and by the time i got to the gas station the meter said it had 18 miles left..SWEET!!! I said and filled up the tank and it took 11.8 something gallons..I was like WAH!.
SO can you guys answer me this...We have a 14 gallon tank, right? So does that mean We have 2 gallon reserve?? Or is that a fluke of somekind? thanks AJ

 

Yes, it's 14 gallons. Here's the full story:

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=218876

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=204232

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=183830

 

OOPs!!! Sorry, didnt mean to start another one..I do remember reading those now...So ill fill up the gas can when i get close to empty, when the light comes on ill record the miles and just keep driving till it sputters, then Ill know how far i can go..AJ

 

Why try and figure out how far you can push your luck?

Just plan on filling up when your light comes on, and you'll always be safe.

 

yeah man dont push it. you dont wanna start puttering and your far from a gas station, or you dont have any means of money on you. what i do to figure out how far i can go is just after filling up, i reset my trip A to back to 0. when its time for me to fill up again, i take the mileage on my trip A meter and divide it by how many gallons i filled up. this of course gives you your MPG, just multiply that by 14 to get a rough estimate of how far you can actually go with all 14 gallons, but i suggest to never actually find out how far you can go

 

yea i was stuck in traffic on I-10(Houston)and the light was on for about 18-19 miles with no sputter, i thought i was screwed but i made it, luckily

 

I have a 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix and when the gas gauge was working, the light would come on and I'd still have five gallons left. The gauge has been broken for six years now so I always fill up at the 350 mile mark and I've usually got 3 or 4 gallons left. It's got an 18 gallon tank. She's got 221,000 miles on her now so I will be glad to have something new when my XB gets here!!

 

There are few stations on i-10 I hate haveing to swing around to the other side of the freeway to fill up.

 

Im too much of chicken to do that. The light comes on and I freak. I did however make it home to Corona from San Diego with the light on..wheeeew!!

 

Kinda funny on these cars to have the light come on and drive for another 25 or 30 miles and see the needle far to the left of empty. Still when filled there was still almost 2 gallons in the tank. But like the saying goes. "Don't try this at home kiddies"

 

i never seen my gas light come on ever nor do i plan on it its cheaper on my wallet at the pump

 

Some day soon when the tank is low I'll put my the gas can in the back and take the car out on the road until it goes bone dry. I've done it with every other car I've owned to see just exactly how low the fuel gauge needle goes.

 

I am still waiting on the fool to post, hey the gas light came on, and I have been driving for 70 miles and I still haven't ran out of gas!!! The next exit is 20 miles, do you tihnk I will make it?