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What I do is to ignore the gas gauge completely. I keep track of the miles driven. My driving is fairly consistent, and I know the rated capacity of my fuel tan
by quanticle 16y ago
What I do is to ignore the gas gauge completely. I keep track of the miles driven. My driving is fairly consistent, and I know the rated capacity of my fuel tank, so I can fairly easily determine when I should fill up based on how many miles I have driven.
- carbocation 16y agoI like your style. However, this can be a problem when you're switching between city and highway driving. My vehicle gets 1.5x the mileage (300 miles vs 200) on a full tank when I drive on highways as opposed to in a city. So it is helpful to have a sense of what the gas gauge is telling you.
- quanticle 16y agoYeah, I just assume city driving in my mileage calculations. That way, I have a little extra safety factor when doing highway driving.
- switch007 16y ago300 miles? The tank in my 1.6 VW Golf is 55 litres (12 imperial gallons) and I get between 420 and 500 miles out of a full tank (I get around 37mpg combined and 42mpg on highways). Do your cars generally use more fuel than European cars? Do automatic cars really affect the gas usage /that/ much?
- carbocation 16y agoI drive a monstrosity.
- frobozz 16y agoI don't grasp the benefit of this approach. You have a gauge that (albeit not particularly accurately) tells you how much fuel you have left, and in doing so, gives you a clue as to when to fill up. It would be like working out how much to pay for heating by remembering how warm you keep your house, and how good your insulation is. Why not just look in the little cupboard and get the number off the meter?