You miss the point. Its not telling them to “eat cake”. Even for a “poor” person, the financial risk of damaging his/her vehicle by letting the gas tank run close to empty would outweigh concerns for the few dollars “saved” by keeping the tank at 1/4 full. Most people need their car to get to work and don’t have the option of using a second car or rental vehicle while there car is in the shop. Just ask any dealer as to the charges for replacing a damaged fuel pump which is the most frequent damage they’ve been seeing as people let their fuel tanks run down to empty.
Just make believe 1/4 tank is the new “empty” and fill up in small increments above that level if that is all you can afford. For many people, their car is essential to their parnassah.
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