Yea its about right.. I get roughly 400 miles on a tank in the city, give or take few, before my light comes on.. And if i fill up soon after the light blings, i usually put in about 24 gallons....
Blackbeauty said:Well, 4x4 vs. 4x2 makes a difference as well as BT & OR packages. 4x2 trucks will get better mileage. It's just physics......
Your reserve eats up a few of those gallons. It's been discussed here several times just how much "reserve" we actually have.TitanSnelly said:I just bought an 06 Titan Se. When the fuel lite came on i went for a fill up, but it only took 23 gallons. Does that mean the fuel light comes on when I have 5 gallons left. fueleconomy.gov says it has a 28 gallon tank and get 353 miles to tank on average. I am at mile 283 now. Is this accurate. I never like to pay too much attention to the fuel light. I'd rather go on mileage.
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Very good point about the towing milage. I would also like to add that other vehicles' pumps are set up about the same as ours and I've heard that the more gas in the tank around it helps cool the pump and prevent premature failures from overheating. May be another thing to consider; the more air in the tank, the more sloshing and vapors=the less gas you'll actually get to use.MuskyHunter said:I personally prefer the light to come on a little earlier as this does. It is not a good idea to run your gas down and increase your odds of fouling up a fuel filter or fuel injectors.
Also, a five gallon reserve when towing is only about 40-60 miles because of the lower gas mileage. This might be one reason why the light seems premature when not towing.
Quartz said:The light comes on too early for my preference. I figure the light should be an “Oh $hit” light telling me I’d better start looking for gas right now. There are times I my light comes on when I’m headed to work. I drive the rest of the way to work, back home, to work again, and I fill up until the next afternoon on the way home.