdoc83]

My husband also uses anything behind the driver's seat for a trash can, and tells me he "always cleans out his car once a year, whether it needs it or not!" LOL

[@susanwright9057]

I’m a female PennLol

[@phoenix_rising1375]

Lmao this is definitively myself and husband! He's like "The gas light JUST came on, and you can go at least 15 more miles when it says 0" 😭

[@smileyeagle1021]

That's when you ask him how long it has been on 0.

[@felisfelidae6113]

Me too!

[@BobbiGail]

Freaks. Me. Out.

[@amirasindi2429]

I identify with both of you, depending on the situation. I used to be like Penn, but after I became a mom, I changed. Stranding myself is one thing, stranding my baby ain't happening.

[@KayElayempea]

Yeah, now that I have kids I am more likely to fill up on a 1/4 tank especially in winter.

[@maisinarisini]

Same! Just went on a trip, driving across New Mexico, I was like, "We need gas." My husband said, "It's a 1/4 tank. We don't need gas yet." I said, "It's New Mexico. And we have a baby." An hour later he was like, "Why haven't I seen a gas station yet?" Always prepared.

[@gutmicrobiomequeen]

Nothing truer on the internet 🤣 I'm definitly Penn! My husband did the long-distance thing for 4 years. I was in LA and he was in Phoenix, so we would drive that route all the time. Gas is WAY more expensive in CA than it is in AZ (like 30+ c/gallon more), so I always made it my goal to roll into the first AZ gas station on empty. One time I almost cut it too close- the low fuel light turned on with easily 30-35 miles left to go... AT NIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT. My grandpa always said "you've got 30 miles easy!" when that light came on, so I just crossed my fingers and thought of him 🤣 Thankfully, he was right, and I was able to roll into AZ on fumes and fill up with that glorious, cheap gas 😁

[@KayElayempea]

I am totally like Penn. I only ran out of gas once and that was because I got a leak in my fuel line. I have had the empty light on this week. I used to love filling up my 11 gallon tank with 11+ gallons! (now I have a 20 gallon tank and I can't afford to fill that as often).

[@motherhood234]

I am Penn and hubby is Kim. When the gas light goes on, I have about 20 miles before I am in trouble. I usually gas up if the light goes on, since my kids are usually with me. The accuracy of this video was spot on.

[@davidnorton9997]

I'm a bit in the middle of these two extremes. When the gas light goes off I don't panic but I make sure I get gas before the day is over so I won't have to do it before work in the mornings. I ran out of gas once in college in a less than desirable part of town and had to walk a couple of miles to a trash gas station, buy an overpriced gas can, buy overpriced gas, then walk back. And because the can was so small, and my tank was completely empty it wasn't enough to start so I got to walk back and do it again. Lesson learned.

[@doublej82]

My worry is that by the time I get down to the point where I really need gas, I'm going to be running late and won't have time to make it to a gas station.

[@BTGTB]

I 100% agree with Penn on the wasting net hours getting gas more often!, was thinking that when she first said she needed gas at a quarter tank. Now, I have run out of gas before and pushed my truck into a side neighborhood, so I don't let it get that low... but do now know how far I can actually get when the nudging light comes on.

[@Mothman_In_a_T-Pose]

I live in fire and earthquake country, so I never let my tank dip below a quarter. The Paradise fire, especially, showed how a near-empty tank can mean death. My brother had friends who had to drive through a tunnel of fire, and there were people who got stranded because their car wouldn't start. I'm not super vigilant on keeping my car clean, but I will never even flirt with the idea of letting it hit empty.

[@VickiKolman]

I grew up feeling like the light was a warning and then as an adult I had a car where it actually meant "now!", got stuck on the side of the road and had to have someone from my son's daycare come rescue me and bring me a can of gas. I almost never let it go to empty now and get nervous when the light goes on even if my current car has 35 miles left. On super long road trips, I fill up whenever there's the opportunity because I don't want to chance it.

[@wmsterlingwright]

Love you guys. Just 2 things I thought I would share.... having been the victim of both. 1. the fuel pump in most vehicles is located in the tank, being bathed by nice, cool gasoline... unless it isn't and then it will burn out if constantly left running uncooled by fuel. (which is usually about 1/4 tank level) 2. Overfilling your tank (just stop when the pump does) will put gas back down your fuel vapor purging system (if your car has it) and eventually plug it up and cause a check engine light to come on , and you will have to sit there clicking like a cup of gas at a time into the tank because the new pumps will feel the pressure difference and not let the gas flow freely from the pump. *super annoying and people behind you will actually hate you.

