[CrookedRacer]

This morning I forgot that I was supposed to fill up before leaving the neighborhood. I got about halfway to work when I looked down and saw:

0 miles to empty

Now, I know there's slop. There's a little cushion. There's gas in the fuel lines. But I was nervous mostly because I never saw WHEN it went to "0 miles to empty". As in, how long ago was that?

Fortunately, there was a station that was mostly downhill from me. I didn't run out of gas, but it was nice to know I wasn't going to need a cellphone if things got real.

When I filled up, I put in more gas than I've ever done before: 12.12 gallons. And I stopped at the first "trip" of the pump filler (I don't "top off").

What's YOUR personal record for how much gas you've pumped in a single fill-up?

 

[TapTapPull]

This was my lowest earlier in the summer!

I was driving from Vancouver to Prince George and decided not to fill up in Williams Lake. Had 32 km to empty when I pulled into a gas station in Quesnel. Was a little stressful, but once I was within 50km, I knew I would make it with fuel to spare.

 

[Dyn085]

Once my light comes on I hit the pumps immediately. Running while low on fuel is bad for the fuel pump as that is what keeps it lubed and cool.

 

[razorlab]

Once my light comes on I hit the pumps immediately. Running while low on fuel is bad for the fuel pump as that is what keeps it lubed and cool.

That's a little less of a problem with the newer style pump assembly designs that basically have a mini surge tank built into them. Still a good thing to be aware of.

 

[RDgolfer]

5 mi to empty today...yuck..11.3 gal

 

[felopr]

when i pick it up at the dealer, it was like 15 miles to empty
one word of caution to all, never reach empty on a car with a high pressure fuel pump, it would damage it if you run empty

 

[eRic]

I have reached 9 miles to empty in my 2011 Fiesta

however that was during an open track event averaging 12.8 mpg.

 

[WScottCross]

I have run to about 20 miles past "0 miles to empty" in my 2011 SES. I put 12.23 gallons in the tank then so I only had about a quart in the tank. The most I have put in my ST was 11.9 gallons so I had about 1/2 gallon left in the tank at that point.

 

[CrookedRacer]

I have run to about 20 miles past "0 miles to empty" in my 2011 SES. I put 12.23 gallons in the tank then so I only had about a quart in the tank. The most I have put in my ST was 11.9 gallons so I had about 1/2 gallon left in the tank at that point.

Nice one! Were you nervous? Were you exhilerated? Did you get that Kramer-and-a-sales-guy feeling?

I think you win.

 

[WScottCross]

Nice one! Were you nervous? Were you exhilerated? Did you get that Kramer-and-a-sales-guy feeling?

I think you win.

I have to say, I was a bit nervous about it. I knew from previous experience that there was still some gas left even at 0 miles to empty. It's still a little unnerving to go that low though.

 

[CrookedRacer]

Well it happened to me again this past week. And I broke my record: it took 12.309 gallons to fill up.

FYI, I don't top off. That's simply when the nozzle tripped itself off.

The most I've seen reported is 12.5 on this thread over here...

 

[Crash]

The closest I've ever come is driving the car off the lot! I think it was around 12.25 if I remember right.

I just can't bring myself to let the car get that low; any lower than 1/8 and my conscience feels like it can sense the fuel pump in agonizing distress..

 

[Max Archer]

I've gone beyond 0 once as well. I went for a drive with a group that included two heavily modified M3s, and was on a long, fast uphill mountain road. I had about 1/2 of a tank at the bottom and figured that was plenty for a 20mi or so road. I was on the throttle pretty heavily to keep them in sight, and not paying attention to my gas gauge.

When we got to the top, I looked down and my gas light was on and displaying about 5mi left in the tank. Fortunately it was downhill all the way back to the gas station.