How the hell am I supposed to drive past gas stations with only an 11.1 gal tank?

[CtrlAltDefeat]

The weight of the extra gas would be about 370lbs, so it would be like having a couple of 185lbs people in the back...

[advocate]

Originally Posted by CtrlAltDefeat

The weight of the extra gas would be about 370lbs, so it would be like having a couple of 185lbs people in the back...

Which would easily drop your MPG to 35. Maybe less.

I don't doubt you could fit the gas into the car someway.

What I wonder about is whether or not the car is capable of driving 3,000 miles non stop?

[CtrlAltDefeat]

Originally Posted by advocate

Which would easily drop your MPG to 35. Maybe less.

I don't doubt you could fit the gas into the car someway.

What I wonder about is whether or not the car is capable of driving 3,000 miles non stop?

well 35mpg at the start, but more like 45mpg near the end when fuel is lower (averaging 40 I'd hope...) as far as it running 3000 non-stop, I can't imagine why not, you wouldn't be running at redline or slinging the car side ways and such that would cause something to break... barring any silly bad luck breakdowns...

[YotaYaris]

As per our friends at MapQuest, Seattle WA to Miami FL is 3,300 miles. If we averaged 44mpgs, we would need a 75 gallon tank to make the trip. The extra fuel would increase the load by about 410 pounds. Thats a big tank. Imagine a 55 gallon drum in the back of our cars.

This was a great question about how to pass gas stations that has really taken off to what if's.

[b_hickman11]

Originally Posted by CtrlAltDefeat

The weight of the extra gas would be about 370lbs, so it would be like having a couple of 185lbs people in the back...

Why would we need a 70 gallon tank? You are going to have to stop to take a piss, lay or duece, get something to eat, etc anyways so it would be less $ to have the 11 gallon tank. Plus it would cause your shocks to fail prematurely and your back tires would also have more wear.

[CtrlAltDefeat]

Originally Posted by b_hickman11

Why would we need a 70 gallon tank? You are going to have to stop to take a piss, lay or duece, get something to eat, etc anyways so it would be less $ to have the 11 gallon tank. Plus it would cause your shocks to fail prematurely and your back tires would also have more wear.

for the non-stop cross country trip mentioned in the post just above that one...

[b_hickman11]

Originally Posted by CtrlAltDefeat

for the non-stop cross country trip mentioned in the post just above that one...

So you would just piss your pants and have some logs rolling around in your Levi's?

[RUFFSTUFF]

Originally Posted by b_hickman11

So you would just piss your pants and have some logs rolling around in your Levi's?

Empty Mountain Dew bottles can handle half of that problem.

[127.0.0.1]

Originally Posted by RUFFSTUFF

Empty Mountain Dew bottles can handle half of that problem.

space diapers

[RUFFSTUFF]

Originally Posted by 127.0.0.1

space diapers

Like that crazy NASA chick... yum