[@simonearsenault-may6814]

Super FUN! Thanks guys! I am the “wait until the tank is empty and the signal beeps” person and I believe I have undiagnosed ADHD… My husband will wait until it’s pretty close to that though… and he is even less tidy in the car than me… So… I think part of the split comes from gendre combined with tendencies toward risk / time / cleanliness etc

[@Kate-bi9dh]

So true… I clean out my car (trash, wipe down the dash, sanitize the controls and handles) EVERY fuel up, and I’m never less than 1/4 tank without looking for a station. My husband can’t use his backseat and constantly runs near empty.

[@hays0714]

Growing up, my mom was Penn. The gas light was always on and she would always say “oh we’re fine, we have like 50 miles once the light comes on.” There was no way of keeping track how many we had already driven like how cars nowadays can show you how many miles you have left. It gave me extreme anxiety

[@donnasmith4762]

My mom, too!! The car actually died on us when I was little but we just happened to be on the downhill side of the road and coasted into the station at the bottom of the hill. I was freaked and mom just laughed ! So I NEVER let the warning light go on! I’m scarred for life. Because of that.

[@SerenityPeaceTree]

She was doing what I do. She was probably basing it on her odometer. Example: if she's at 300 miles and the car can go to 350 typically, then you have 50 miles. If I'm at 325 in my car, I know I have 14 miles to get gas because I have a gallon in the tank. 😂 I haven't run out of gas, but I have coasted in if I'm really close.

[@JK_Stinson]

I'm Kim, definitely. I don't like to go below 1/4 tank. While my car is filling up I toss the old receipts/junk from my cup holders and wipe the windows. I love seeing a full tank when I get back in the car. My husband is the same way about the quarter tank "rule". It would drive me insane if he always insisted he had plenty of gas while driving around on fumes. Being stranded on the side of the road is a fear of mine!

[@jntdhome]

"I love being God's favorite" just killed me! 😆

[@ellencrabb799]

Yep between 1/4 and 1/2 for me!! Also excited when it’s little more than full 😂

[@bwoneymaddic446]

I love these two. I think they'll be even bigger one day soon, as in talking to the Jimmys on late night.

[@Grace2shar]

This is so funny because I am both of you! I always get gas before I'm on E and I love being past F and getting even $$ on the pump. I clean out the inside of my car at the gas station but sometimes I just toss the stuff. I never want to wash the outside of my car so I am always waiting for Nature's car wash. I love to put in the addresses for GPS but frequently ignore the voice guidance corrections and go off "the grid". I have been known to drive with multiple warning lights on but I try to stay on top of those " oil change" stickers "low tire air pressure lights. So I guess I have a split- personality!

[@eandrgoodwin]

Our Toyotas still have a few gallons in the tank when the light comes on. Our Cadillac,however, when it says zero miles left, IT MEANS IT! There’s less than half a gallon left at that point!

[@Tickles_The_Oaf]

I used to be a long haul truck driver and when the red light came on, we had an additional 50-60 miles worth of fuel. Although once, the fuel sensors stopped working and the engine died when we were on I-10 in FL with 3/4 tank of fuel. Had to be towed.

[@vickyb9918]

Thankfully my husband and I both rarely ever let our gas tanks go below 1/4 before we fill up.

[@dennislaur2515]

Two things. First, the warning light indicated about 50-60km(30+ miles) of range, but most importantly the fuel pump that is in the tank is at the point where it's not being properly cold my fuel anymore. This is why it is best to fuel up before that light comes on. Second, when the pump shuts off at fueling, the tank is at full. Adding more to round up the dollar is dumping liquid fuel into the vapor recovery system of the car or posable the pumps vapor recovery system.

