Tank level when you refill?

[GasSavers_Red]

I fill up when I have 2 gallons or so left in the tank.

[DracoFelis]

Originally Posted by Red

I fill up when I have 2 gallons or so left in the tank.

Sounds about right. I find that most of my fillups these days technically have 2-3 gallons left. OTOH that still is often noticeably more than 400 miles these days.

There are a few reason for this:

1) After going "too far" and running out of fuel earlier this year, I don't want to repeat the experience.

2) I don't have any instrumentation that gives a detailed idea of gas used and gas remaining (for example, my car is too old to use a ScanGauge). I do have my stock gas gauge, but that's a pretty crude read. And while my trip odometer is more accurate, it's only an approximate idea of gas remaining (because it depends upon what I'm currently getting for MPG).

3) Seems I don't have a "gas low" light either. I found that out the hard way when I ran out of gas this year. So I don't really have a good idea when I'm "close" to being out. The closest I can get to that is looking at the gas gauge, and it's hard to tell (on that gauge) the difference between 2 gallons left and 2 ounces left...

4) Gas in my tank seems to slosh about (apparently the CRX doesn't have a lot of baffles to keep the gas in one place). As a result, climbing hills, going around corners, etc, can cause temporary fuel starvation (and therefore momentary loss of power) when the tank is really low. I've experienced that temporary loss of power, and I really didn't like the experience.

Of course, if I had very accurate instrumentation to tell me "how far I had left", I might cut it closer occasionally (especially if/when I knew how far away the gas station was). But as it is, I would rather be overly conservative about when I fill up, than go "too far" again. Even so, I've started getting used to going 400+ miles between fill ups (which ain't bad, since I usually put in less than 10 gallons when I do fill up).

BTW:
Yes, I know my garage entry is way out of date. Maybe at some point I'll get around to putting more recent log entries in (from the log book I keep in the car). However, since the wife and I are going on vacation later this week, don't hold your breath about it getting updated anytime this month...