Running on empty

[SiGNAL748]

What's the farthest you've gone while running on empty (gas light on)? I can't say i've ever really experienced it, seeing as I usually fill up when the tank falls below 1/8th-ish. Anyone ever gone over 50 miles?

EDIT: Anyone ever just plain run out of gas?

[ec437]

Probably about... 15 or 20 miles... not that far.

[Polygon]

About 15 miles or so, but I've never run out of gas.

[Heep]

I've never had a gas light, but I've had some close calls before.

When mending a fuel leak on my Alfa, I managed to dump basically the whole tank of fuel onto the road - it had even stopped dripping (this is at the base of the tank). Didn't have a jerry can nor another car, so I drove the car 3km to the nearest station and filled up (after everything was fixed, of course). Presumably the car only had what was left in the fuel lines...

I've discovered the Rover's fuel gauge is a bit inaccurate - when it shows ¼-tank, it's empty. Ran out of gas altogether twice now with it. Damn 11mpg cars.

[93rollaracer]

Lets see...probably about 70 miles. Then put 13.5 gallons of gas in my 11.5 gallon gas tank. Thank god for the reserve.

[RickwithaTbird]

I've gone till I had literally a few ounces left in the tank. In fact... I always do. I fill it up then run it out and count the miles everytime.

The lowest I ever got to was 3 miles of driving distance left before running out.

[crayzayjay]

Don't have a gas light. Never run out of gas.

[ci5ic]

I've run out of gas 3 times, but EVERY single time, it's was immediately as I arrived home, so no big deal... never been stranded out of gas before.

[clawhammer]

Originally Posted by crayzayjay

Don't have a gas light. Never run out of gas.

[Jimmiz71]

I've never run out of Gas or tested my limits.. I fill up when I get to the half tank mark.. This Thread reminded me of the Seinfeld episode where Kramer takes out the Saab and wants to see how far He can go Once the Needle is on the Empty line..By the end hes holding hands with the Salesman cruising down the freeway..
-Jimmy

[GForce957]

With my car, I dont have a light, but I usually drive as long as I can with it in the E, so I have a pretty good idea how much I have. Well lately my odometer has been screwing up, sometimes hitting 100 miles and starting over, other times something totally random.

Last Saturday I was going to pick up some friends to take to a concert some other friends were in. They were doing So Cold by Breaking Benjamin for those that know. I drive to the campus from my house to pick them up, but while on the highway to the concert the car runs out of gas.

Long story short, a construction guy has a can of gas, we make it to a gas station, and make it in time to see the concert. Whew!

Between 70-100 miles on the E

[dugie6551]

I have run out of gas several times with my old truck. I was sure the gas gauge was correct, but apparently not.

The best time I ran out of gas ... I was turning at an intersection. The intersection was part way up an overpass incline at a 90 degree angle. If I turned left I went down the rest of the ramp, if I turned right I went up the rest of the ramp to the top of the overpass then down the other side where there was a gas station at the bottom.

Which way did I turn? ... you guessed it. I turned left and as soon as I got about 100'-0" I ran out of gas, coasting down the ramp. If I had turned right, I would have made it to the top, ran out of gas and coasted right into the gas station, next to a pump.

I was kicking myself walking the whole way to the gas station on the other side !!!!!!

[YogsVR4]

A few miles at most. I usually fill up after the tank gets below a quarter.

[thrasher]

Probably about 50-60 miles past. Once you know how far it goes, it's no big deal. I put in 17.496 (no joke) gallons in my 17.5 gallon tank once, didn't even realize it was that low.

[1986Z28]

my car runs on mind power, it runs out often