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Gas-saving tip or just hot air?

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Top off your tank

False. Topping off can actually send gas back to the station instead of into your car. According to the EPA, the gas nozzle automatically shuts off when your tank is full, so any additional gas you try to add will be drawn into a vapor recovery system and back into the station's storage tanks.

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