It only becomes dangerous if you re-enter your vehicle while fueling. That basically primes you for a static shock. I live in a state that has people who can pump your gas for you. I was one of those people once, and they made me watch a few videos detailing several has station fires and explosions and what the causes were. It’s almost always someone who gets back in their vehicle while pumping.
I do have to pass emmisions unfortunately, and I’m about 2 months overdue. The car has almost 300k miles, so I’d be happy to just get one that gets me another 2 years of registration. Might go a little better than an El Cheapo Amazon cat though.
That’s what I’m hoping for, but I’ve been reading otherwise.
I’ve considered doing this, but for vehicles from the 90’s and 2000’s. I have a fondness for sub $3000 cars and love diving into the forums and researching how they hold up. I also have a ton of experience from that era of vehicles with high miles. It would be pretty easy to keep a steady flow of good content while I rack up miles for personal long-term reviews.
Ok, it looks like there’s a lot of responses from people who have never ridden or have only ridden carbureted dirt bikes.
The first question is, what bike do you own? Whether or not it has fuel injection or carbs makes a difference here.
If it’s fuel injected: Great! Google how to remove the fuel tank. Some bikes (like a naked SV650) are really easy to remove. Others (looking at you BMW and touring bikes) are a royal pain in the ass. If you have an easy one, then congratulations. Pop off the seat, remove a couple bolts, close a valve on the bottom of the tank, and you’re done. No stinky venting gas tank in your room and no stinky carburetors to worry about.
If it’s carbureted: You can still do this, but you will have to drain the carbs every night and they will still be a little stinky. Make sure to switch your fuel valve (petcock) to the off position first. If it’s a difficult bike to remove the tank, you’re kind of out of luck. At this point, the easiest thing to do would be to sell your current bike and buy the nicest, fuel injected bike without any fairings that you can afford. Be sure to google tank removal first.
Alternative: Look into electric bikes. Range and charge time is getting better.
I’ve done alright in a 40 horsepower VW. It is really about how you are willing to drive it. My last daily was a 94 Accord as well, with the 5 speed. I had no problem with a freeway commute in thay car. I think another reason why journalists dog on these slower cars is because they are so used to those high horsepower vehicles. This comment section is a good example. The people with 130hp Hondas are cool with slower new cars. Those who are used to modern 300+ horsepower commuters can’t handle it.
An automatic knows* which of the 10 gears best suits you for how much throttle you’re using. The average driver would constantly be putting it in a gear that works, but is not ideal.
*typically
I had a motorcycle with a tested 10.98 @129mph quarter mile. I was too chicken shit to properly launch that bike, but a rolling 10-130mph was still absolutely mind-bending for someone used to 14-15 second quarter mile bikes and laughably slow cars/trucks.
If the battery in my GMT400 Suburban dies, it’ll lock all the doors the second you give it power. I learned this the hard way, but fortunately I have a janky window I was able to force down enough to reach in. Could have been a lot worse.