***Low Fuel Warning***

[Goober]

I try to never let my tank get below 1/4 tank. Why would you?

[jake2212]

this is the amazingly funny Seinfeld episode people are referring to

[Fish-man]

This implies you drive less.. since you stated the one extra day only costs you 1 gallon.. vs. over 2 gallons per day prior. Or, perhaps u get better mileage now?

Originally Posted by Mr_Draco

Because according to my test's it's cheaper in the long run.

First off let me say the cost for 93 as pretty much stayed the same at the gas station I use for the last 2 years at $3.70. Now when I filled up at 1/4 a tank, I had to fill up every 7 days. No matter what, I had to get gas every Wednesday on the way home for work. It was like clock work for a year. My bill for filling up was always between $54-$56 every week and according to my credit card bills it averaged out to $55. $55 a fill up times 52 fill ups comes out to $2,860.

Back in Jan I started something new. I started to push it until right around the time the light would come on. It's always on at round 35 miles to go so I know when it's getting ready to come on. I found out that by doing this I could get one extra day between fill ups and the cost of one extra gal of gas (instead of my buying 14.5-14.8 gals I'm now getting 15.5-15.8 gals). Since Jan my average cost for a fill up is $58.50 every 8 days, which comes out 45.5 fill ups a years. $58.50 a fill up times 45.5 fill ups a year is $2,661.75. This is a $200 savings every year just by do this.

Even when you do this, fuel pumps last a long time and they are fairly cheap to replace. The savings definitely out way the costs.

[mike12345]

you could get a gas can and run it out just to find out for sure

[Mr_Draco]

Originally Posted by Fish-man

This implies you drive less.. since you stated the one extra day only costs you 1 gallon.. vs. over 2 gallons per day prior. Or, perhaps u get better mileage now?

I don't know how it works out that way but it does.

The only time I drive my car is back and forth to work and that trip doesn't change. And according to the DIC, my MPG is always within .5 MPG when I reset it after filling up. But somehow my receipts when I was filling up at 1/4 tank says I would always get 14.5-14.8 gals and when I fill up the next day when the low fuel warning comes on my receipts say 15.5-15.8.

[kd4hey]

Originally Posted by benji1997

Must be that ocean air from Cape Hatteras that affects your fuel gauge.

That's a long way for ocean air to travel, about a 8 hour drive from here. I live in SOUTH Carolina & about 20 miles off the Georgia line.
Seriously, I keep my foot out of it most of the time. I also got 33K miles out of my original tires, while reading on this very forum some guys were changing theirs after only 15K. Guess I'm not having as much fun as some, just enough for me.

[Jim968]

Originally Posted by Mr_Draco

Because according to my test's it's cheaper in the long run.

First off let me say the cost for 93 as pretty much stayed the same at the gas station I use for the last 2 years at $3.70. Now when I filled up at 1/4 a tank, I had to fill up every 7 days. No matter what, I had to get gas every Wednesday on the way home for work. It was like clock work for a year. My bill for filling up was always between $54-$56 every week and according to my credit card bills it averaged out to $55. $55 a fill up times 52 fill ups comes out to $2,860.

Back in Jan I started something new. I started to push it until right around the time the light would come on. It's always on at round 35 miles to go so I know when it's getting ready to come on. I found out that by doing this I could get one extra day between fill ups and the cost of one extra gal of gas (instead of my buying 14.5-14.8 gals I'm now getting 15.5-15.8 gals). Since Jan my average cost for a fill up is $58.50 every 8 days, which comes out 45.5 fill ups a years. $58.50 a fill up times 45.5 fill ups a year is $2,661.75. This is a $200 savings every year just by do this.

Your analysis is flawed. If you drive the same number of miles, getting the same MPG and pay the same price per gallon then your total cost will be the same no matter when you fill up. If your total cost has changed then one or more of those three variables has changed.

[jd10013]

Originally Posted by Mr_Draco

I don't know how it works out that way but it does.

it's either in your head or your numbers are wrong. filling up less often will not increase your MPG. if your MPG's are staying the same, then your spending the same amount of money. so long as your doing the same amount of driving. you may fill up less often, but your spending more when you fill up. the only way you would save money by filling up less often would be if you could somehow buy 18 gallons of gas for the same price as 14 gallons.

[Vroom_vroom]

is the fuel tank the same size in the v6s? always thought they where 17gallons?

[nyrfan]

Originally Posted by Vroom_vroom

is the fuel tank the same size in the v6s? always thought they where 17gallons?

Yes, Same fuel tank size, 19 gallons.


Sent from my 2SS/RS

[KJS]

Originally Posted by TOYBOY

cuz we in a damn recession!

Oh now I get it! The lower the gas level, the cheaper it gets!!!!???

[Cam2011]

Originally Posted by Mr_Draco

Sorry but you're the odd ball out, having 4 gals left in the tank when the low fuel warning comes on is not normal.

I get the warning about every other week. I average 20-21 mpg and it comes on at 35 miles left. When I fill up, it takes about 16.5 gals.

That's what I thought, mine comes on right after about 35 - 40 miles remaining, and usually only has about a gallon to a gallon and a half left. I've never had 4 gallons remaining when filling up.

[skibik]

OMG here we go again. You woke up the fuel pump Nazi's when you post a thread like this you know.

I always run mine to below 1/4 and close to the 1/8 mark and I have yet to see the message in the DIC. I don't think I have ever put in over 14.5 gallons either.

Dean.

[its a syn]

Originally Posted by AbsoluteMayheM

Strange .. when my Low Fuel warning message comes on it says:

"Time to rob another bank!!"

Mine says "Bend Over"