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Originally Posted by sandersd
New 2014 Z owner (2 weeks and loving it!) Long story short, I drove until the gauge read 20 miles till empty, then it changed to flashing --- which worried me as I still had about 30 minutes to home. When I filled up the tank only took 16.6 gallons leaving 2.4 gallons in reserve.
This doesn't really concern me but it is useful to know exactly how much further I could have driven if I were in a situation that demanded it. Is this a typical quantity to have left in reserve after the gauge begins to flash --- ?
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My first encounter with the estimated fuel gauge involved the little lady demanding to know why I took her out on a country road without a proper fuel load. As the gauge kept spelling out how many miles were left 50 miles then a mile later 41 miles then another mile 29 left. It fell right off then went to bars. The entire time I'm being ridiculed. When we got to town and found gas I too only took about 17 gallons as well.
Fuel starvation is more likely to occur down at the dregs.