just wanted to say congratulations and also mention today i got my first 600 miles on one tank also, 605miles on 11.1 gallons. i have a pzev with the 11.9 gallon tank, so only .7 gallons left. i guess i could have gone to 650, but i was nervous driving that long with no bars! congrats man!

 

my last tank was over 600 too. i went about 20 miles with no bars in my gas gauge, i knew i should have been able to go farther but it was making me nervous, i was too scared i was going to run out of gas in the middle of nowhere so i had to stop to refuel.

 

Congradulations Clay that's quite an accomplishment.....especially with gas prices soaring as they are.

What do your friends and collegues say?

 

Hey congrats to all in the over 600 club!
I did my first 600 & 650 tank this summer. I have a pzev tank (11.9) and I know from previous fillings that 1 bar left :I fill to 10 gallons, no bars left :I fill to 10.5 gallons- so when the last bar goes off, I have at least 1 gallon left. I figure I can go another 50-55 miles with no bars- depending on my current mpg. I did my 650 tank then filled with 11.4 gallons (to first click off).
of course I'm greedy- now I want a 700 tank & I'm frustrated I can't get up to Kenny & HGs numbers. who have thunk a year ago, I would be unsatisfied with 55mpg?!?
KLC

 

My friends have been quite impressed. I tend to prattle on with hbrid tales to my co-workers, and they have grown tired of my sories. I certainly do not blame them. However, they are impressed with the 50mpg tank.

Clay

 

got my first 650 this week. but it probably doesnt count because the other times i filled it before it got too low. but i thought i would see how far i could go, and how much would be left when the light came on.....i put 11.6 into the 13.2 tank, so i could have gone another 100 miles or so. good to know that.

 

darn, and i was so proud of myself for getting my first 500+ mile tank this week . i drove with zero bars for quite a while though and still to this point have never filled up 12 gallons or over. i guess i could easily squeeze at least another 50 miles out of her, but as with the others, driving with zero bars for that long scares the crap outta me.

i have one question for lars though, when you see that light go on for the first time, do you mean, goes on and stays on, or the first time it goes on, even if it may turn off and then turn back on (this is always the case for me, the light turns on, then i miraculously get more bars and the light turns off). because i would like to implement your strategy of 80 miles left from now on to help maximize each tank , thanks.

 

my last bar will usually go off, then if I'm driving for a while economically- it will come back on again. I usually check my tank mileage when it first goes off, and then again when it goes off the second time. (usually that's it for good). because I've filled several times at 2 bars, (10g)and at 1 bar 10.5g) I know when it goes off for good I have 1-1.4 gallons left (11.9g pzev tank). so based on my mileage I can go a good bit past no bars: if you're getting 45mpg go 40 then fill and see how many gallons it takes. I get mid 50s mpg, so if I want a record tank, I'll go for 50ish past no bars. depends on my current driving situation, and what kind of mileage I'm getting. I reset my trip meter so I have good current values. hope that helps....
KLC

 

Just a note. We should stop using solid numbers when we talk to people about how far we go on empty. We should probably start to use percentages. Because if somone normaly gets 50mpg they can go 50 miles on a gallon, but if the person they are talking to gets 45 then if they think they will get the same 50 miles they may end up running out of gas.

 

Absolutely. Some people may get 60 miles to a bar and others may get 20 by the end of a tank. I know I for one have a very fickle meter and my last bars drop at enormous rate. I doubt I'd ever squeeze 80 miles out of an empty gauge, even if I'm getting 60 MPG.