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Originally Posted by redpoint5
For instance, my Prius is rated almost exactly 10 gallons (10.2). If I put 9 gallons in to fill it, I know I had 1 gallon left despite the gas light having come on 60 miles ago...
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Of course you're assuming that the "gas light" will always come on when there's the same amount of fuel left. Not exactly a safe assumption, at least with any car I've owned. While the Insight's pretty good, my pickup's gauge can vary by about 1/4 tank depending on whether I'm headed uphill or downhill, and the Miata can go about 250 miles on half a tank, and maybe 150 at most on the other half.