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Originally Posted by Dunkler
So far I have traveled around 223 miles and have burned right at a half a tank. The car has a 10.9 gallon tank according to the interwebs so I figure that at around 5.45 gallons burned which nets me 40.917 mpg this far. I will of course do another check at fill up vs. mileage.
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You'll definitely want to use fillup data rather than gauge position - the Fit gas gauge is infamous for staying above 1/2 tank seemingly forever, then falling like stone once it gets below 1/2.
Also, although the book says 10.9 gallons, the tank actually holds more like 12 or 13 gallons. I personally have put 11.9 gallons in mine. The tank's unusual location - under the front seats - is what I believe is at issue; the filler pipe probably has to go down before it can go back up. Plenty of people "hyperfill" Fits by adding fuel very slowly after the pump clicks off. I routinely add 2 gallons after the pump clicks off.
With a "hyperfilled" tank my gas gauge stays above 1/2 for ~300 miles, if I'm averaging ~40MPG. Then it falls off a cliff!
