[InsightfulBob]

How much gas is left in the tank right when the dummy light comes on? I don't want to find out the hard way. It would be quite embarrassing to run out of gas in a car that should get 60+ MPG.

 

[onefstsnake]

Ive gone ~20 miles or so before I fill up after the light comes on.

Then when I fill up it takes ~9 gallons. So I could probably go more since its a 10 gallon tank.

 

[HafNHaf]

about a gallon in mine. YMMV! :wink:

andy g.

 

[twonicaguy]

gee, i still had 3 bars on my fuel gage and it took 9.01 gals to fill (fuel filler clicked off, not topped off). most i've done is 9.4 gal and i haven't seen a dummy light yet.

 

[cainsight]

I have had my car for a little over a week . Today was the first time I had to buy gas. The light went on when I got onto the freeway. 33 miles later I stopped to get gas. I purchased 9.987 gallons so I guess I was pretty empty. I averaged 65.8 mpg this morning. So now I have created a math problem.

 

[Resist]

How much gas is left in the tank right when the dummy light comes on?

What dummy light? Oh, you mean the low fuel light. I can drive 50 miles after mine comes on.

 

[Big D Insightman]

One time I did run out of gas after I went about 40 to 50 miles after all the little bars that represent fuel were gone. I did it on purpose to see at what point it does run out. I stayed in town the whole time during the "test" and carried a new plastic gas can the whole time. This was about 5 years ago.