I drove 413 miles on a tank this week. It took 20.8 gallons to fill it back up, 19.8 MPG. I've only had one tank with better mileage, it was 21.4 on a trip up to central California, but I didn't go as far.

I don't think I'll do this too often, I realy wasn't sure I would make it in to the office this morning. The light had been on for at least 30 miles, and the needle was below the red line (barely).

So, what's your longest tank?

Eric

I drove 413 miles on a tank this week. It took 20.8 gallons to fill it back up, 19.8 MPG. I've only had one tank with better mileage, it was 21.4 on a trip up to central California, but I didn't go as far.

I don't think I'll do this too often, I realy wasn't sure I would make it in to the office this morning. The light had been on for at least 30 miles, and the needle was below the red line (barely).

So, what's your longest tank?

Eric


431 miles / 19.5 gallons.

how do u guys do it? i cant even see 150 miles at half a tank. is tehre something wrong with that or what? im not sure wat i can do to improve my gas milage i want to disconnect th battry and reset the computer and teach it new drivin habbits. not sure if it wuill work but my gas milage is just absolute crap

how do u guys do it? i cant even see 150 miles at half a tank. is tehre something wrong with that or what? im not sure wat i can do to improve my gas milage i want to disconnect th battry and reset the computer and teach it new drivin habbits. not sure if it wuill work but my gas milage is just absolute crap

431 miles was all highway (From Durango, CO to just before San Jon) with cruise AC set to auto. Me, the wife, my two boys, a full trunk, and a box that weigh 150lbs of stuff I take when I go to the mountains.

exactly what i mean i dont know what i have to do to even get 300 miles per tank and im not even lead footing it or anything

I have been getting 335 miles with about 4 gallons left in the tank. Truck has about 1k miles, so still new. I notice now that I am being more of a lead foot after the break in period. I need to stop that to save on gas but don't you love the sound of our engine and the pick up this things got. :D

exactly what i mean i dont know what i have to do to even get 300 miles per tank and im not even lead footing it or anything hurley please try this (http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/showpost.php?p=66662&postcount=68) and let us know the results.

I have been getting 335 miles with about 4 gallons left in the tank. Truck has about 1k miles, so still new. I notice now that I am being more of a lead foot after the break in period. I need to stop that to save on gas but don't you love the sound of our engine and the pick up this things got. :D
Ramzey -

I am having just about exactly what you describe here, (including the desire to leadfoot is more.....).

One of the techs at my last visit saw that I had ran mine up to about 330 or so and the light was on. He told me not to let it run too low on a tank because the fuel pumps were susceptable to failure if done to many times. Makes me think the filter is not adequate? FYI. :)

My highest was 406. I always average 400.:)

LadyRidge...What is the elevation there? I'm about 4500 feet here and if I stretched it could get 350 out of a tank...:confused:

LadyRidge...What is the elevation there? I'm about 4500 feet here and if I stretched it could get 350 out of a tank...:confused:
I think I'm at around 960 feet. :D
http://www.city-data.com/city/Brecksville-Ohio.html

Thanks. I'm wondering how much elevation plays a part in my mileage. That will give me some numbers to play with.

:)

Thanks. I'm wondering how much elevation plays a part in my mileage. That will give me some numbers to play with.

:)

I don't think elevation has as much to do with the milage I am getting as the gasoline fomulation. As far as I could tell, the gas I bought in Colorado did not have Ethanol in it. The smallest amount of ethanol I can find in the DFW Texas area is 10%. Milage has always been substantially better in states where ethanol was not in the gasoline formulation.

I'm using regular fuel here. Ethanol is not very prevalent although available.
:)

My highest was 406. I always average 400.:)


LadyRidge, is 406 when the warning light goes on? How many gallons still in the tank when you get 400 miles on a tank? Thanks

320 mi @ 18 gal

I have found that gas milage/range is inversely proportional to the use of the right foot, and speed.

My daily comute round trip is 35 miles, 25 on freeway. My freeway miles are at 60-65 with the cruise. That was mostly what I drove on the 400 + mile tank. Around town I am very easy on the throttle.

Offroad I probalby get only 12-15 mpg. Plenty of power for fun. The RL stirkes a wonderful balance of power/economy.

I don't think running out of fuel is a big deal. I plan on doing it (with a ful; gas can ready) soon to determine the real reserve range (range with the light on).

Eric

i guess, some of us ROC will find out next year for SoCal and some EOC bretherens to meet at Death Valley camping in February. But some may not chance it due to the nearest station will be an hour and half away to fill up and don't want to be stuck in the middle of the largest Cat litter in the US.

thanks ill try then whenever i can!

I have found that gas milage/range is inversely proportional to the use of the right foot, and speed.

My daily comute round trip is 35 miles, 25 on freeway. My freeway miles are at 60-65 with the cruise. That was mostly what I drove on the 400 + mile tank. Around town I am very easy on the throttle.

Offroad I probalby get only 12-15 mpg. Plenty of power for fun. The RL stirkes a wonderful balance of power/economy.

I don't think running out of fuel is a big deal. I plan on doing it (with a ful; gas can ready) soon to determine the real reserve range (range with the light on).

Eric

Wouldnt you just fill up when the light goes on. Say it takes 19 gallons, the tank hold 22 gallons, which means you have 3 gallon left or about 50 miles????

I have found out the light turns on around 4.5 gallons left in the tank.

