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Old Aug 30, 2002
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Empty Gas Tank Question

Ok as soon as the little empty gas light comes on. How many miles can you still drive until you completely run out of gas?
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man how'd u become a super member? this has been covered. but everyone knows the gas gauge is never acurate. got about 2 gal left so calculate how many mi u get.
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sorry, im always in off topic. so how many miles? anybody
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dude i answered your question man. i said u get 2 gal left. so figure out how many mi per gallon u get and multiply by two. for me 2*34=68. i get approx 65 mi left!!!! it varies
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Umm...I think it's a three gallon warning. Focussucks, check the manual you will find it in there.
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My car ran out of gas at about 315 miles from a full tank of 87 (89?) octane from 76. I was stuck two floors below in a parking structure. I had 5 minutes before I had to pay for parking time and I run out of gas while backing out of my space The max for a full tank on city driving is around 400 miles. I now watch my driving habits.[IMG]i/expressions/demon.gif[/IMG]
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ok i have a dx (manual), and i use shell (87).
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I have an automatic (yes I know I should have gotten a manual )

Edit: I didn't answer your question. I drove about 50 miles before my car died on me.
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I say, wait for the light to come on, the find a gas station and drive circles around it as you count your miles do this until your car dies, you could turn it into a DIY if you wanted.
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[hr]Originally posted by: fordfocussucks
sorry, im always in off topic. so how many miles? anybody[hr]
i thought 50
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Yeah I'm about 99.9% sure it is 50 on an EX Automatic...I'm pretty sure I read it somewhere too....I just judge off of that.
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I say, wait for the light to come on, the find a gas station and drive circles around it as you count your miles do this until your car dies, you could turn it into a DIY if you wanted.[hr]
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How about you guys RTFM!

You have about 2 gallons left. At city driving with an Lx you will get about 58 miles. It all depends on how you drive.
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Is this a serious topic?

If the light goes on, you should buy some gas! The light is not there to say you have 60 miles left, it is there to tell the people with the small brains that they need to go to the gas station and get some fuel or you will be soon walking.

Seriously, you should avoid running your tank low on any occasions. The gas we buy today is not always filtered as good as it could be and sediment sits at the bottom of your tank. Running low, increases the input of sludge and clogs your injectors/fuel filter.
 
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