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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 06:55 PM
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Ran out of gas - Crazy story

So I'm cruising about 75 MPH on the freeway in the FAST LANE today in an unfamiliar part of town when I suddenly realize I have run entirely out of gas. Through some serious luck, I managed to coast off the freeway, through the off ramp, made a right on a street, go 1/8 of a mile, barely cross an intersection as the light is turning red horn blaring at 5 mph and ...pull into a gas station!!!! Must be my lucky day!
 

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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 07:24 PM
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Haha, good to hear you got lucky!

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Ha ha that is good timing! I wasn't so lucky a few years back with my old truck... Got within a block...
 
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Kramer owns you in his Saab in that one episode. He skipped that exit when he was past empty FTMFW!
 
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You got lucky. When these cars go empty, they are empty, period.
 
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Kramer owns you in his Saab in that one episode. He skipped that exit when he was past empty FTMFW!
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Heh, I once ran out of gas sitting in the gas line! I had glanced down, noticed I needed gas, got in line, and left it running while the lady in front of me took her time. She finally left and my car died as I gave it gas to get to the pump! Had to push it the last 5 feet - I was SO lucky!
 
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Same story here.. I coasted into the gas station off the highway... in my case it was the fuel tank pick up lines...
 
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I ran out of gas about a click from work, had to push it the extra 100ft to work, no easy feat in an industrial park.

Isn't running out of gas a pretty bad thing for Porsches? Isn't the fuel pump cooled via gas?
 
Old Nov 26, 2009 | 12:59 AM
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Nice did the same on my bike once.. Exited the freeway with clutch lever in, then had to gamble right or left on the exit road, hooked a right and while the bike crawled into a gas station i was kicking on the pavement like fred flintstone to get there.. LOL

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Ha ha, that was a close one, Ari.
 
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but did the have 100oct??
 
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