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How many miles can you go on a single tank?

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Just currious what the norm is?
 
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Re: How many miles can you go on a full tank?

The norm is there is no norm. It is totally dependent on your right foot and your driving environment.

My max is 467 miles. Some have topped 500 miles. I also trickle fuel in after the first shutoff and get an extra 3 to 3.5 gallons of gas without seeing gas in the filler neck.

YMMV. (pun intended) ;)

BTW, you can see all my fuel-ups by clicking the Fuelly link in my sig. Notes pop up in a flyover style.
 
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Re: How many miles can you go on a full tank?

Since I started driving 55 on 55 posted roads instead of 60-61 I can get closer to 350. On a trip to Branson MO I drove part way 70 and other half 65 and I would have made 400 except the low fuel light was on (I was at about 380) so I just filled up since it was convenient.
 
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Re: How many miles can you go on a full tank?

Around town = 350 - 375. Highway = 425 - 475

BUT, these are calculated using a 22 gallon tank. I usually fill up with 14-17 gallons, so I don't actually get those range numbers.
 
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Re: How many miles can you go on a full tank?

I'm not sure, I haven't taken down that far. But I do suspect that it would be somewhere around 450.
 
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Re: How many miles can you go on a full tank?

Also depends on how far you like to drive into the low fuel light. ;)
 
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Re: How many miles can you go on a full tank?

I'm lucky if i get 300 miles out of a tank and alot less if I'm pulling my boat.:act002:
 
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Re: How many miles can you go on a full tank?

Topped off from the strip of Las Vegas, drove roughly between 70-80mph, paused at In N Out Burger in Kingman AZ, :act027: made it all the way to Gallup, NM. My mileage showed 425 when I stopped for gas, and yes the LF light was on!

My .02:act064:
 
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Re: How many miles can you go on a full tank?

Ok. How many miles can you go starting with a full tank? :D
 
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Re: How many miles can you go on a full tank?

400 to 420:act035:
 
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Re: How many miles can you go on a full tank?

I like reading the postings on this site, but either I bought a lemon or most people responding are overly positive. I am very luck to get around 280 to 300. yes I am in the breakin period, but my combined mileage over first 4900 miles is 14.5 mpg.. some boat towing, about 50-60% city driving and reasonable amount of highway. The gas mileage is so bad, I have considered buying a new truck (Tacoma) when the new 2012 models are available... I'm a very frugal person, and the depreciation will really piss me off, but when a truck can't meet it's sticker mileage (especially a Honda) its a POS.. at $4.00 a gallon, I can probably make up the depreciation with just a couple mpg gain
 
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Re: How many miles can you go on a full tank?

How long are your city driving trips?
 
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I can go 7-10 days:act035:!!!!!!!! Miles.......well......
 
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Re: How many miles can you go on a full tank?

How did you calculate 28 mpg? O'Neill listed his overall mpg at 24.5. Which is far better than I've ever seen. (jealousy mode engaged.) ;)
 
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Re: How many miles can you go on a full tank?

I can comfortably get about 350 miles with a 30/70& mix of city/highway driving. I absent-mindedly took it down to the low fuel light over this past weekend and was pushing 400 miles before I refilled.

I do think I have a pretty light right foot, and the MPG shoots up whenever I can use the cruise control.
 
#25 ·
Re: How many miles can you go on a full tank?

I just did an analysis of the 189 vehicles whose fuel consumption is tracked at fuelly.com, and have added a poll about it:

Read the ROC post here
 
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Re: How many miles can you go on a full tank?

I have driven from Oakland Airport Hilton to the gas station near my condo in Long Beach, CA over 369 miles, driving the posted speed limit all the way, on a tank of gas!
 
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Re: How many miles can you go on a full tank?

Short trips will kill your mpg.
 
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Re: How many miles can you go on a full tank?

I get 310-320 miles in town and approx 18mpg. Tell you guys something, even in town I use my cruise control and it's helped my MPG. My drive to work is 7 miles each way and traffic lights every mile so I'm kinda happy getting 18MPGs. I haven't been on a road trip yet so I can't comment on that part.