LadyRidge...What is the elevation there? I'm about 4500 feet here and if I stretched it could get 350 out of a tank...:confused:


My elevation runs from 3,300 to 4,500 (daily commute to work) and generally get about 350 before light comes on. I average 18.5 mpg.

I do notice tire pressure to be a factor. My tires look a 'little' low and this current tank I did not get the normal. So when I gas up today, I will put a lil more air in the tire.

I can only remember one occasion pushing it to the 401 mile mark. I am sure I can duplicate it but don't want to get that low on reserve....

Wouldnt you just fill up when the light goes on. Say it takes 19 gallons, the tank hold 22 gallons, which means you have 3 gallon left or about 50 miles????

I have found out the light turns on around 4.5 gallons left in the tank.

I'm just currious. I don't plan on doing it routinely.

Eric

I usually get around the 400 mark, but I did get 468 once. I was on my way back from the nascar race in Ft. worth. I think the main reason was on the way home we torential downpours of rain could go any faster than 30-40 mph for about 100 miles. Thats the only way I can attribute the mileage gain. Plus I probably didn't get winter blend fuel in Ft. Worth.

I find that once the warning light goes on, it does not go off until the tank is filled. This is different from other vehicles I owned with warning lights. I live in a flat part of the US and don't have many, if any, hills to negotiate except for the hill going up to my neighborhood. When I have a fairly low amount of fuel in the tank and I start down the hill leaving for work, the gas rushes to the front of the tank and the light invaribly goes on. When I level off about 300 yards down the road, the light remains on until I gas up again. Just a quirk of the Ridgeline I have gotten used to.

I find that once the warning light goes on, it does not go off until the tank is filled. This is different from other vehicles I owned with warning lights. I live in a flat part of the US and don't have many, if any, hills to negotiate except for the hill going up to my neighborhood. When I have a fairly low amount of fuel in the tank and I start down the hill leaving for work, the gas rushes to the front of the tank and the light invaribly goes on. When I level off about 300 yards down the road, the light remains on until I gas up again. Just a quirk of the Ridgeline I have gotten used to.
I hadn't noticed that. I don't think I've seen the light more a couple times.

My 86 Toyota pickup does what you describe. I found that after I can't extinguish the light with full throttle acceleration (not a big deal in a 4 banger) I have about about 30 miles till it is dry.

Eric

390 last week with a fill up of about 18.5 gallons (calculated gas mileage was 20.5 mpg) with one of my commute days dedicated to hauling my brother and all his tools home (90 miles) after he turned in his notice to start a new job (HVAC service technician) He had a Craftsman 8-Drawer Quiet Glide Chest empty weight 57 lbs, with all his tools was about 250 -300lbs, then had a vacuum pump, gauges, tool belt, 6 ft ladder, boxes of hardware and fasteners, and more. glad he cleaned out some of his tools the weekend before.

I have averaged 21 to 22 mpg on an extended highway trip, I get 15 to 16 around town and short drives. I met a RL owner with a canopy and she drives frequently on extended drives getting 24 MPG. An increase of 3 mpg but an expense of $1700 for the canopy. The canopy price and increased mpg doesnt pencil for me.

my elevation is at 2625 ft and the farthest i've traveled for almost a full tank, i got 365miles @ 18.255 gal with roughly 4 gal. left over.

Um best I got was about 250... damn...

Cruise at 75 best i've done so far as miles go is 400 on the nose rolling into the gas station as the light went on so ~18 gallons or 22mpg. Best mpg I've gotten is a little over 23mpg on 15 gallons.

I drove from Laredo to Dallas on 20 gal.
430. 21.5 MPG
Mostly Hiway BUT I got stuck in Austin doin10 MPH for an hour and a half. Austin always does that.
I'm heading to San Diego, CA. next week. I'll give my mileage when I get back.
I'm betting folks living up North are getting bad mileage due to the gas used in colder climats.
It's about 70 in Laredo right now.

400 miles! Man, I'm lucky I've ever gotten over 325 miles. I'm hoping to get a lot better now with my job change having a route of mainly highway and not like my last with a bunch of stop lights and top speed of 60mph. I think I had one trip with 350, but that was 100% highway between gas stations. Must be my driving habit and the need to exercise the VTEC power on passing all the D*mn slow pokes in the left lane that won't get over. THE NEED FOR SPEED!bug gets me a lot.

Went 365 or so and the light wasn't on yet, but I was at a place to fill so I did. Was coming back from a Branson, MO trip, majority was 60-65mph on two lane roads. Driving part highway part city 320 is about all before light comes on. When I've checked it's usually close to the 21mpg the sticker says it should get.

409 miles last night

Looks like you had another 30+ miles worth in there!! :)


Eric

I've had a tank or two over 500 miles. When that happens it'll take about 25 gallons to fill'er up.

I'm leaving on a road trip in the morning. If I can keep the mileage up I'll try to post a picture of my trip meter if I get a good tank. If the weather is nice it shouldn't be too hard.

You guys must be smoking soemthing? I only get to 300 miles and the light comes on. I live in MD that has 10% ethanol mixture. I find it hard to believe you guys are getting that kind of mileage.

I think you are justifying your purchase of a gas guzzler, that's okay though if you love your Ridgeline!!

I've had a tank or two over 500 miles. When that happens it'll take about 25 gallons to fill'er up.

