Driver swears by quirky gas station hack to save money when fueling up: This was $30!

Apparently, slow and steady fuels the wallet.A TikTokker claims that gently pumping gas boosts mileage and saves big bucks — but skeptics say her so-called “fuel hack” is running on fumes. Alecia (@aleciaa2) swears by her slow-pour strategy in a now-viral video with over 1.3 million views, insisting it nearly doubled her driving range.But not everyone’s buying what she’s pumping.“God bless the person that said when you’re getting, or like when you’re pumping your gas, to put it on the slow setting,” the video creator said in the June 23 video.

“So it doesn’t cause those air bubbles.”Mid-clip, she dropped the receipts: a shot of her dash flashing a bold 522-mile range on just $30 of gas.Her car’s little red icon sat smugly in the center console.She then gestured to the odometer and asked viewers, “Do y’all see that? And this was $30.

It usually takes me $60 to fill my tank to like 400 miles.”After dropping her gas-pump gospel, Alecia tried to credit the mystery TikTok prophet who changed her life — but drew a blank. “I don’t remember the creator, but God will bless you,” she said.Commenters were fired up, pumping out questions of their own: Could a slow squeeze at the pump really stretch your mileage — or is this just fumes and fairy tales?“I am genuinely confused.Gas pumps measure fuel by volume using a flow meter.

Air or foam does not add any volume.Can someone explain?” one commented. Someone replied to that comment, “Pumping slowly can help reduce vapor loss and foaming, making your fill-up slightly more efficient and cleaner…”While there were skeptics in the comments section — there were also believers. “Mine added an extra 100 miles when I did it!!” one exclaimed as someone else added, “also go at night or early morning when the ground is cooler!!”“Worked for me this week.

Usually takes 65-70 to even get to near full.I did it with 50,” one other noted.Another commented, “I just did thi...