gathermewool
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Originally Posted By: RichardS
As it's already established, it's a reserve.
Mine, however, is only 1.5 gallons once I hit E. Light on at 3, and an urgent 3 ping alarm when I hit 2. Driving on the interstate, at an even speed, it hits E, and will take 15.5 gallons roughly before the pump clicks off. It's probably smart that they have gas available once it's showing empty, though I wonder if people who regularly run it low don't use that as an excuse to just drive longer anyway.
Our Forester has a similarly small reserve, especially compared to my old 97 legacy, and even previous Subies. It's my wife's DD; however, I drive on weekend trips. I start looking for gas when we get down to 1/4 tank (3 bars left) and really pursue a station when only 2 bars remain. If we haven't found anything directly off the highway when there's only 1 bar left, we start actively pursuing out-of-the-way stations (hopefully within a couple of miles off the path)
As it's already established, it's a reserve.
Mine, however, is only 1.5 gallons once I hit E. Light on at 3, and an urgent 3 ping alarm when I hit 2. Driving on the interstate, at an even speed, it hits E, and will take 15.5 gallons roughly before the pump clicks off. It's probably smart that they have gas available once it's showing empty, though I wonder if people who regularly run it low don't use that as an excuse to just drive longer anyway.
Our Forester has a similarly small reserve, especially compared to my old 97 legacy, and even previous Subies. It's my wife's DD; however, I drive on weekend trips. I start looking for gas when we get down to 1/4 tank (3 bars left) and really pursue a station when only 2 bars remain. If we haven't found anything directly off the highway when there's only 1 bar left, we start actively pursuing out-of-the-way stations (hopefully within a couple of miles off the path)