How many miles left when range = 0?
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How many miles left when range = 0?
Just read this (http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evol...xus_isf.html):
"The IS-F’s range indicator has got my goat because it cries wolf. It’s unable to accurately tell me how much fuel remains. I know the car has a 64-litre tank, so why, even when I play chicken with the ‘0 miles’ warning, do I never get more than 58 litres in?
To find out how far of the mark it was, I popped a can of fuel in the boot and drove until the engine coughed. Guess how far I went after the trip computer insisted the fuel cupboard was bare. 54 miles. Still love it, though."
Just curious if other owners have experienced the same thing? It´s a waste of time to refill with 20 or so miles to go if it´s actually around 70...
"The IS-F’s range indicator has got my goat because it cries wolf. It’s unable to accurately tell me how much fuel remains. I know the car has a 64-litre tank, so why, even when I play chicken with the ‘0 miles’ warning, do I never get more than 58 litres in?
To find out how far of the mark it was, I popped a can of fuel in the boot and drove until the engine coughed. Guess how far I went after the trip computer insisted the fuel cupboard was bare. 54 miles. Still love it, though."
Just curious if other owners have experienced the same thing? It´s a waste of time to refill with 20 or so miles to go if it´s actually around 70...
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Maybe it doesnt take into account the small amount of fuel sloshing around or is unable to calculate at that amount of fuel. I purposefully set my clocks 2 minutes ahead so that im never late =p
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I´m sure it is, and I´m sure it is intentional. But just as I like to set the exact time on my watches I would have prefered it to be exact. So it would be nice to know the correct figure without having to "strand it" myself
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And to think all those times i rolled into the gas station with the dial on zero thinking to myself "whew that was a close one". Im one of those people who has a hard time shelling out 80 bucks for a tank of gas so im always driving on a quarter tank or less. Ive "played chicken" one too many times. Reading this post isnt going to help my cause now that ive learned theres a good 30-35 miles left after your at zero...
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