[@Reesalucas_official]

1:51 full tank full heart can’t lose❤

[@carolynssistercantcook1181]

So the truth in our lives! Whenever I ride with hubby and hear the ding of the low fuel light.... I'm like, ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW?!😅

[@angela_flute52689]

Real tips to join the humor: I've established the habit of never letting it get below half, because then if there's an emergency I'll never run out, it doesn't take as long to fill up, and it costs less overall because once it's below half studies show your car uses a bit more than when it's fuller. The peace of mind knowing I'm prepared to leave and drive a long distance if needed is worth the "extra" time spent at a station, and on top of that, I'm more flexible with when and where I can go. If Costco is full that day, I'm good to wait for another day or time when it's less busy with zero worry. The light mileage I'm sure depends on what kind of speed, terrain, and weather, but I never get to that point. Don't top off though; over-filling is bad and I don't want to risk spills. Being fueled (pun intended) by motivation provided by waiting until the last second is an ADHD thing, not a men/women thing, but not every person with ADHD does that: I have ADHD and that's just one I don't allow myself to do. I avoid opening and closing car doors while filling up because that can create static electricity, which can be flammable and therefore super dangerous at the gas station. If I do get back in, I'll clean what I can from the driver's seat, including dusting off the dash with a cheap little extendable mini duster I just got. Penn's actually onto something though with cleaning; chuck everything into the trunk or a designated spot in the back seat, and then you have a pile ready for you when you're home to deal with it (instead of spread all over).

[@gwynadams4069]

I'm actually in the middle. Between the 1/4 tank and empty is when I get gas, but sometimes if I'm in a rush or busy I'll let it get really close to empty. If the light comes on there's no more delay!

[@smd0061]

When he turned off the radio to help with the gas mileage I lost my 💩!!! I laughed SO hard!!!

[@marciray9204]

My Dad is a mechanic and growing up it was a big deal to be low on gas. I would get lectured about fuel pump prematurely wearing out and condensation in the gas tank if it’s winter..etc. Consequently, I’m married to someone who wants to see how far it can go on fumes..drives me crazy! 😅

[@KD-pz6rb]

Coasting on fumes! lol

[@christaverduren690]

I NEVER let the van go below 3/4 of a tank! My husband is very laid back in the summer (a/c off had me cracking up) but in the winter with how cold it gets here, he never lets it go below 1/2 tank. We have an older van, 2015 I think, so condensation in the tank can mess it up.

[@fidolincoln1322]

Good to know I’m not the only one who starts sweating at a quarter tank. I was in the passenger seat once when my friend’s gas light came on, and I couldn’t believe that he didn’t seem to think it was a problem

[@darcyferrigno]

I am Penn and my husband is Kim. The other day we "HAD" to stop for gas because he was at a third of a tank. We then "Had" to wash the car because it hadn't been washed in a week or so.

[@matt2m]

0:01 my mom when it gets close to half 😂

[@RebekahFOnlineTeaching]

One time, my sister ran out of gas in the turn lane going into the gas station. She took a picture because it was so ironic. She needed some good samaritans to help her push her car into the station. She has never done that again!

[@Alyssa684]

Skit idea: Stealing bed sheets/covers. The argument of whether someone is alligator rolling and stealing them or the audacity to claim that someone is pushing them to one side 😂 I know every couple has their own version of this

[@jmbreece]

I have always waited til the last fumes are leaking out, and have run out before making it to the pump many times. Even on dates. When dating my first wife my gas gauge was actually broken and we ran out at least once. I finally found the love of my life, and she got to experience the adventure of driving down a dark road looking for a tiny station who was locking up and made me put the money through the mail slot! I firmly believe that life should be an actual adventure. But the love of my life thinks there should be a limit to that, so I mind her and fill up at a quarter tank now. Nuff said.

[@linuxsurfer2002]

The cleaning thing - my wife is Penn for sure. I try to clean things out when we stop at gas stations, but there is just so much junk...

[@cassandrarae3464]

😂😂 I have to have a full tank of gas! My husband is just the opposite and when it's on E he's just cool and calm and he'll go the next time we go out we can just get gas 😂😂😂

[@ryanlane4282]

I fit squarely into both categories. In my truck, trash gets thrown wherever and the gas gets run dangerously close to E. In my 4Runner, baby stays clean and above half a tank in case of an emergency.

[@andraslibal]

He is a bit right. I used to be poor when I was young and I had an old analogue meter it was usually between empty and very empty. There is still enough gas usually to make it. Back in the day I did have a jerrycan though and there were times when I had to walk to the nearest gas station :))) Nowadays gas light on just means do it in the next 1-2 days. Once it says 20 km then I am definitely doing it. But my car is clean inside and out I do not keep a mess in there ... Also when there is a warning I am connecting to the port and running diagnostics on my phone and I look up the error codes. Don't ignore those.

[@proverbs356trust]

Hilarious! I am in the in-between category. Most of the time, I fill up between 1/4 tank and empty. Sometimes, I push the envelope. The one time I ran out of gas in my life was last year. The close call was on a recent trip when I didn't pay attention or hear the reminder, and I was frantically searching for a gas station with my sleeping child in the car. I found one, and I'll never do that again.

