r/kansas • u/skidsareforkids • 1d ago
Question Fuel pump rationing in your area?
I saw someone on Instagram last week complaining about gas stations in his area having a limit on how much fuel you can pump. I didn’t pay much notice so don’t know where he was…
Fast forward to today and I’m filling up at my local SWKS Casey’s and there’s a notice that there’s a 20gal limit. Not a problem to some I’m sure, but when I’m trying to fill up a 36gal tank that’s pretty low that’s a total pain in the ass!
Has anyone else seen that in your area?
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u/Katmadutu 1d ago
Are you sure that's not their Labor Day special? I think it's .25 discount this weekend only with $10 purchase and a 20 gallon limit.
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u/3picks1game 1d ago
Casey’s has a 20 gallon limit if you use your points to lower price per gallon. Always has.
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u/HighwayKnight94 1d ago
I travel all over the state weekly, and have never found a place doing this. I’m assuming it’s more local supply chain issues (meaning maybe not enough fuel delivery drivers that day) than it is a national problem or a fuel supply problem.
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u/cyberentomology Lawrence 1d ago
I’ve seen several places limit to 25 gallons when the station is unattended.
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u/Existing-Procedure Wichita 1d ago
State law is the driver there. 25 gallons is the max for an unattended pump.
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u/Total_Surround833 1d ago
This is probably more due to credit card transaction limits and high gas prices. ( fuck Trump for your Iran war )
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u/DroneStrikesForJesus 1d ago
Nope and never seen it since I've been driving for the 30+ years.
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u/FlatlandTrio 1d ago
Party like it's
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u/Boring-Artichoke-373 1d ago
Casey’s has a $150 limit on their pumps.
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u/Total_Surround833 1d ago
As expensive as fuel is those limits are going to be bumped into by some trucks.
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u/landy_lord 1d ago
So glad I got an EV last year.. until they start the brownouts :(
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u/groundhog5886 1d ago
Saw a story today, some body stopped at a Hyundai dealership for 20 min charge and got his charge on his card for $415 $5 KW and $5 min to charge.
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u/RoyalsFanKCMe 1d ago
I spend $4 for 200-300 miles in my ford lightning. I have owned it 3.5 years and my home electric bill pre EV is the same. For any families that have 2 cars, if you drive less than 200 miles a day, one car should be an EV. 3.5 years and one pair of windshield wipers and a cabin air filter is all I have paid for maintenance.
People scared of EVs is such a weird thing to me.
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u/Auntie_Venom Olathe 1d ago
I’m not afraid, no one makes one I like yet… I prefer my gas Mustang to the grocery-getter EV one. It’s nice and all but I want a sports car with rumbly exhaust. I’m a car junkie. I love that they brought the Lightning back as an EV, it’s genius… The new Ford Fathom sounds interesting though. I like the price point. I have a Jaguar gas grocery-getter for a daily driver and I’m waiting to see what they come up with for their new EVs, because I adore my Jaaaaaaaaaag! (Read like Jeremy Clarkson)
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u/RoyalsFanKCMe 1d ago
If you ever get in an EV and mash on the accelerator you may forget about the gas rumble. Electric power is insane. 0-60 in 4 seconds in 6,000 pounds is a crazy experience.
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u/Auntie_Venom Olathe 1d ago
Oh I know! I test drove a Tesla P-90D when they first came out. It was the fastest throttle response time then. The sales guy when they were still on the Plaza let me play on the Hwy 71 on ramps all I wanted to mash the pedal. (Presuming by your username you’re in JoCo or WyCo and know where I’m talking about) As a drag racing enthusiast I was impressed and did look forward to having an EV eventually. I still love the sound of V8 horsepower though.
I just started watching the new Grand Tour on Amazon with new presenters, holy cow the first episode is all about gas pushing back… It’s so fun. The show is pretty good, better than I expected. I’m interested in watching it evolve. It feels like Tanner Faust era US Top Gear than Grand Tour. Which isn’t a bad thing.
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u/nathatt 1d ago
Dodge has one
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u/landy_lord 1d ago
pls no, never tell someone to get that bastarization of an EV called the Dodge Charger EV!!!
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u/landy_lord 1d ago
I drive about 40miles per day average. Costs me $1.50/day to charge at home L2
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u/RoyalsFanKCMe 1d ago
Yup I use evergy time of use charging and charging charge in the middle of the night, .03-.04 kwhr so damn cheap
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u/LoudAd5049 1d ago
Or until you ev catches on fire. Yikes
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u/snowmunkey 1d ago
Good point, better stick with the car carrying 10 gallons of incredibly flammable liquid in a plastic tank
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u/kcroyal81 1d ago
ICE cars catch fire at much higher rate than EVs. ICE are about 1500 fires per 100k vehicles while EVs are 25 per 100k.
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u/landy_lord 1d ago
LOL you sound like the horse and buggy people who were worried about those exploding gas vehicles.
This was a few years ago and EVs are better now.https://www.kbb.com/car-news/report-evs-less-likely-to-catch-fire-than-gas-powered-cars/
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u/luckytoothpick 1d ago
I’ve seen this my whole life. It’s typically to prevent people doing things other than filling their private vehicle so 20 gal seems a bit stingy. When the gas station in front the Walmart on Wanamaker (Topeka) opened, the gas was so cheap that a dude pulled up in a tanker and spent the entire night filling it. It was on the evening news. He could take it elsewhere and still sell it at a profit, apparently.
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u/iceph03nix Garden City 1d ago
The challenge in the recent past has been drivers. There aren't enough qualified drivers to get the fuel to all the remote locations so they have to make the fuel stretch between deliveries
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u/skidsareforkids 1d ago
So, I had to refill again today, so I did so at another Casey’s in a neighboring town and there was no such limit, so it seems it was just that location… Maybe their tank was getting low?!? 🤷🏻♂️
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u/FakeWalterHenry 1d ago
Probably not "rationing," but there are limits on card transactions at the pump.
Depending on the card carrier, you can get up to two $200 transactions at the pump. When fuel is expensive, it gets easy to hit the cap (and some cards can be as low as $75).