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blkmaxx Dec 29, 2004 11:43 PM

furthest you've driven with gas light on?
 
happened to me other day so i thought i wanna see how far i really have before car runs outta gas....went 25 miles then bailed on my experiment thinkin far enuff.

mistermax Dec 29, 2004 11:45 PM


Originally Posted by blkmaxx
happened to me other day so i thought i wanna see how far i really have before car runs outta gas....went 25 miles then bailed on my experiment thinkin far enuff.

when my dte guage read 9miles left.

03tgtmaxima Dec 29, 2004 11:47 PM

i have been to 36 miles. i was actually on my way to the Gas Station when i coul feel it sputering

03tgtmaxima Dec 29, 2004 11:50 PM

if i get below 20 my dte just flashes with bars on it so i did it by the odometer from when it came on

Sizzo718 Dec 30, 2004 12:04 AM

one time i was down to 12 and another to 6... the worst was when numbers disappeared and the dte just blinked indicating gas was almost gone (horrible, i know)... luckily i found a gas station that saved my a$$!

Larrio Dec 30, 2004 12:04 AM

43 miles and I was freaking out

Sizzo718 Dec 30, 2004 12:06 AM

freaking out with 43 miles left? LOL... sorry, had to laugh at this one :rofl:


Originally Posted by Larrio
43 miles and I was freaking out


Larrio Dec 30, 2004 12:16 AM


Originally Posted by Sizzo718
freaking out with 43 miles left? LOL... sorry, had to laugh at this one :rofl:

i don't have that computer calculated gauge cluster like the 02-03's

i went 43 miles AFTER the gas light went on, as the thread states :slap:

I30swimmer Dec 30, 2004 12:18 AM

well considering he has an 01 he doesnt have an estimated range left display on his car does he.. ok now to comment he prob drove 43 miles with the gas light on.. know your stuff

Sizzo718 Dec 30, 2004 12:30 AM

Are you guys communicating telepathically? Dude, what he said was fine with me... there's no need for you to rub it in and sound so arrogant about it.


Originally Posted by I30swimmer
well considering he has an 01 he doesnt have an estimated range left display on his car does he.. ok now to comment he prob drove 43 miles with the gas light on.. know your stuff


gxe2se Dec 30, 2004 01:57 AM

41 mile stop and go.... and well I stopped
 
Drove 41 miles - stop and go traffic. (last minute christmas shopping) Parked the car. and never started again. OUTTA gas. happened christmas eve @7pm.

Had my gf bail me out and pick me up to go to the gas station. what a day!
got the gas and got going.

-lessoned learned big time!
-Anthony

steaLthyMax Dec 30, 2004 02:14 AM

30 miles..scariest moment ever

albur21 Dec 30, 2004 02:42 AM

anyone else fill up when it gets to 1/3 tank? I like to be safe

ChromeSE5 Dec 30, 2004 03:34 AM

50+
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Lontar1 Dec 30, 2004 04:11 AM

it was fun... I enter the I4 Highway here in Florida and the light came on...... I did a test it drove 33 miles and stay put in a traffic for like 30 minutes.. do the math for me on the time please..... It was nice... thinking OHH my GOD now what..........

wild willy Dec 30, 2004 04:50 AM

100 miles...when my light goes on I still have 5 + gallons in my altima

GreenSeMax Dec 30, 2004 05:30 AM

my light came on with 325 miles on the trip meter, i stopped for gas in NC with 437 miles on it. The car was fine, it took 17.8 gallons, after like 405 i started looking for a station. Usually the light comes on at like 300 and I fill at around 360, it usually takes 16 gallons or so. My mileage hasn't been great lately cuz it idles so much, the max burns so much fuel at idle.

maximo-SE Dec 30, 2004 05:37 AM

...... well for the max, i drove it till 15 on the DTE...

...... for my old *** 94 camry.... i drove it till it stopped (by accident)... :)

darrelfsu Dec 30, 2004 05:56 AM

My light usually comes on at 338 (2000 GLE). About two months ago, I kept driving (not thinking that I was heavy on the gas that day) and as I was accellerating up a hill, car sputted, lights on dash came on, & the gas pedal depressed. Tried cranking and nothing. Very scary. I put the flashers on and rolled to level ground; it cranked and I hauled a** to the gas station, which was right around the corner. At this time, I probably was at ummm... 375-380. I do remember my calculations showing 16.9MPG w/ little over 18 gallons filling up.

SKYRockerr Dec 30, 2004 06:27 AM

200 Miles DTE AND I START TO PANIC!!! lol

adithius Dec 30, 2004 06:48 AM

When the low fuel indicator comes on you have 1.5 gallons of gas left in the tank. So if you are on the highway, you'll probably get about 35-40 miles before your car runs out of gas. If your in the city, you would probably get around 30 miles.

A full tank of gas is 18.5 Gallons.

