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Old 04-26-2004, 01:15 AM
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Ultra 94 is $1.999/gal... me = guess the tank was kinda low, but I got 411 miles on it...
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18.507 gallons... Isn't that beyond empty according to the manual?
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Originally Posted by jwikoff99
18.507 gallons... Isn't that beyond empty according to the manual?
yes + the fact that seeing the number 37 turn over made my wallet darn near burn my a$$...
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I've paid 59.00 for regular, but that was my dad'* 31 gal tank on the Silverado.
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no kidding man that sux
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Originally Posted by jwikoff99
18.507 gallons... Isn't that beyond empty according to the manual?
That was just the fuel deficit LOL, his car floated him a loan till payday, Bonneys can do that ya know

Seriously, I have seen ours take 19.5 gallons once, I was outraged until someone here explained about the filler pipe LOL and tank variations
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Originally Posted by SSsuperchargedEi
...guess the tank was kinda low, but I got 411 miles on it...
Yeah I would say it was low! Your fuel gauge must have been PAST the 'E'! I got a little scared the other day driving around with the needle at the bottom of my "orange zone", but when I filled up it only took 14.7 gallons! There is more reserve fuel there than the gauge allows you to believe... but now I know!
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Don't count on that!! Mine was at the top of the Warning zone, and it took 18.x gallons to fill it up. I don't think the fuel gauges are very accurate...
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I almost didn't understand the pic at first.....

Then I remembered gallons and USD...

I've paid over $55 for a tank here in Canada.... so $37 sounded really cheap... hehe
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Yep, thats my "top up" gas price.. with 40% gas still in my tank. If I get out of the station sub $50 bux, its been a good day


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