It wasn’t all that long ago when owning a car was a real hands-on experience. Carburetors, points and condensers, spark plugs that only lasted a few thousand miles, single-weight oil and ...

Like those pantry potatoes with alien-like tentacles crawling out of their eyelets, gasoline only lasts so long. Leave it untouched in a vehicle, a lawnmower, or a storage tank for an extended period ...