Kevin3

Justs curious to see what the average person gets in a full tank of gas. My car sticker said 20-26 when I first bought it, but I have never had any luck getting over 4xx miles a tank.

Right now I have 425 and my display just started "----", so Im assuming I have a few miles left anyway before its dry. I think this is the highest I have gotten so far and it is mostly highway driving.

20 x 20 = 400
26 x 20 = 520

Has anyone gotten 520 miles out of a tank!?

The Liu Man

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Are you serious??

I know the Z has a 20 gallon tank, but whenever my DTE starts flashing around 30, I fillup to max 15ish gallons...

Since I'm in a ZR, the most I've gotten was around 330 or so... but if I break 300, I'm ecstatic.

KouSport

360 for me

Cbr

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422 for me, and thats when my DTE was flashin "----" also, thats with city driving, spirited driving and a little highway

Aloha350z

+1

My hb would kill me if I let my dte go (---).

VandyZ

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When the DTE is --- there is still between 3 and 5 gallons of gas in the tank (depending on how you are driving and how the car is calculating). From what I understand the main reason the car suggests that you have --- DTE is because the in tank pump is self cooled by the gas. I think they are being extra careful that you dont burn the pump up. Other reasons are gas tank design and gas slosh.

I always say better safe than sorry. The most I have ever put in my tank was 17.5 gal on a trip in which I got 433 miles out of one tank. The DTE was --- for about 10 miles before I stopped. Last night I put 14 gallons in and the DTE was @ 20.

Jaki

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When I was NA I got about 428 I think.

Zcarboy

I got 386 once. It all depends on what your avg mpg is. Most people will not avg 26 mpg so they well never see over 500 miles on a tank.

xNeo

Isn't bad for the fuel pump if you have less than 1/4 of a tank of gas? I was told that once, and that it would lessen the life expectancy of the pump...

spacemn_spiff

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I think as long as you dont have airlock or air bubbles in the line, you should be fine.

TK2005

What does it get now?

Fletch69z

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Around 400 or so...

Kevin3

If VandyZ is correct about the --- meaning there is 3 to 5 gallons left of gas, I probably could break 500 miles for this tank of gas!

I think I'll take his word for it, but not risk it and go ahead and fill up though!

I have noticed when the --- displays and I fill up immediately, I can usually only get 16 to 17 gallons in.

I have been able to put in 19 a few times.

Don350

Ive also been having a problem filling up. I never seem to be able to get more than 13-14 gallons in. I found out from nissan that some early model z's have a defective shutter valvein the filler neck. Nissan has ordered the parts for me. We will see what happens.

fahrenheit350

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I'm happy just to get 300mi before the light comes on. 75% local/ 15% hwy/ 10% rage

Open Air

437 miles / on 16 gallons (premium) / 27.3 mpg / average speed of 69 mph

all with the top down. Also...

431 miles / on 16.2 gallons (premium) / 26.6 mpg / average speed of 43 mph

all with the top down.

anotheraznguy

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i had about 500 with the light flashing and dte was well past zero =)

need Z

miles... I don't know.

Mileage... 32 mpg.

elms350Z

Yeah why is that I only get 15 gallons on a 20 gallon tank. The DTE reads 34 miles but there is 5 gallons of gas left??? Anyway, the most i got was I think 460 miles with 5 gallons left in the tank hehe.

Jaki

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Not sure, haven't taken it for a long drive to really test it. But If I'm above 3k rpm, it's not good.