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Old 03-02-2012, 05:26 PM   #33 (permalink)
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If your gas prices vary by 30 cents it might be a good idea to get gas earlier, when it's cheap. However I really don't pay attention to prices because they usually don't vary much from place to place.

I always run it down to the end, and in my Rabbit I've gone down to the last 30 miles or so. That was nerve wracking but incredibly exciting! It was also a big rush to get over 500 miles in the Probe. I see no reason to fill up at 1/4 tank if you have 100 miles left to drive. (My dad keeps a 5 gal tank in the barn for power equipment, regardless. Good for 70-200 miles depending on what I drive)

The red "empty" line is usually not the end, either. Automakers give you a little leeway.

Apparently the Probe tank is 16 gallons. I've never used more than 12 gallons (the 500 mile tank- into the red) so you can see how much room they give you to drive farther. I could have gone 650+ miles at 42mpg.
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