I'm leaving on a road trip in the morning. If I can keep the mileage up I'll try to post a picture of my trip meter if I get a good tank. If the weather is nice it shouldn't be too hard.

yeah right....the Ridgeline only has a 22 gallon tank.

yeah right....the Ridgeline only has a 22 gallon tank.

Like I said, I'll post pictures from the trip I'm leaving on this morning if I can get another good tank. I most certainly have put more than 25 gallons in it in the past, and I also have gone over 500 miles. I don't get great gas mileage, especially on gas from home, we have the 10% ethanol crap around here even though it isn't mandated for us anymore. Once I get a fillup out in the boonies somewhere I should be able to get better mileage. I usually get around 19MPG, but when I'm on roadtrips all the highway miles bump it up to about 20MPG. 500 miles at 20MPG is 25 gallons.

Like I said, I'll post pictures from the trip I'm leaving on this morning if I can get another good tank. I most certainly have put more than 25 gallons in it in the past, and I also have gone over 500 miles. I don't get great gas mileage, especially on gas from home, we have the 10% ethanol crap around here even though it isn't mandated for us anymore. Once I get a fillup out in the boonies somewhere I should be able to get better mileage. I usually get around 19MPG, but when I'm on roadtrips all the highway miles bump it up to about 20MPG. 500 miles at 20MPG is 25 gallons.


http://automobiles.honda.com/models/specifications_full_specs.asp?ModelName=Ridgeline&Category=3

The tank is 22 gallons... click the link for yourself to see

My light goes on around 401mi and I put in just over 19 gallons quite regularly. I'm in a rural area and don't need to go into Tucson but twice a week at most. Come AC time I'll lose a mile or two.:)

421 miles, mainly highway miles. That was a very full tank, gas up into the neck.

If I get too far north of 300 mi, I get the shakes.

Unfortunately, my RL is a pig about mpg.

http://automobiles.honda.com/models/specifications_full_specs.asp?ModelName=Ridgeline&Category=3

The tank is 22 gallons... click the link for yourself to see

What's your point? I know what the specs are.

The point is you couldn't put 25 gallons in your Ridgeline unless you poured 3 gallons into your trunk. While plenty of owners can be believed they are getting 20 or so mpg, there are an equal number that can't squeeze 18 out of this truck, and those that get about 16 are not interested in hearing BS.

The point is you couldn't put 25 gallons in your Ridgeline unless you poured 3 gallons into your trunk. While plenty of owners can be believed they are getting 20 or so mpg, there are an equal number that can't squeeze 18 out of this truck, and those that get about 16 are not interested in hearing BS.

I regularly get 10-13 MPG with my Ridgeline and I too am not interested in hearing BS.

I am offended that you're suggesting that the FACT that I have indeed put 25 gallons into my Ridgeline is BS. I will find the receipt (I keep them all) and scan it and post it here to prove it.

If you'll check out the posts that I have made to this forum you'll see that I don't post BS. I post facts and I post my opinions. There are morons running around here posting crap, I'm not one of them. I certainly hope I don't run into you at a ROC meet, it would ruin my day. I hang around here to talk about my truck and enjoy the company of like-minded people, not to get bashed and falsely accused by jerks like you.

The 3 extra gallons do not go into the trunk. They fill up the fill neck and any spaces therein.

On my trip to Arizona over the last week and a half I was not able to get 20 MPG due to the weather, my best was about 18.5 MPG on the way home through Missouri, Illinois and Wisconsin. On the way out I was getting 12-13 MPG because of the wind and speed. I did put over 24 gallons into the tank the one time I let it get nearly empty. Most of the rest of the time I took the opportunity to top off when we stopped to eat or for a restroom break.

I regularly get 10-13 MPG with my Ridgeline and I too am not interested in hearing BS.

Anyone ever getting 10-13 mpg would never get 500 miles on a tank, much less out of an imaginary tank like the one you posess. Quit while your behind. If you want to tell stories, at least make them consistant so you can believe yourself, because surely no one else is going to believe you.

AS most on here know, I fill up 3x a week, and against many folks reccomendation I run my tank until the low fuel light comes on every time. Even when I went 64 miles after the low fuel light went on I only pumped a little over 21 gallons.

I am also curious how someone can fit an added 3 gallons of fuel capacity into their RL.

AS most on here know, I fill up 3x a week, and against many folks reccomendation I run my tank until the low fuel light comes on every time. Even when I went 64 miles after the low fuel light went on I only pumped a little over 21 gallons.

I am also curious how someone can fit an added 3 gallons of fuel capacity into their RL.

According to Coolcat you can get 3 gallons in the neck of the tank. What a bunch of crap!! 500 miles at 13 mpg is 39 gallons.......

You know what? Who really cares? IF i ever go to a meet, Unlike him, i hope i do meet him so i can see what a 25 gallon tank on his RL looks like compared to mine:eek:

big red,

that must be one long pipe to be able to fit 3 gallons in it. :)

I drove out to San Diego, Ca. Then up to ?????, Ca.
Then back Home in Laredo. 2,800 miles.
Average speed in Texas 80. All other states 70 or 75 speed limit.
Lots of Mountains. Steep Mountains.
Snow also. Got snowed in in Ft. Stockton, Texas.
My average milage was 18. Best was 20 werst 16.
That includes flat Hiways and a 7000 foot mountain.
I paid as much as $2.95 in Ca. and $2.19 in Arizona.