[@4everyoung24]

As I am watching this I am literally at a stop light on my way to the gas station with my gas tank sitting on zero. Lol

[@lianejensen5350]

An emergency preparedness class I took encouraged us to always have at least half a tank of gas.

[@MazdaAddict]

I am 100% the one who waits for the car to just die lol

[@irenafarm]

I was Penn my first few years of driving. Then we moved to the mountains, AND I bought a van that had a messed up gas gauge (1/8 was fumes). I ran out of gas on middle of nowhere highways several times - couple times after midnight and once in 104 degree weather. Now I'm Kim. But my car looks like Penn's because that's my true nature :D

[@ku8721]

2:24 "Yep perfect" Yeah other than the fact the tank is on the wrong side!!!

[@heidicoker8460]

I agree with Penn! My hubby is a 'if the tank is under half you need to fill up"..I'm a "well I know how far my car will go" it's always funny!

[@GaryLiseo]

My family and friends always bust my chops with how I don’t have junk in my car.

[@deliehoverson7348]

I usually relate more to Kim in these videos, but for this one I'm with Penn. Because he's right: You lose more net minutes when you refill more often.

[@janiceshy3333]

I'm a half a tank go fill it up person. My Dad is a the light just came person. He conveniently forget how many times we had to come and bring him gas a block away from the house.

[@ScottyAllenDay]

In my house its complete opposite. I am like her and my wife is like him... OUCH she hit me! LOL

[@amytarvin2776]

My dad had a wise saying: it costs just as much to fill the top half of the tank! Wise words!

[@Kingswood7189]

I usually never let my fuel tank go down below a 1/4 tank, but given my limited travel, I usually have to only stop at my 1 favored gas station. Also, my total fill up usually has to end as a 5 or 0. 😂

[@cristinitaandco]

He is me, some times I haven’t even seen the empty light at all and my husband can’t understand.

[@main1697]

That Kick though! Impressive!

[@bobinchampions6411]

1) Who has time in the morning before work to get gas (unless they're stopping at a 7-Eleven to get tacos, as well... or at a gas station that has a taco truck in the parking lot)? 2) My commute is short enough (11 miles each way) that, unless I'm cashing in a ton of soon-to-be-expiring fuel points from getting GCs at Kroger, I just get it each payday because I only have to fill up twice monthly so I use those days as my barometer.

[@laurachittenden6186]

I'm more with Kim but I have pushed it close a couple times when I was trying to get Speedway rewards "buy 10 gallons and get 200 Speedy points" when my car holds just a little over 10 gallons total. 😆 I laughed when he said "I'll wait for rain to wash it" because that's me sometimes 😆

[@jessezigg]

My husband and I are definitely opposite to you two. I always drive on fumes, never wash my car and it's always a mess.

[@hanab837]

I don't let my tank get below half! 😅

[@kandilarson7924]

Must have that tank full. That's life or death!

[@thor2767]

I live in the mountains and it's a 60 mile trip for reasonable gas prices so I usually go when I have 80-100 miles left. I also always keep 10 gallons extra at all times as extra for when the weather or road conditions prevent me from making it in time.

[@megan5867]

I'm Penn here. I know exactly how far my car will go once that gas light comes on.

[@neals8752]

I'm a car slob that hates driving with the gas light on, my wife is the car near freak, but will drive for days with that light on. So we're a mixture of this.

[@melissareid640]

No Penn No! LOL

[@FromG2eminor]

I don't like being under 100 mile range and i have a hybrid 😅 "I love being God's favorite!"😂😂

[@thejavelin7832]

Hold the phone! Y'all didn't give Penn his due by filling the tank, leaving the car parked AT THE PUMP, and going inside the station to use the bathroom, get a Two Bros. Pizza, a Redbull, a bag of Combos, and walk around aimlessly. Can you tell that people who use the gas pump as a parking spot piss me off?! 😅

[@alibeth25]

I’m a little bit of both but more like Penn. I’ve never run out of gas. The lowest I’ve gotten to was 5 miles left. Now once it gets to about 50 miles left is when I get gas. Since I don’t drive a lot, basically work, home, occasionally the grocery store, I only have to get gas once a month. I’ve had my car 4 years and have less than 9000 miles on it. I live 5 minutes from work.

