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.

 

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

 

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

 

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$$!

 

43 miles and I was freaking out

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

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

 

30 miles..scariest moment ever

 

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

 

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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..........

 

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

 

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.

 

...... 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)...

 

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.

 

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

 

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.

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

No.

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

 

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.......

 

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

 

wow, i wish i had a mileage calculation gauge.

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

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..

 

yeah...we got gas guzzlers...

 

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

 

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.........

 

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.

 

about 60 miles on the low fuel light

 

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

 

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..

 

I ment to say 17.92, sorry about the mix up