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If your city's electricity and gasoline supplies have stopped for any appreciable length of time,

I've been in exactly this situation after Hurricane Ike. I was driving a 1995 Mercedes E300 diesel on biodiesel. Since there was only 1 place to buy biodiesel, I had developed a habit of filling my tank, plus 2 5 gallon diesel fuel cans, so I had a stockpile.

you will have far more serious problems then 'I've only got 120 miles of gas in my tank.'

When the city is in a state like this, the filling stations are closed. Yes, it was very nice to know I had a "stockpile" of ~400 miles of driving range! Those "more serious problems" mean that those miles in your tank are extra valuable!




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