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Good point! They stopped doing it that way with the LS460, but you're right the 400 and 430 say "LOW FUEL". Then that light comes on under the E.
I think the fuel gauge actually is pretty accurate, probably not MB level, but when I ran out of gas that one time the needle was at the peg, dead bottom lol.
Once that needle gets below the line get your *** to a gas station quickly lol.
I have never said they are junk, just that they aren't the best of their era and FOR THE EFFORT INVOLVED keeping one perfect I would rather invest that effort into better cars.
Mmm, gotta disagree on this one. At the time the LS430 was absolutely among the best cars available in its segment, which is why it constantly won all of the comparison tests it was a part of. When we were shopping for one new, you would drive the German competition and there was just absolutely no way to justify the increased cost when the LS430 was just better for less money.
Mmm, gotta disagree on this one. At the time the LS430 was absolutely among the best cars available in its segment, which is why it constantly won all of the comparison tests it was a part of. When we were shopping for one new, you would drive the German competition and there was just absolutely no way to justify the increased cost when the LS430 was just better for less money.
It's not better, same day I bought my first one I also test drive and almost bought an S600 instead. There was zero contest between them and guess what? Lexus never offered a car of that tier, I don't care what the reason was or that it was not good enough or a bad value for money.
If I want the best I'll go with the best, two other areas in my life I blow stupid money on small gains but at the end of the day better is better and any excuses are just cope.
It's not better, same day I bought my first one I also test drive and almost bought an S600 instead. There was zero contest between them and guess what? Lexus never offered a car of that tier, I don't care what the reason was or that it was not good enough or a bad value for money.
If I want the best I'll go with the best, two other areas in my life I blow stupid money on small gains but at the end of the day better is better and any excuses are just cope.
Comparing an LS430 to a V12 S600 is a ridiculous comparison...the S600 was twice the cost of the LS430. Nobody buying new was comparing the two. Compare it to an S430 or S500 of the same year and the LS430 is a much better car for less money. My Dad always wanted an S Class but when we drove them back to back there was just no contest, the LS430 was nicer inside, rode better, had better tech, was quieter and more refined feeling...AND cheaper.
Thats why the S Class at the time came in last in comparisons and LS430 came in first.
I have price shopped gasoline before and almost paid the price for it too. Once I gambled on finding a gas station later and almost didn't. Plus, as a family we always run late to events, so I just gas it(with the pedal) and decide to deal with filling up later.
@patgilm I feel bad but in the end it worked out. Lesson learned.
Well I F’d around last night and almost found out but avoided a bad night.
Long story but the lesson learned is the Porsche isn’t messing around with DTE, there is no reserve like all of my other cars even though I always refuel with a quarter tank left.
@BayeauxLex If you ever buy a Porsche, remember this!
Hey you didn’t run out and you learned the limits of your car. And hopefully everything is still working as normal.
Not a bad idea to learn how your vehicle accelerates floored and how far can you go on a tank of gas. Never know when you may need both. Had to drop down a gear in the Honda today merging on highway as I was committed to getting on highway and the truck wasn’t willingly slowing down for me.
Originally Posted by patgilm
I had no idea there wasn’t a reserve like my other cars in the past. I never let it get low like that and I could have sworn BMW had reserve.
I thought about the fuel pumps. What are the chances I messed anything up? Also, my stop/start works normal now, too bad.
BMW has a reserve. It will show reserve I believe when the DTE is 49 then again when it’s 29. I’ve gotten it down to 1 and according to the pump that 1 was 100% accurate. Had the fam with me as well, decided to get gas after church.
Originally Posted by Striker223
None of my Lexus cars are/were accurate, not any of the LS430s or the LS460 or any of the RX300s. You can zero out the DTE and still get anywhere from 20-40 miles, German cars shut off at 0 miles range remaining
Noted!! I believe it!!
Originally Posted by AJT123
My LS430 is accurate down to about 5 miles.
The LX570 is ridiculous, in the opposite way. The light comes on with 5 gallons left!!!! That has to be for off roading to scare people to plan accordingly.
On our old LX 570 when the DTE displayed 0 there was still 4 gallons left. I remember 1st time I learned, I was on the phone with my aunt telling her something is about to happen as the DTE dropped to 0 as I was maybe little over 3/4 mile from the gas station.
I believe my LS 460 DTE wasn’t as inaccurate as other Lexus/toyota models.
Even our RX 450h had a healthy hidden reserve.
Originally Posted by SW17LS
Oh man Pat, with the whole family with you! Wow lol
I have mine with me as well…they are always asleep on roadtrips…more feet to push 😂
Originally Posted by Margate330
Oh buddy I can believe it. Haha
My wife would have been reminging me every 5 minutes once the gas needle hit 1/4 tank.
Buy her a kindle or iPad to keep her busy so she won’t notice. 😆
BMW has a reserve. It will show reserve I believe when the DTE is 49 then again when it’s 29. I’ve gotten it down to 1 and according to the pump that 1 was 100% accurate. Had the fam with me as well, decided to get gas after church.
Thats not a reserve if its showing 49 and 29 DTE. A reserve would be if there is still gas there after it reads 0.
The word “Reserve” displays then after you acknowledge it (pressing the BC button) it goes back to showing a number. Does same on Supra as well.
I get it but that’s not what we are talking about when we talk about a reserve. BMW is trying to encourage you to get gas by saying it’s on “reserve fuel”. When you get to 0 DTE you’re going to run out of gas.
I get it but that’s not what we are talking about when we talk about a reserve. BMW is trying to encourage you to get gas by saying it’s on “reserve fuel”. When you get to 0 DTE you’re going to run out of gas.
While Toyota/Lexus is telling you “F around and Find out” when the DTE displays 0/refuel😆
In honor of you today. 😁 After the pump stopped I still had around 1.6 gallons left give or tank with the DTE showing 8 miles. Running it down like this makes it easier for me to calculate how much 🌽⛽️ to mix. Wife was in car with me today. 🙃
