Fuel Range when empty
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Once I decided to take the backroads to the pit.
(The "pit" is what Silicon Valley is affectionately known as by people who live "over the hill" on the Santa Cruz side....people who live in the valley are known as flatlanders, since they drive with their foot on the brake the whole time, with white knuckles when they hit a mountain road...)
I mean backroads....these roads aren't even on a map.
Going up a steep backroad, I realized I was almost out of gas...
I knew if I could make it to the top, i could coast down the backside of the mountain...
I put it on the "range" setting.
At one point it said I could go just ONE more mile...
thankfully I came to the top of the hill (~2000 ft.) .....suddenly I could go 30 more miles....
Coasted to Los Gatos....whew!!!!!
Had a Espresso....drove past the Ferrari dealer, which oddly enough is accross the street from the High School....
ahhh. LG. The New money capital of the north.
(The "pit" is what Silicon Valley is affectionately known as by people who live "over the hill" on the Santa Cruz side....people who live in the valley are known as flatlanders, since they drive with their foot on the brake the whole time, with white knuckles when they hit a mountain road...)
I mean backroads....these roads aren't even on a map.
Going up a steep backroad, I realized I was almost out of gas...
I knew if I could make it to the top, i could coast down the backside of the mountain...
I put it on the "range" setting.
At one point it said I could go just ONE more mile...
thankfully I came to the top of the hill (~2000 ft.) .....suddenly I could go 30 more miles....
Coasted to Los Gatos....whew!!!!!
Had a Espresso....drove past the Ferrari dealer, which oddly enough is accross the street from the High School....
ahhh. LG. The New money capital of the north.
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Originally posted by Matt230K
Yeah, this is true. I forgot to mention that the 203 runs out of gas sooner than most other cars. From working on the lot, I have known several people who have run out not long after the needle hits E. So don't keep driving, you won't make it very far.
Yeah, this is true. I forgot to mention that the 203 runs out of gas sooner than most other cars. From working on the lot, I have known several people who have run out not long after the needle hits E. So don't keep driving, you won't make it very far.
My minivan's light comes on at 1/4 tank, which, IMO is a joke on an 18-gallon tank. I can drive a minimum of 70 miles in that vehicle after the light comes on, so what's the point? Warn me TOO early and I tend to acclimatize to it and forget to take it seriously. Instead, I like to be warned only when it's necessary to seriously look for fuel.
Two gallons in my C320 will take me 35-50 miles, based on conditions... that's plenty of time to locate gas, even the brand I want to buy.
BTW, even though I cut it close, in 35-years of driving, I have never run out of gas.
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Originally posted by MB-BOB
Two gallons in my C320 will take me 35-50 miles, based on conditions... that's plenty of time to locate gas, even the brand I want to buy.
Two gallons in my C320 will take me 35-50 miles, based on conditions... that's plenty of time to locate gas, even the brand I want to buy.
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Originally posted by Matt230K
Yeah, you have some time left after the light comes on. I was talking about after the needle is all the way down to E. Once it gets there, you won't make it much further. And the range gauge doesn't help much because it says 0 miles by that time. Some cars will continue to go for a while on E, but not the 203. So that is the only time to get gas immediately is when you have hit E.
Yeah, you have some time left after the light comes on. I was talking about after the needle is all the way down to E. Once it gets there, you won't make it much further. And the range gauge doesn't help much because it says 0 miles by that time. Some cars will continue to go for a while on E, but not the 203. So that is the only time to get gas immediately is when you have hit E.
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I was in my friend's BMW 330ci, we saw the low gas warning light light up, the on-board computer showed the car can still run for 20 miles, 3 minutes later we were pushing the car...
sorry this has nothing to do with C class... but just remind you guys that sometimes the car would miscalculate..
sorry this has nothing to do with C class... but just remind you guys that sometimes the car would miscalculate..
