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Originally Posted by highyo' post='1052757' date='Nov 11 2009, 09:17 PM
whats wrong with shell
Hi Yo! Is that a question? I didn't see a question mark.
The reference to Shell relates to a thread (on 5series.net) spanning the last couple weeks about gasoline. You might find it using the search feature on the Forum.
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I have no problem with Shell.
EDIT: The "shell" thread is still active ... was a post this evening at ax 2132.
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Originally Posted by sixcard' post='1052550' date='Nov 11 2009, 03:17 PM
Today I ran 5.7 miles past O miles to empty. I made it to the fuel pump and pumped 17.95 gallons.
Does anyone one know or will anyone speculate how much fuel is in the tank when the cluster reports empty?
Bravo Tango Foxtrot Whiskey, it wasn?t Shell.
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Does anyone one know or will anyone speculate how much fuel is in the tank when the cluster reports empty?
Bravo Tango Foxtrot Whiskey, it wasn?t Shell.
sixcard
When I get under 1/4 tank I start looking for a filling station.
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Originally Posted by highyo' post='1052757' date='Nov 11 2009, 09:17 PM
whats wrong with shell
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Originally Posted by augustrush42' post='1052682' date='Nov 11 2009, 07:35 PM
nice math, that seems about right. I drove 10miles home from school with it reading "---" not even 0, just "---"
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John, IIRC, BMWs tend to have about 2.5 gallons in reserve when the warning triggers. I believe that's what it was on my 325, and others have stated something similar. I'm too chicken to find out. Since I had a debris issue in high school running on fumes, I never drop below 1/4 of a tank. It does happen sometimes anyway, I know.
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I understand that in some states in the USA it is an offence to run out of fuel,is that still the case?I don't know the answer to the original question because it is of no interest to me!
The only time I have discussed this subject with anyone was when a colleague was talking about his family holiday in Spain.He was returning a rental car to the airport at the end of the holiday.
He had to pay for a full tank and return it empty,which is still the norm.He really pushed it to the limit on the route back to the airport,coasting down every incline in neutral and pressing the accelerator pedal as though it was an egg with a wafer thin shell.He claimed that he drove over 15Km "sucking fumes" from the empty tank!The stress ruined his holiday!
The only time I have discussed this subject with anyone was when a colleague was talking about his family holiday in Spain.He was returning a rental car to the airport at the end of the holiday.
He had to pay for a full tank and return it empty,which is still the norm.He really pushed it to the limit on the route back to the airport,coasting down every incline in neutral and pressing the accelerator pedal as though it was an egg with a wafer thin shell.He claimed that he drove over 15Km "sucking fumes" from the empty tank!The stress ruined his holiday!
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Originally Posted by tooltec' post='1053955' date='Nov 13 2009, 11:36 AM
I understand that in some states in the USA it is an offence to run out of fuel,is that still the case?I don't know the answer to the original question because it is of no interest to me!
The only time I have discussed this subject with anyone was when a colleague was talking about his family holiday in Spain.He was returning a rental car to the airport at the end of the holiday.
He had to pay for a full tank and return it empty,which is still the norm.He really pushed it to the limit on the route back to the airport,coasting down every incline in neutral and pressing the accelerator pedal as though it was an egg with a wafer thin shell.He claimed that he drove over 15Km "sucking fumes" from the empty tank!The stress ruined his holiday!
The only time I have discussed this subject with anyone was when a colleague was talking about his family holiday in Spain.He was returning a rental car to the airport at the end of the holiday.
He had to pay for a full tank and return it empty,which is still the norm.He really pushed it to the limit on the route back to the airport,coasting down every incline in neutral and pressing the accelerator pedal as though it was an egg with a wafer thin shell.He claimed that he drove over 15Km "sucking fumes" from the empty tank!The stress ruined his holiday!
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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='1053233' date='Nov 12 2009, 12:03 PM
John, IIRC, BMWs tend to have about 2.5 gallons in reserve when the warning triggers. I believe that's what it was on my 325, and others have stated something similar. I'm too chicken to find out. Since I had a debris issue in high school running on fumes, I never drop below 1/4 of a tank. It does happen sometimes anyway, I know.
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I fill up as soon as my tank hits 3/4. I'm paranoid like that.....
