Posted by Michael Pardee on April 10, 2007, 9:53 pm
>> How much gas is in the tank when the fuel warning comes on? I have
> That depends on your individual car.
> I've heard of cars hitting the OOG (out of gas) christmas tree lights/
> engine stall at anywhere from no blinking last fuel pip/add fuel
> warning, to over 150 miles later...
> at 1/4 tank remaining (2-3 bars), start looking for a gas station
> (convenience, price, etc.), like the owner's manual suggests.
> at 1 bar remaining, you really should stop at the next convenient gas
> station...
> at 1 bar flashing/add fuel warning, stop at the next gas station!
> OOG/warning lights - coast to a safe area, like the side of the road
> or preferrably to a gas station if you can make it there. Refuel with
> as much gas as you can (a 1gal can from you walking to a gas station
> or from a vehicle road service company should do), and restart the car
> and go to the closest available gas station and fill up completely.
> You only have about 3 restarts of the car/engine once you hit OOG
> before the hybrid battery is too depleted to be able to start your car
> again that you may need a trip to a dealer for special servicing,
> should you not be able to get the 3+ gallons needed to reset the fuel
> gage.
> Then again, I never understood the concern of Prius owners over
> getting the cheapest gas station... The most local varience I've seen
> is about 10 cents a gallon between stations, and considering that most
> Prius fillups won't take more than 10 gallons that's only a $
> difference for a fillup. I see people pay way more than that on a
> morning cup of coffee daily and never complain.
A call for help in the alt.autos.volvo forum recently reminds me of another
good reason not to wait to the last moment. The poor fellow was looking for
help on getting the gas cap door to unlatch. Hate to do that with only a
gallon or so left in the tank.
Mike
Posted by Elmo P. Shagnasty on April 11, 2007, 2:24 am
> Then again, I never understood the concern of Prius owners over
> getting the cheapest gas station...
Besides the fact that you're putting in only a few gallons and that
extra 10 cents/gallon is virtually meaningless, there's the fact that
the cheapest gas to buy is frequently the most expensive gas to run on a
cents per mile basis.
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> That depends on your individual car.
> I've heard of cars hitting the OOG (out of gas) christmas tree lights/
> engine stall at anywhere from no blinking last fuel pip/add fuel
> warning, to over 150 miles later...
> at 1/4 tank remaining (2-3 bars), start looking for a gas station
> (convenience, price, etc.), like the owner's manual suggests.
> at 1 bar remaining, you really should stop at the next convenient gas
> station...
> at 1 bar flashing/add fuel warning, stop at the next gas station!
> OOG/warning lights - coast to a safe area, like the side of the road
> or preferrably to a gas station if you can make it there. Refuel with
> as much gas as you can (a 1gal can from you walking to a gas station
> or from a vehicle road service company should do), and restart the car
> and go to the closest available gas station and fill up completely.
> You only have about 3 restarts of the car/engine once you hit OOG
> before the hybrid battery is too depleted to be able to start your car
> again that you may need a trip to a dealer for special servicing,
> should you not be able to get the 3+ gallons needed to reset the fuel
> gage.
> Then again, I never understood the concern of Prius owners over
> getting the cheapest gas station... The most local varience I've seen
> is about 10 cents a gallon between stations, and considering that most
> Prius fillups won't take more than 10 gallons that's only a $
> difference for a fillup. I see people pay way more than that on a
> morning cup of coffee daily and never complain.