[@maggiemacha5552]

Get the gas as soon as possible on the halfway mark!!!!

[@timhopkins23]

When I moved from NC to CA I drove the whole trip without a working gas gauge. Had to keep a close eye on the odometer:)

[@Callidus7SSM]

I feel called out by type #2 Although I can confirm the distance to empty is way off. It told me zero and I made it from town to the gas station back home (over ten miles) without any surges.

[@summerphilhorenstein2598]

Yah, I do not enjoy seeing the tank get too close to empty. Not the kind of stress that makes me feel alive 😂. Really I just try to fill up every time I’m at Costco…and always want it full if I’m planning on driving somewhere farther than usual.

[@Zepmeister13]

I am definitely with Penn on this one

[@robyncarter5173]

I get nervous when the tank goes below half.

[@philmiller681]

Stop it on an even number. Bwahahahaha! Me. I do that. I do all that.

[@Just-Nikki]

I’m definitely the one that thinks I’m about to run out of gas if it gets to a quarter tank. My husband has been washing my truck and filling it up pretty much every Sunday for years and I still remind him because “ I don’t want to get stuck on the side of the road “. It’s not rational, I know this.

[@MikeKojoteStone]

No, I'm definitely an inbetween person. I don't freak out until the red light is on for a bit. But I take that serious when it happens. Once I made it to the gas station with little room to spare. Almost on fumes. But that was, because I couldn't get to the closest gas station, due to road blocks.

[@stevenbeach748]

I also agree with Penn in that you do waste time by stopping more often.

[@addictwithariptide]

When the gas tank says low or E then you have 30 miles left. I agree with Penn. But when the E is red you need to get gas. You might need to have a backup if you get stuck lol

[@johnward8064]

Yes, half tank panic for me.

[@johnathonmcalister6645]

Penn needs to know that running out of gas can damage the fuel pump (the gas is also the fuel pump lubricant and coolant). Many fuel pumps are inside the fuel tank, and cost lots of $$$ to replace. Also, the last drops of fuel can have water condensation as contaminant (water being heavier than fuel).

[@johnnykaercher5358]

"Nature's Car Wash"... Yup, that's me and my little dirty Mini Cooper, come on rain daddy needs a clean car!

[@ericgsch]

I'm an inbetween person. I look for gas when it gets under 1/4 and usually don't wait for the light.

[@iamthatiam7523]

1/4 tank, it’s time to get gas- that’s me. My hubby is Penn, especially when it comes to the cleaning technique 🤦‍♀️

[@lisamichaels4516]

No, this is not about gender, this is ADHD! I can so relate to Penn. I don't like taking the time to get gas either....and that red light, well, yeah, it does kind of make you feel alive :)

[@davehollick3646]

Agree. my ADD loves the the thrill of how far I can go.

[@laurahuston2187]

In college, I ran out of gas more than once. So more Kim like to me... Plan on gas once on half.

[@kreese316]

Yes, AND add differences in the importance of finding the best gas price. My hubby will calculate best price and place to go and plan ahead. Considering gas spent on the drive, he's still feeling frugal is he saves cents. For me, my time is worth money and the stress of calculating and thinking about all of that is probably bad for my health :). I get gas when I need it and at the place that takes the least amount of time and effort to get done.

[@sara31773]

I call rain a “poor man’s car wash”.

[@lillainey3236]

Stopping on an even number was my mom growing up XD

[@Zeyev]

My ancient car (vintage 1994) warns me when it thinks I have 50 miles left. I rarely let it go that low.

[@SouthernGurlSaves]

I’m like Kim on the gas and penn on the not cleaning the truck 😊

[@stephen3164]

When I hit half a tank, I start planning my next fill up.

[@teresarydberg1450]

Because of where I live and the winters we get I never let my gas tank go below 1/2 but am usually looking to fill it once we've used 3/8th of a tank. My husband is the same way, but I have friends that will go until the light comes on. LOL.

[@natashaw401]

Wow 1/2 instead of 1/4

[@brn2863]

I wait until it's really low but then i fill it, even above the stated capacity lol

[@smellincoffee]

Kim let it get down to a quarter tank? Rookie. I gas up as soon as I hit a half tank.

[@KevinS265]

My record is 9.95 gallons for a 10 gallon tank. But, usually I fill up when it's less than 1/2 a tank. No panic, so I guess that put me in the middle.🙂 There's enough stress in life, the gas tank doesn't need to be one of them.