BillB and bigred1,

I have no idea why you guys have decided to single me out for these attacks.

My tank is not imaginary, what I'm saying aren't lies. Of course there's no way to get 500 miles on a tank when getting only 13 MPG! I never said I did! What I said is that I have in the past put 25 gallons into my Ridgeline and I have also gone as far as 500 miles with the truck on one fill. I also said that I get a range of gas mileage depending on load, weather conditions and speed. I've gotten as low as 10 MPG when towing our trailer fully loaded at high speed and I've gotten as high as 21 MPG with very little in the truck and more moderate speeds on the interstate.

I can't explain exactly where the gas goes when the tank itself is full, I haven't studied the anatomy of the tank and its associated parts but I surmise that it goes into the neck and whatever is attached to it. I do know that I have filled my tank with that much without spilling it on the ground or anywhere else for that matter, and when getting good gas mileage I have been able to eek more miles out of one tank than is typical because I fill my tank to the very top of the fill neck. I'm not arguing that the tank itself can hold more than its rated 22 gallons, but that there is obviously more space in there somewhere since I've been able to put so much more fuel into the truck.

I've met some really nice people here in the ROC who I respect and who respect me. You two are nothing like those upstanding people. Are you more of the trolls who go around bashing people to make yourselves feel good? I know I'm certainly not that kind of person. I take pride in my truck and in my reputation on boards like this one. I strive to make friends and share my experiences with others for our mutual enjoyment and for the benefit of everyone.

I most certainly am not making up any "stories". Everything I'm saying is the truth. If you don't believe me I guess that's your own problem, deny reality if you want to. I can prove that I put this much gas into my truck, and I'll fill it up in front of you if you'd like. Just come up here to Milwaukee and watch. Until you're willing to do that lay off me, I don't appreciate the crap you're spitting and I certainly don't deserve to have my credibility questioned, least of all from trolls like you.

When I bought my Ridgeline, the dealer treated me to the first tanks of gas. Actually he promised to fill the tank and on my way home realized he hadn't kept that promise. So I turned around and went back for my free gas.
I was standing with him as he filled the tank, and he was looking right at me telling me he was going to fill the tank to the brim. He kept pumping as the pump clicked off over and over again (squeeze -click; squeeze -click; squeeze -click; squeeze -click...). :rolleyes:
I'm standing there watching gas pour out (apparently through an overflow in the pipe) onto the ground from under the fender. I finally stopped him (from talking) and showed him what he was doing. Sorry, I don't recall how much gas the receipt said that he put into the tank. :D

coolcat, I don't know if this relates at all to your 25 gallon experience and it's not intended to offend anyone. This is only my observation of my dealer overfilling my tank.

When I bought my Ridgeline, the dealer treated me to the first tanks of gas. Actually he promised to fill the tank and on my way home realized he hadn't kept that promise. So I turned around and went back for my free gas.
I was standing with him as he filled the tank, and he was looking right at me telling me he was going to fill the tank to the brim. He kept pumping as the pump clicked off over and over again (squeeze -click; squeeze -click; squeeze -click; squeeze -click...). :rolleyes:
I'm standing there watching gas pour out (apparently through an overflow in the pipe) onto the ground from under the fender. I finally stopped him (from talking) and showed him what he was doing. Sorry, I don't recall how much gas the receipt said that he put into the tank. :D

coolcat, I don't know if this relates at all to your 25 gallon experience and it's not intended to offend anyone. This is only my observation of my dealer overfilling my tank.

Thanks for sharing your experience Rick. Its very nice to see someone here with some sense rather than these goons who just want to bash people.

I've never seen any gas flow out onto the ground, and yes I have checked. There is a small drain hole outside of the fill neck in a small bib around the opening. Maybe with the squeeze-click action he was doing it squirted some out of the fill opening, onto this bib and then that hole allowed it to drain down to the ground?

When I'm filling my tank I don't squeeze-click-squeeze-click unless I have to, there are some pumps which don't allow you to get a very slow flow. I usually go to gas stations I know have pumps that let you go very slowly. I let it fill at full speed until it clicks off, then I pull the pump spout out and rest the tip just inside the opening. I gently squeeze the handle to get just enough flow to keep the bubbles at the top of the fill neck, as it gets more and more full the flow needs to be decreased to keep from overflowing. I fill it right up to the top. That's the way I've been filling my gas tanks for years. I learned this method with my Insight, in my constant quest to try to get a 1,000 mile tank out of it. I never did get that many miles out of the Insight, but it was a lot of fun trying and I did get some phenomenal gas mileage.

re: topping off the tank, fyi

www.epa.gov/donttopoff/

As promised. Here is a receipt from November showing a fill-up greater than 25 gallons for my Ridgeline. You'll note that I only got 13 MPG on the tank previous to this, having travelled only 326.5 miles. I was moving at this time and pulling my trailer around quite a bit.

re: topping off the tank, fyi

www.epa.gov/donttopoff/

Thanks for the link. I don't allow the vapor recovery system on the pump nozzle to suck up any of my gas. I learned that one long ago when I noticed it happening once by accident. I also don't allow any gas to spill. Waste not want not!

coolcat,

saw your receipt you posted,

interesting results you are getting.

When I fill up I set the pump to fill automatically, and sit in my truck until the pump clicks off automatically. Maybe I will have to see what happens if I try what you do.

