satur9poet

That's what I do. In winter time it never goes below 1/2 full. On ANY car it's not wise to consistently let your fuel level drop until it hits the red. Empty tank = burned out fuel pump and empty wallet.

alkemist

I pump at about 1/4 tank also.. It's very rare for my light to come on.

Nuke

In addition, the more airspace you allow in your tank the higher the amount of condensation that can form with temperature swings, resulting in water in the tank. This is another reason to try to keep the tank as full as reasonably possible especially in winter. Those of us in the northern areas are well aware of what a small slug of water in the fuel line will do when the temps are below freezing.

robs

EPA mandates oxygenated fuel here... in our area, that's10% ethanol... we don't have to worry about water...

I fill up around 1/2 tank in all of my fuel injected cars... So far, haven't had to replace a pump, even with two of them at 200k miles... fingers crossed...

LordRipberger

I know this off topic in my own thread, but how did you do the pic of your mustang? that is pretty cool.

alkemist

You mean the signature?
If so, you need to host the picture, I use imageshack, it is free and unlimited.
Then you go into User CP, signature, and go from there. Use the "picture" icon to enter the URL. (also the same thing if you just want to post a picture in a forum post, just hit the picture icon in the message box and post the URL).

flash_xx

The tanks in these cars are so small that you basically have to let them run almost empty, otherwise you'll be stopping for fuel every other day. I wish my car would take at least 5 gallons more, that would extend the range a bit.

itsokimapilot

I disagree, I did a little beer math and I would argue that you will save money by letting the gas tank drop. Fueleconomy.gov says that extra weight causes you to lose fuel efficiency. Fuel is heavy. The average weight of a gallon of gas is 6.3lbs. My gas tank holds 16 gals (100.8 lbs) if I use the average of 2 percent of efficiency loss due to the added weight then I can determine the cost to carry it. Let's say a new fuel pump costs $300 to replace. If 2 percent efficiency equals 5 cents a gallon then I could pay for a new fuel pump after 120K miles which some are getting over 200K out of their cars. So let her get low, you'll save money and you'll be lighter... And faster. I know I'd be a lot faster if I lost a few pounds.

SirDrums

In my older cars I hated to see the light come one because I was never sure exactly how much I had left in there.

Now, on my mustang it tells me exactly how far I have left to go until empty and as a result I have found myself riding around with the light on longer than I would have otherwise.

Nuke

Are you Norm from the Cheers Bar?