75 miles and 1/2 tank. Normal???

[ElDiablo Viper]

I'm up to 200 miles on this car. Filled it up and now after 75 miles looks like I have 1/2 tank giving me a range of 140 miles!? I don't drive it hard since can't rev it pass 3K RPM. Is this normal or my snake likes gas.

 

[Nadine UK GTS]

I used to get a 130 mile range out of my tank, I tried for more once (thinking there maybe a few reserve gallons) and discovered there wasn't any, had to roll to a stop out of fuel and phone a friend to get some cans from the nearest gas station!

 

[BigsViper]

Next time you take 'er out hit the brakes hard and look at the guage, The fuel sloshes around and when I hit the brakes the needle can go up as much as 3/16. I get about 200 miles per tank with about 1/2 time hard driving 1/2 time cruising. 140 sounds low unless your "getting it up to break in RPM's" in a hurry.

 

[Hoosier Daddy]

If it is anything like my 98. The gas guage well is off a little. At the half tank level it only reguires 8 gallons to top off. Mine on the empty line still has 4 gallons. I believe the tank size is 20 gallons.

 

[CAP]

Be careful. When the gauge pointer on my '96 was on the empty marker, it was truly empty. (Had to push it into a gas station - once. Not TOO embarrassing.)

I have not tempted the '01 yet.

When asked what kind of gas mileage I get, I answer, "I can usually get double digits".

 

[KenH]

All snakes like gas!

Around town, I get an average of about 9-10MPG. I go about 150-175 miles between fill-ups (18 gallon tank), so yours sounds about the same. On the open highway, I get a good 20+ MPG. I've never had a vehicle with such a difference between mileage in the city vs. open hwy.

--- Ken