I can't believe it!
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Drifting
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From: Spring Hill, Florida Life is all about new beginnings;...TRY ONE!
St. Jude Donor '07-'08
I can't believe it!
Have consistantly been using Chevron and also adding Techron to my tank, and just ONE time this week I put Mobil in because I was too low on gas to find a Chevron station: There it is ........the gas gauge went kaflooey. 
I filled with Mobil from almost empty and have only used 1/2 a tank
before the trouble................Wow! I will use Chevron even if I have to walk to the station with a can!
I filled with Mobil from almost empty and have only used 1/2 a tank
before the trouble................Wow! I will use Chevron even if I have to walk to the station with a can!
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From: Manassas VA
I've been using Mobil since I got the car last year, and I haven't had any issues. Took a little while for the gas gauge to calibrate, but no problems since.
Could be you got some bad stuff...
Could be you got some bad stuff...
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From: New York
Originally Posted by wit2pz
I've been using Mobil since I got the car last year, and I haven't had any issues. Took a little while for the gas gauge to calibrate, but no problems since.
Could be you got some bad stuff...
Could be you got some bad stuff...
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St. Jude Donor '11
Originally Posted by RatedX
Sure does seem funny though, that one time I switch, IT happens!......
...like I wasn't scared enough already to use anything other than Amoco... 
...thanks bud 
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From: Northern NYs Adirondack Mountains,http://www.visitsacandaga.com.
Originally Posted by RatedX
Sure does seem funny though, that one time I switch, IT happens!......
FWIW I try to switch my brands of gas a little as all brands use a little different additive mix. When I had my C5, that appeared to help+ the adding of Tecron ( NO Chevron stations in my area)
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From: Spring Hill, Florida Life is all about new beginnings;...TRY ONE!
St. Jude Donor '07-'08
Originally Posted by 6spdC6
Was that a "high turn over station" It is possible you got bad gas, because it was old or contaimated. I would not blame Mobil in general.
FWIW I try to switch my brands of gas a little as all brands use a little different additive mix. When I had my C5, that appeared to help+ the adding of Tecron ( NO Chevron stations in my area)
FWIW I try to switch my brands of gas a little as all brands use a little different additive mix. When I had my C5, that appeared to help+ the adding of Tecron ( NO Chevron stations in my area)
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St. Jude Donor '07
Why do I feel nervous now about putting gas in my car and I am shipping it from Hawaii and use nothing but the 92 octane that is available on base.
You guys are going to give me a heart attack!
You guys are going to give me a heart attack!
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St. Jude Donor '06
I only use Mobil in my car. Started using it just out of convenience but the one time I put some other brand gas, my fuel gauge acted up. Some people swear by Chevron, which I know is good gas, but it's nothing but Mobil for me. 
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From: Spring Hill, Florida Life is all about new beginnings;...TRY ONE!
St. Jude Donor '07-'08
Originally Posted by MyVetteDream
That car of yours sounds like a spoiled brat! 
I'm proud of you.
I'm proud of you.
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From: Austin TX
I've used Sam's Club fuel (I wonder who their supplier is?) almost exclusively in the year since I bought the Z06. The only unusual thing noted in the gas gauge operation is that it drops off the full mark prematurely after just a few miles, but then seems to settle down and pace fuel consumption just fine.
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Originally Posted by charlie78
I've used Sam's Club fuel (I wonder who their supplier is?) almost exclusively in the year since I bought the Z06. The only unusual thing noted in the gas gauge operation is that it drops off the full mark prematurely after just a few miles, but then seems to settle down and pace fuel consumption just fine.
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Hopefully it was just a chance occurrance and you got a bad tank of gas. But, if Chevron never gave you problems, I'd stick with it too.
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From: Hurst, TX USA
Knock on wood. I've had 4 different C5s since 2000 and I have never seen the gas gauge problem... And I buy the cheapest gas I can find where ever it is, usually Citgo at 7-Eleven. Maybe North TX gas is cleaner, or something?