Tanker2Biker wrote on 06/11/10 at 17:47:05:OK, we discussed how far we get before we hit reserve, now let's see how far we can get ON reserve?
I fill to the rim. I normally switch to reserve fuel within a few miles, about 2.1 gallons. MOSTLY I remember to switch to normal.
My tank is a nominal 2.8 gallons, actual is 2.93 gallons. Checked twice. Thus I can authoritively state that I run on 2.1 gallons plus a 0.8 gallon reserve.
For city, 45-50 mpg, I run 95-105 miles; plus a reserve of 36-40 miles.
Cruising the Mojave, ran 147 miles to the available reserve of 56 miles.