Keep the heat or A/C off and the windows shut if your low on fuel. Also lets not go crazy with the lead foot.

Epacy Dec 30, 2004 06:54 AM

I have been to when the dte light stops flashing numbers and just flashes "-----". I did make it to the gas station though.

2K3MAX2NV Dec 30, 2004 07:02 AM

doesnt running the motor on 'E' eventually cause severe problems?????

BP Dec 30, 2004 07:12 AM


Originally Posted by adithius
When the low fuel indicator comes on you have 1.5

my light went on the other day just as i was headed to the gas station. the car took about 15.5 gallons. which means i had approx 3 gallons left, avg 20 mpg that means i could have driven for about another 60 miles. all the while the dte light was flashing 36 miles to empty. :gotme:

adithius Dec 30, 2004 07:16 AM


Originally Posted by 2K3MAX2NV
doesnt running the motor on 'E' eventually cause severe problems?????

No.

However it is recommended that you keep the tank full to prevent condensation or water forming in the gas tank.

Nyc2kMax Dec 30, 2004 07:19 AM

Yeh running to motor on "E" is bad... you might suck some residue at the bottom of the tank up into your fuel filter.... Yes it good to know how much we can push the MAX to the limits, but dont do it if you dont have tooo.
JUst my 2 cents.......

kcowden Dec 30, 2004 08:00 AM

Try not to get to the "light" but when I do I know that I've got about 30 miles left.

blkmaxx Dec 30, 2004 08:42 AM

wow, i wish i had a mileage calculation gauge.

LA02MAX Dec 30, 2004 09:05 AM

ive had the dte screen show "-- --" which is just below 5 miles dte...didnt run outta gas though, i was doing a bunch of city driving too

MaximaVQ97 Dec 30, 2004 09:07 AM

i wouldnt let the gas go past 1/4 tank.......why?... because the gasoline is the only thing the cools your fuel pump.

JoE'sMaX01 Dec 30, 2004 09:07 AM

55 miles in nyc, my light goes on with about 4-5 gallons, the tank in a 01 is 18.5 or something, I fill up full tank at about 14 or so which gives about 4.5 left in the tank which will give you a lot of miles left in the gas. but hey dont try that too much just fill up its the same thing either way your not putin more money in the car by filling up 1/3 of the way or when the light comes on its the same gas no different. But just do an experiment fill it up one day and see how long you can drive with the car untill the light comes on then push that a little and see when you fill up how much was left by the difference from the last fill up.

alicious Dec 30, 2004 09:31 AM

I hit the light all the time, the furtherest i've gone is about 48miles, went to the gas station and she took 15.92gallons. Basically I was running on fumes..

maximo-SE Dec 30, 2004 12:01 PM

yeah...we got gas guzzlers... :)

LA02MAX Dec 30, 2004 12:05 PM


Originally Posted by alicious
I hit the light all the time, the furtherest i've gone is about 48miles, went to the gas station and she took 15.92gallons. Basically I was running on fumes..

why would you be running on fumes? i thought that the max's tank was 18.5 gallons?

JoE'sMaX01 Dec 30, 2004 12:15 PM


Originally Posted by alicious
I hit the light all the time, the furtherest i've gone is about 48miles, went to the gas station and she took 15.92gallons. Basically I was running on fumes..


NAH BRO YOU WERE NO WHERE CLOSE TO THE FUMES MARK YET! TRUST ME YOU HAD A GOOD 2 GALLONS ATLEAST WHICH WOULD GO PRETTY FAR BEFORE YOU HIT FUMES UNLESS YOU DRIVE CRAZY THEN THATS A DIFFERENT STORY.........

JoE'sMaX01 Dec 30, 2004 12:16 PM

Average Cars Like American Cars Give You A Low Gas Warning Like When You Have About 2-3 Gallons. The Max Gives You The Warning Much Sooner For Some Reason. Its Not A Big Deal It Just Means You Know You Have About 4-5 Gallons Left In You Tank.

Andoskyy0130 Dec 30, 2004 12:17 PM

about 60 miles on the low fuel light

JoE'sMaX01 Dec 30, 2004 12:22 PM

my full tank with "normal" driving conditions gives me about 260 - 300 miles? any one else get this on their tank???

TitaniuMax03 Dec 30, 2004 12:28 PM

it was actually blinking "0"!!! I was sittin at a light about to make a "U-turn" to the gas station on the corner..prayin that I wouldnt have to push the Max..

alicious Dec 30, 2004 12:48 PM


Originally Posted by JoE'sMaX01
NAH BRO YOU WERE NO WHERE CLOSE TO THE FUMES MARK YET! TRUST ME YOU HAD A GOOD 2 GALLONS ATLEAST WHICH WOULD GO PRETTY FAR BEFORE YOU HIT FUMES UNLESS YOU DRIVE CRAZY THEN THATS A DIFFERENT STORY.........

I ment to say 17.92, sorry about the mix up


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