Anybody run out of gas yet?

Pharmacist · 12-12-2009, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Attaboy

Has any body run their Z completely out of gas yet?
If so, did it happen right around the time guage indicated empty?

I'm just kinda curious to see how close the fuel guage display is compared to actual amount of fuel left in the tank when you'e almost out of gas.

One of my other cars seems to have about a gallon left in the tank when the guage says empty but the other car is damn sure empty when the guage says empty.... This got me to wondering about how the Z is in this scenario, but I don't want to run it out of gas.

simple, fill up the car BEFORE the gauge is down to empty. why do so many people wait until the car is running on fumes before they fill up?

ChrisSlicks · 12-12-2009, 05:42 PM

Don't run it to empty because if you get on the gas you might find yourself stranded due to the tank design not allowing the last of the fuel to be used under certain conditions. Fill up at 1/4 tank or above if you want to avoid a surprise.

Attaboy · 12-13-2009, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Pharmacist

simple, fill up the car BEFORE the gauge is down to empty. why do so many people wait until the car is running on fumes before they fill up?

I usually fill up when i'm between 1/2 and 1/4 tank. I never wait until i'm on fumes before filling up unless I have a complete brain fart and forget to fill up earlier.

I posed the question because I was just curious as to how much I should sweat when the guage starts to get real low. Some cars are more forgiving than others in this situation and I hadn't yet heard where the 370 fit in.

Thanks to the members who have been brave enough to admit that they ran out of gas... especially in this forum.

ChrisSlicks · 12-13-2009, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Attaboy

Thanks to the members who have been brave enough to admit that they ran out of gas... especially in this forum.

Technically I didn't run out of gas, I just couldn't use the gas I had

WhiskeyHotel · 02-13-2010, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Pharmacist

simple, fill up the car BEFORE the gauge is down to empty. why do so many people wait until the car is running on fumes before they fill up?

If you're a gas mileage nazi, you would only fill halfway up and run it nearly out every time. Gasoline weighs about 6.3 lb per gallon (assuming premium). Running only 9 gal max would save you nearly 60 lbs. LOL.

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ChrisSlicks A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North East Posts: 6,203 Drives: 09 370Z Sport M6 Rep Power: 654	Don't run it to empty because if you get on the gas you might find yourself stranded due to the tank design not allowing the last of the fuel to be used under certain conditions. Fill up at 1/4 tank or above if you want to avoid a surprise.