Originally Posted by Bonburner (Post 3000572)

lol .. well our gas light turns on at around 3 gallons left in the tank.
if you avg 28~30 mpg you have 84+ miles before empty.
I've never gone bellow 1 gallon remaining hahaha

Originally Posted by extrashaky (Post 3000615)

The light comes on when you have 2.4 gallons of usable fuel left, giving you 60 to 70 miles depending on your fuel economy. You can't access the last half gallon or so of your tank because it's below the pickup. That's to prevent exactly what OP was afraid of, sucking crap up into the fuel system. That last half gallon gives the tank a place to collect water and debris.

If you run the Torque app, you can set up a fuel gauge that will tell you how much usable fuel you have left. It's very helpful in determining when your situation is urgent.

Originally Posted by Tcoat (Post 3000611)

No you have not. I have the list right beside me.

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon (Post 3000612)

Hey, now's no time to get amnesia.

Originally Posted by humfrz (Post 3000689)

Well, maybe it's best I don't tell the story ......... I was about to embellish it a bit ......... but it was in Nevada ...... :)

Originally Posted by dinfern22 (Post 3000442)

What's up guys!

Haha I thought this would never happen to me but its true, I ran out of gas while driving earlier today.:lol:
I was super busy today and was unable to go to the gas station and wanted to wait till tomorrow, plus I didn't know how much I could drive past the gas warning light. It happened so fast, all of a sudden the RPM wouldnt go past 5k while giving throttle and BAM the car turned off!! Luckily I was able to coast and turn into a neighborhood even though it was a large street:bow:....imagine not finding any turns!:confused0068:

...I can now say I learned my lesson, and will be filling up every half a tank.

I wanted to know If I damaged my car or parts in any way because of the car turning off due to running out of gas?

Have any of you guys run out of gas while driving?...Any stories?

Originally Posted by Tcoat (Post 3000673)

Take a large clear container.
Half fill it with gas.
Add a cup of water
Throw in a handful of light land.
Put it inside car and drive a block.
Tell me how much of the water and sand stayed under half an inch on the bottom.
The tank of a moving vehicle does not collect anything.

Originally Posted by extrashaky (Post 3000763)

Then why not put the pickup at the bottom of the tank so you can use the entire volume?

Originally Posted by Tcoat (Post 3000767)

Does it matter if you run out of gas with 1/2 an inch or 1/16th an inch? At some point it just isn't worth going further. They really don't need to design a system that sucks out every last ounce of gas. The gap doesn't mean it is designed to lat things "collect" either.

Originally Posted by extrashaky (Post 3000778)

Now that I know it irritates you, I'm going to keep telling everyone that's why it's there.

Originally Posted by extrashaky (Post 3000763)

Then why not put the pickup at the bottom of the tank so you can use the entire volume?

Originally Posted by extrashaky (Post 3000778)

Now that I know it irritates you, I'm going to keep telling everyone that's why it's there.

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon (Post 3000788)

To irritate him?

Originally Posted by extrashaky (Post 3000816)

Oh, that's even better. From now on I'm going to tell everyone that the auto makers leave a 1/2 gallon of unusable fuel in the bottom of the tank to avoid picking up water or debris, because they know it irritates Tcoat for them to do it that way.