I think some folks just love the way their Ridgeline can take off from a light and wind up with bad milage.
I drive like everyone around me is crazy. I get good milage.
In Laredo people like to shoot through on the very first part of the red light so you don't hit the gas for a few second of green waiting for the crazy folks to go by.
I'd have swarn the dealer said the Ridgeline has a 23 gal. tank.

coolcat,

saw your receipt you posted,

interesting results you are getting.

When I fill up I set the pump to fill automatically, and sit in my truck until the pump clicks off automatically. Maybe I will have to see what happens if I try what you do.

Thanks Jim, please report back to us with your findings. I only get these really big fill-ups when I've let the needle get below the bottom mark on the fuel gauge. I've found that I can go about 50-75 miles after the light turns on before running out of gas completely.

Like I mentioned I fill up 3 times a week (20+ gallons each time), and run until the light comes on every time. The furthest I have pushed it was 64 miles.

Never have run out of fuel.....Id be pretty mad at myself if I did.

Typically 380-400 miles per tankfull, but as low as 360 miles per tankfull if I have hit alot of traffic that day.

BillB and bigred1,

I have no idea why you guys have decided to single me out for these attacks.

You asked to be questioned about the legitimacy of your story by stating as fact words that do not make any sense to someone trying to understand what you are saying. You get 10-13 miles per gallon, then you get 500 miles to a tank. You tow and you don't tow, that accounts for a difference, but not by any math that makes sense to me. Have you ever thought that the convenience store you buy your gas at is cheating you by over-counting the actual gas going into your tank? This happens in places that do not have "name" brand gas. I have run my truck to almost empty and guarentee if there was more than a gallon left it was lucky, and my truck took 22 gallons to fill to the top of the neck, so I have no way of seeing 25 gallons go into yours. Maybe I am wrong, but I trust what I see.

And if I am a troll, I am the most persistent posting troll that ever existed. But, I guess that is possible also.

As promised. Here is a receipt from November showing a fill-up greater than 25 gallons for my Ridgeline. You'll note that I only got 13 MPG on the tank previous to this, having travelled only 326.5 miles. I was moving at this time and pulling my trailer around quite a bit.

Every state has a "weights and measures" office. Turn your 25 gallon receipt into that office along with your tank capacity as shown in your owners manual and ask them to check into it. I always try to fill up at 1/2 tank, it does not hurt as much. I normally get 200 miles at the 1/2 tank mark.

You asked to be questioned about the legitimacy of your story by stating as fact words that do not make any sense to someone trying to understand what you are saying. You get 10-13 miles per gallon, then you get 500 miles to a tank. You tow and you don't tow, that accounts for a difference, but not by any math that makes sense to me. Have you ever thought that the convenience store you buy your gas at is cheating you by over-counting the actual gas going into your tank? This happens in places that do not have "name" brand gas. I have run my truck to almost empty and guarentee if there was more than a gallon left it was lucky, and my truck took 22 gallons to fill to the top of the neck, so I have no way of seeing 25 gallons go into yours. Maybe I am wrong, but I trust what I see.

And if I am a troll, I am the most persistent posting troll that ever existed. But, I guess that is possible also.

No sir, I never asked to be questioned about the legitimacy of my FACTS. My words are very clear and easy to understand for anyone who can understand the English language and basic logic. It is you and your buddy bigred1 who have decided to attack me because you obviously lack full competence of these skills.

Can you honestly not understand how under different circumstances the same truck can get different MPG numbers? Don't you get the FACT that a heavily loaded truck, towing a heavily loaded trailer at high speed can get around 10 MPG while a lightly loaded truck towing nothing and travelling at a constant moderate speed can get around 20-21 MPG? I don't see what's so hard to understand about that.

I've been compiling my gas receipts into a spreadsheet which I will share for all the world to see. You can see my mileage, the amount of gas I put into the truck, everything. Once I get it finished I'll put it on Google Docs and make it available for anyone who wants to see it.

I take great offense at the suggestion that I am making things up. I don't fabricate stories and I don't spew BS. I am a real person sharing my real experiences. There may be posers and trolls here and elsewhere on the net, but I am most certainly not one of them. I don't see the point in using some made up facade to impersonate an imaginary character on the internet. Those who do are sociopaths.

Every state has a "weights and measures" office. Turn your 25 gallon receipt into that office along with your tank capacity as shown in your owners manual and ask them to check into it. I always try to fill up at 1/2 tank, it does not hurt as much. I normally get 200 miles at the 1/2 tank mark.

I don't think that will be necessary. I have no reason to question the pump, I believe that I actually did pump that much gas into the truck, give or take whatever percentage of error is allowed by the department of weights and measures.

I usually stick to big name gas companies and well maintained stations. I'm as skeptical of the big "don't trust the pump" movement that's going on as I am of the "don't use the cell phone" and "don't get back into the car" warnings on the pumps.

At my last fill up I had 22 mpg from a Christmas trip. Easily 440 miles to the tank.

Coolcat
Question, do you set the pump to automatically fill until it clicks/stops? Then top off slowly (I don't have the patients to do that)? If you do that, when does it first click/stop? I've been putting in a bit more than 19 gallons each time when it automatically clicks/stops. I am wondering how much extra you are getting into the fill pipe. Sadly, as of right now, I only manage 16 mpg. But I only have 1200 miles on mine. TIA.

