Fuel Gage

Milton Mini · #1 10-13-2009, 04:46 PM

Can't read the fuel gage with the top down on a sunny day. Please bring back the real gage instead of the indicator lights.

Jeremy1026 · #2 10-13-2009, 06:56 PM

But, the annoying gas pump comes on the tach when you have 60 miles til empty. Do you really need to see that 2 carrots are gone?

redZip · #3 10-13-2009, 07:20 PM

With the lighted fuel gauge in the MINI, no one can attempt to go 'further left of the line than anyone else has ever done' (reference to this )

Jeremy1026 · #4 10-13-2009, 07:28 PM

That was a great episode. You can however try to go furthest on "----" As that is what the OBC shows after 0 miles to empty.

redZip · #5 10-14-2009, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeremy1026

That was a great episode. You can however try to go furthest on "----" As that is what the OBC shows after 0 miles to empty.

Very tempting, but I am going to pass on trying to set that record :P

Have you had experience with the PBC going to "----" ?

Jeremy1026 · #6 10-14-2009, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by redZip

Very tempting, but I am going to pass on trying to set that record :P

Have you had experience with the PBC going to "----" ?

Twice. 1st time was on my first tank. I knew I was running low, and was in an area of town I wasn't familiar with. I decided to stay on the road I was on until I found a gas station. I watched the OBC turn from 20 til empty, to 10, to 5, to 0, to "----." Where I went another 4-5 miles before finding a gas station. Darn boonies!

The 2nd time I was just lazy and didn't feel like stopping before I went to work. When I left I had 5 miles til empty, I work 2 miles away from home. By the time I got to work I was at 0. Then when I got in to go home I was greeted with "----." Got gas about 1/4mi from work.

Both times the car took about 14.6 gallons to fill up. Talk about cutting it close, since our tank is 13.2 gallons with a 1.2 gallon reserve tank. According to my math, thats 14.4 gallons.