When is "empty" empty?

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Originally Posted by otterhere

Again, on the related subject of gas:

How long do you guys find you can go *after* the little fuel gauge starts 'blinking" alarmingly? That always scares me into hitting the first gas station I see (at which point it usually takes 10 gallons), but I've considered driving around with a gas canister to determine just how quickly I DO have to find a place to refuel once that starts happening. Anyone know?

When I used to drive my old Toyota Echo with the Scangauge II, the fuel light would light up around 100km left till empty. When its around 100km left, the fuel light goes on n off. Also I found out that when there's about 80km till empty the fuel light will stay on (even on steep hill).

So from my experience when the fuel light turn on, you pretty much have about 100-120km to empty. I've driven to as low as 10km till empty with the scangaugeII.