Coolcat
Question, do you set the pump to automatically fill until it clicks/stops? Then top off slowly (I don't have the patients to do that)? If you do that, when does it first click/stop? I've been putting in a bit more than 19 gallons each time when it automatically clicks/stops. I am wondering how much extra you are getting into the fill pipe. Sadly, as of right now, I only manage 16 mpg. But I only have 1200 miles on mine. TIA.

Frank,

Yes, I put it on high (there are usually 3 detents on the nozzle's handle) and leave it until it clicks off. On a nearly empty tank that will usually get to around 19-21 gallons. I then manually fill it the rest of the way, very, very slowly. It does take patience, but I like to have a repeatable method for filling so I know that I can fill the tank to the same spot every time. I trust my MPG calculations more that way on a tank-by-tank basis. Without a repeatable fill level you can't trust the tank-by-tank numbers, only the overall number averaging several fill-ups.

As I've been cataloging and entering my gas receipts into my spreadsheet I've come across two more which prove that I am not a liar. The first one is from May 16, 2006 when I put 24.997 gallons into the Ridgeline. Not quite 25 gallons but almost, and I didn't run out of gas so it is conceivable that there was at least 0.003 gallons left in the tank. The second one is from March 2, 2006 when I put 25.049 gallons into my Ridgeline. On the first tank I had achieved only 15.38 MPG before that fill-up. For the second I recorded 16.49 MPG for the tank before that.

So far I have entered all of my gas receipts going back into February of '06. Over that time I have had 9 tanks on which I passed 400 miles. The most miles out of these 9 was 459.6 which I recorded at my fill-up on September 7, 2006 when I put 23.725 gallons into the truck and recorded 19.37 MPG. The highest MPG recorded over this time period was 21.61 MPG, interestingly that was recorded on the tank I filled on September 3, 2006, immediately prior to the highest number of miles driven on a tank in this time period.

The gas receipts prior to February 2006 have been filed so I'll need to dig them out to enter them into my spreadsheet. Once that is completed I will publish it for all to see. Its interesting to see all the numbers compiled together. I wasn't aware of this, but apparently my truck has been averaging 16.19 MPG since February of last year. To be able to tabulate these numbers is precisely why I keep all of my gas receipts, with the odometer and trip mileage readings on them. I find this information not only informative, but actually fun to see.

BillB and bigred1, anytime you're ready to apologize I'm ready to accept and reciprocate.

Coolcat
Very impressive. Looks like you are doing a lot of hard work cataloging your mileage.
I noticed the receipt from May 16 2006 was $2.999 a gallon. Ouch. Glad we don't have to pay that much right now.

Coolcat
Very impressive. Looks like you are doing a lot of hard work cataloging your mileage.
I noticed the receipt from May 16 2006 was $2.999 a gallon. Ouch. Glad we don't have to pay that much right now.

Thanks Honda4X4, I appreciate the complement.

Yeah, its eye-opening to see the progression of the price of gas over time. Right now we're under $2 per gallon around here, but back in September of '05 we were paying $3.299! In September of '06 is was back up around $3.199.

On a nearly empty tank that will usually get to around 19-21 gallons. I then manually fill it the rest of the way, very, very slowly.

You want me to apologize for not believing you. The apology is not coming, but my disbelief continues. How can anyone believe you let the pump fill by itself up to 21 gallons and then you add another 4 gallons slowly. There is not 4 gallons worth of a filler neck in this truck. You go 10 mpg with a trailer and then 21 without and then you get somewhere 500 miles on a tank full. Again your math does not work out.

There are many members who have gotten 22-23 mpg and it sounds feasible as they drive slowly and all on the highway and this could happen. then you come along and add 2 more mpg to the most ever reported and I have my doubts. Maybe you are one in 100,000 with the perfectly tuned Ridgeline out of the factory? Those odds are not bet worthy for me.

You want me to apologize for not believing you. The apology is not coming, but my disbelief continues. How can anyone believe you let the pump fill by itself up to 21 gallons and then you add another 4 gallons slowly. There is not 4 gallons worth of a filler neck in this truck. You go 10 mpg with a trailer and then 21 without and then you get somewhere 500 miles on a tank full. Again your math does not work out.

There are many members who have gotten 22-23 mpg and it sounds feasible as they drive slowly and all on the highway and this could happen. then you come along and add 2 more mpg to the most ever reported and I have my doubts. Maybe you are one in 100,000 with the perfectly tuned Ridgeline out of the factory? Those odds are not bet worthy for me.

No, I don't want you to apologize for not believing me. You can believe or not believe whatever you want, I don't care. I want you to apologize for calling me a liar and saying that I'm posting BS. I am most certainly not lying and nothing I have posted is BS. I do not appreciate my integrity being called into question, that is what I want an apology for. These are all actual numbers that I have recorded from my truck. I have posted my proof. I guess some people just don't have the brains to believe the facts, even when they are presented clearly.

How can you not believe that a 22 gallon tank will take 21 gallons from the pump before it clicks off? Like I said, I can't explain exactly where its putting all the gas once the tank itself is full, but its storing it somewhere! Maybe the vapor canister?

What the heck is so hard to believe about my truck getting a range of MPG? I got 10 MPG once. I got 21 MPG once. Each only happened one time! My average MPG is more like 16.5 MPG.

I don't know what kind of math you're using, but on 25 gallons of gas if I get 20 MPG I can go 500 miles. It happened one time. Just once! But it did happen. I usually go about 380 miles on a tank in mixed driving, 440 on the highway.

