Empty Gas Gauge makes me Paranoid!
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Joined: Dec 2005
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From: South Florida
Re: Empty Gas Gauge makes me Paranoid!
I have run past the bars disappearing several times and haven't once been close to empty. My last tank I ran 30 miles beyond the last bar and only needed 10.6 gallons of
fuel (providing the pump was accurate). And that was a tank that went for 713 miles.
fuel (providing the pump was accurate). And that was a tank that went for 713 miles.
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From: NWestern New York State
Re: Empty Gas Gauge makes me Paranoid! - Long Post
I live in a colder climate (near Buffalo, NY) . I finally reached a 500 mi tank in April with 53 mpg. As it continued to warm up, I reached a 600 mi tank in mid May. My lifetime mpg is still climbing with each tank. Tank # 18 was 631 mi - and I put gas in to the scond click (usually I stop at the first click). I generally average around 10.3 gals when I fill up - but on this tank (11.2 gals) I had gone about 40 miles after reaching 0 bars. Sooo... now I'm thinking. If I have a great tank going (high 50's mpg), and I have a little extra gas in the tank (I filled to 2nd click), and I push the envelope (with 0 bars I figure around 2 gals of gas in the car - then maybe a 700 mi tank is possible. On Tank 19 I was showing around 58.6 mpg ( I generally do 1.4 more - so 60.0 mpg) whenI got to 0 bars with 630 miles on the tank. If my rough math was correct, I should be able to go another 100 miles or more. So I decided to go for the 700+ tank. For insurance, I put a new one gallon tank of gas in the trunk!
On 6/15/06 I put 700.5 miles on tank # 19
. I clicked off at the 1st click, and used 11.24 gallons (still not a full tank ?). This was my best tank ever at 62.3 mpg. I was a bit nervous, and will not do this again.
I would expect that sooner or later some one will make an 800 mi tank. If you average 65mpg and use all the gas it could be feasible. I noticed that our mpg leader has put 12.9 gallons of gas in his/her tank. Oops, When I looked again, I saw that the car "papaya" has allready made four 800+ mile tanks.
On 6/15/06 I put 700.5 miles on tank # 19
. I clicked off at the 1st click, and used 11.24 gallons (still not a full tank ?). This was my best tank ever at 62.3 mpg. I was a bit nervous, and will not do this again.I would expect that sooner or later some one will make an 800 mi tank. If you average 65mpg and use all the gas it could be feasible. I noticed that our mpg leader has put 12.9 gallons of gas in his/her tank. Oops, When I looked again, I saw that the car "papaya" has allready made four 800+ mile tanks.
Last edited by Donald; Jul 14, 2006 at 12:08 PM. Reason: Add something.
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