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...sweat it at the pump. This is not a consideration for most of the country at the moment, but those of you who are actually enjoying temperatures the rest of us remember fondly as "warmth," try not to fill your tank at the hottest point in the day. Cooler temperatures keep the gas at its densest state, which means you essentially get "more" gas for your money. Follow gas-grade instructions. Most cars today run perfectly well on regular unleaded gas. Unless your owner's manual specifically demands an upgrade for your car, go with the least expensive grade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Beat the Gas Pump Blues | 3/5/2003 | See Source »

...overfill your tank. Pay attention to the noises the pump is making when you're standing at the gas station. When the pump clicks off, don't try to force your car to accept more gas - the resulting spillage is expensive at best, and dangerous at worst...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Beat the Gas Pump Blues | 3/5/2003 | See Source »

...likely gathered, following this advice will not totally alleviate the pain associated with filling your tank. But at the very least you'll make your car healthier and happier - which, in the long term, is more good news for your cash flow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Beat the Gas Pump Blues | 3/5/2003 | See Source »

...Maas’s friends are not entirely fruitless, even if Maas stubbornly refuses to see the up side of LustFest. At least he now knows whom he’s most compatible with—a fellow Currier resident who calls himself “Thomas the Tank Engine...

Author: By L. X. Huang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Table For One | 2/20/2003 | See Source »

...people responsible for mission safety. In 1990 a NASA-commissioned study looked into the problem of tile damage and warned of some of the very problems that might have occurred on Columbia's final flight. A study conducted in September pointed to debris breaking off the external fuel tank in the first 80 seconds of flight. Whether NASA officials could have done more with this information or whether the flaws were woven too deeply into the shuttles will become part of the ongoing inquest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fragments of a Mystery | 2/17/2003 | See Source »

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