I have never, ever claimed to get 22 or 23 MPG, much less 25 MPG! I have no idea where you're getting that from. Now you're putting words in my mouth! Who's the liar now? My goodness, grow a moral backbone, and a brain while you're at it. I highly doubt that my truck is tuned any better than any other Ridgelines that have come out of the factory.

I will once again offer to actually show anyone who wants to come meet me in Milwaukee how I fill my tank. There's no guarantee that I can get 25 gallons into it, but there is the possibility since it has happened several times before. At least I'll be able to show you how I consistently fill 3-4 more gallons after the pump stops automatically. Heck, I'll even top off your truck with gas to show you how to properly fill the tank. My Ridgeline isn't special, any Ridgeline will hold just as much gas as mine does, you just have to fill it right.

I’m not trying to throw gas in the fire or anything but my all time best MPG was 25.3mpg. I went 532 miles on the tank of fuel and when I filled it up, 21 gallons went in. I never top off and only fill until the first click off. This was almost all freeway driving and cruise control was on most of the time. I used no A/C and my speed averaged 60mph. My all time best all city mileage was 18mpg. This is in socal so it’s constant stop and go. My average mpg is about 18-19mpg (I drive mostly city) and the worst I ever got was 13mpg

As far as the 25 gallons into a 22 gallon tank, I don’t intend to offend you coolcat but it’s more likely that the pump was off. I used to ride dirt bikes and my friend and I have been able to fill our 5 gallon fuel bottles with 5.5 gallons of fuel on two separate occasions. Needless to say, the gas station refunded the half gallon of gas they over charged us. It does happen, that’s all I’m saying.

I’m not trying to throw gas in the fire or anything but my all time best MPG was 25.3mpg. I went 532 miles on the tank of fuel and when I filled it up, 21 gallons went in. I never top off and only fill until the first click off. This was almost all freeway driving and cruise control was on most of the time. I used no A/C and my speed averaged 60mph. My all time best all city mileage was 18mpg. This is in socal so it’s constant stop and go. My average mpg is about 18-19mpg (I drive mostly city) and the worst I ever got was 13mpg

As far as the 25 gallons into a 22 gallon tank, I don’t intend to offend you coolcat but it’s more likely that the pump was off. I used to ride dirt bikes and my friend and I have been able to fill our 5 gallon fuel bottles with 5.5 gallons of fuel on two separate occasions. Needless to say, the gas station refunded the half gallon of gas they over charged us. It does happen, that’s all I’m saying.
Me either, but for the filler hose (2" ID)to hold five gallons it has to be over 30 feet long.

My empty light turned on last friday. It took 70.872 liters ~18.722 gal and drove 396.1 KM ~ 246.125 miles.( ~13 mpg) So if they do take 22 gal ~ 83 liters and my empty light turned at 18 gal, then i had 4 more gallons in there?
Heres my link regarding my mpg http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12444&page=2

Here's another thread where a fellow Ridgeline owner was able to put 4 more gallons into his truck after the pump's automatic shutoff.

http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11299

Mr. Mom (1983)

Martin Mull, "Are you gonna make it all 220?"

Michael Keaton, "Yeah, 220...221...Whatever it takes" :p

Best ever was about 330 and took 18gallons.
My average now is about 260 and about 18gallons to fill.

My MPG is getting worse as the miles add up. have 40k on the Ridge as of now. Funny thing this is my 3rd Honda and all got better as the mileage increased. If I keep getting 14mpg, the Ridge is going and I'll get the new Tundra. Atleast i'll get 10-12 and a lot more room and towing power.

http://ts.nist.gov/WeightsAndMeasures/upload/B-014.pdf

"The vehicle's fuel tank capacity does not include the vapor headspace (that portion of the tank compartment at a level above the filler pipe neck) or the volume of the filler pipe. Sometimes drivers ignore the pump nozzle's automatic shut-off and continue to hold the nozzle operating the lever open in an attempt to deliver additional fuel. When this happens, the additional fuel begins to fill the vapor headspace and the filler pipe that are not considered part of the tank's rated capacity, thus resulting in a delivery of fuel greater than the fuel tank capacity rating stated in the owner's manual. Similarly, the lanes that surround the service station pumps may not be level and fuel may shift into the vapor space thus allowing more fuel to be delivered into the tank."

http://ts.nist.gov/WeightsAndMeasures/upload/B-014.pdf

"The vehicle's fuel tank capacity does not include the vapor headspace (that portion of the tank compartment at a level above the filler pipe neck) or the volume of the filler pipe. Sometimes drivers ignore the pump nozzle's automatic shut-off and continue to hold the nozzle operating the lever open in an attempt to deliver additional fuel. When this happens, the additional fuel begins to fill the vapor headspace and the filler pipe that are not considered part of the tank's rated capacity, thus resulting in a delivery of fuel greater than the fuel tank capacity rating stated in the owner's manual. Similarly, the lanes that surround the service station pumps may not be level and fuel may shift into the vapor space thus allowing more fuel to be delivered into the tank."
Have you ever looked at the tank on your truck??

Best ever was about 330 and took 18gallons.
My average now is about 260 and about 18gallons to fill.

