When does gasoline get old?

[Tony Lum]

Hi gang,

Anybody know how old gasoline can sit around before it goes bad?  Reason I
ask it that I let my 5kcstq sit at work since August 2001 because I been
busy with other affairs (mainly my urq) and I just fired it up yesterday
and it started right away.  Had to charge the battery before I turned the
key, but basically it started like I've been driving it every day.  Of
course the extreme case has to be when I left my '80 5ks sitting in my
driveway for 9 years or so (got busy at work).  I had to replace the fuel
pump AND the gas tank in that case.

Regards,

- Tony
lots of I-5 Audis