My MPG is getting worse as the miles add up. have 40k on the Ridge as of now. Funny thing this is my 3rd Honda and all got better as the mileage increased.
That's interesting, because I've noticed MY fuel mileage has been getting a bit worse lately (29,000k). I was getting great mileage (19, 20, 21mpg) the first year or so, then it started dipping (17, 18mpg). I'm not sure why -- I'd chalk it up to winter fuel, but I didn't have this problem last winter.

http://ts.nist.gov/WeightsAndMeasures/upload/B-014.pdf

"The vehicle's fuel tank capacity does not include the vapor headspace (that portion of the tank compartment at a level above the filler pipe neck) or the volume of the filler pipe. Sometimes drivers ignore the pump nozzle's automatic shut-off and continue to hold the nozzle operating the lever open in an attempt to deliver additional fuel. When this happens, the additional fuel begins to fill the vapor headspace and the filler pipe that are not considered part of the tank's rated capacity, thus resulting in a delivery of fuel greater than the fuel tank capacity rating stated in the owner's manual. Similarly, the lanes that surround the service station pumps may not be level and fuel may shift into the vapor space thus allowing more fuel to be delivered into the tank."

Thanks for the excellent link Inland Eric! Very informative article. I'm feeling more vindicated all the time.

Have you ever looked at the tank on your truck??

No, I have not. Why do you ask?

Eric

My Ridge will celebrate it's two month anniversary in two days...and even though my gas mileage was cut in half (I used to own a '99 Civic LX)...I wouldn't trade the comfort of my Ridge for mileage. The most miles to the tank for me so far has been 355 miles. I drive 50 miles roundtrip to work 5x a week...and Houston traffic is a pain. My drive is 70% freeway/parking lot and 30% streets.
My Ridge has about 2200 miles on it, and even though I want to see the MPG on the highway...I turned down driving my bundle of joy to Mexico (we've had a Ford F-150 stolen one X-mas, a Ford Aerostar keyed, and the latest my mom's CR-V's mirrors stolen). FYI...I only saw two Ridglines while in Monterrey, Mexico...both times at a dealership.

396 miles (cold weather idling maybe? -6.5 F last night)

I put gas in my Ridgeline today. 25.142 gallons. I use my Treo to record video of the entire event. Its not great video, and YouTube reduced the quality even further, but if you want to watch it its about 7 and a half minutes long.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snbdENHeTlg

I drove the tank so empty that I was actually a little afraid that I would run out of gas before I got to the station, but I didn't have any trouble. The tank I was on was just shy of 400 miles, it wasn't more mainly because my wife lets the truck idle a lot, she took her mom to a Dr. appointment and stayed in the truck with the kids for over an hour watching movies waiting for her to come back out.

I posted the original video file on my blog. Its over 16MB, but the quality is much better than the YouTube version.
http://web.mac.com/coolcat/iWeb/muelver.us/Matt%27s%20Blog/8B55AC18-71A4-453E-90F6-B5C13B293CA1.html

I have a new personal record today, 435 miles! On this tank I had 19.7 MPG, 22.335 gallons to fill.

I ran the RL out of gas to accomplish this. I had two gallons in a can to get going again, then drove 3 miles to the station after it ran out.

Some observations:

I fill the tank on high flow until it shuts off, then set it on slow flow until it stops again. That's it. No funny angles, shaking, or overfilling. We have vapor recovery nozzles here.

The capacity of "my" tank is 22 gallons.

I drove 90 miles after the fuel warning light came on.

The gage quits moving for about the last 2 gallons.

The RL behaives very gently when it runs out. I was on cruise control at 40 mph when I noticed I was slowing. The tach was at idle and the throttle did not respond. After I pulled over the engine responded to the throttle once, then died. After pouring in the two gallons from a can, it started right up, no problem.

I don't plan on doing this again, but it's good to know what the reserve range is.

Eric

Coolcat, Everytime I fill up I top off my tank and always get an extra 3.5 to 4 gallons in. I went through the same thing as you are with people not believeing me, although they were guys I work with. Finally one day I took a co worker with me to the gas station and proved him wrong. It felt good to silence the nay sayers.

Heres how I top it off. First set the pump to fill automatically, when it click off the gas guage show a full tank or slightly above full. Then as you do I slowly squeeze the handle about a quater of the way and presto, 4 more gallons of gas. It usually takes about 4 extra minutes but its worth it to me while on a long highway trip. I always get at least 100 miles before the needle drops below full.

Now your not the only one!!! I know many say its bad to top off but i've been doing it for the past 15 years with no problems.

I got 366 miles this week. I guess I could have pushed her a few more miles but I don't like sucking up gas at the bottom of the tank......weather was dry and cool.: :D

Coolcat, Everytime I fill up I top off my tank and always get an extra 3.5 to 4 gallons in. I went through the same thing as you are with people not believeing me, although they were guys I work with. Finally one day I took a co worker with me to the gas station and proved him wrong. It felt good to silence the nay sayers.

Heres how I top it off. First set the pump to fill automatically, when it click off the gas guage show a full tank or slightly above full. Then as you do I slowly squeeze the handle about a quater of the way and presto, 4 more gallons of gas. It usually takes about 4 extra minutes but its worth it to me while on a long highway trip. I always get at least 100 miles before the needle drops below full.

Now your not the only one!!! I know many say its bad to top off but i've been doing it for the past 15 years with no problems.

Thanks Joe! Its nice to have company.

No Problem CoolCat. Most people think its a waste of time to top off but an extra 100miles is worth it to me.