I really wanted to know how much gas this thing holds. Since my wife is going to be out of town for the next few days, I did not want to risk running out of gas while responsible for two kids. Also, I did not want to tote around a spare gallon of gas in a gas can while my kids were in the car. So, I drove a few unnecessary miles yesterday and this morning. However, I did not run out of gas and decided to fill up at 902 miles.


Since the last picture, I drove 100.6 miles at an average fuel economy of 78.8 mpg. I added 13.727 gallons of gas to the tank which calculates to 65.7 mpg.

My number in the mileage database is slightly different. This is because I do not normally top off. Because of this, I use the first click as my baseline. For example, when filling up, I record the amount of gas at the first click. Any extra that I put in after this point gets carried over to the next tank. This adds the error of first click variations, but it removes the wild and inaccurate swings in calculated FE you would get in going from a topped-off tank to a nontopped-off tank and vice versa.

Anyway, it looks like a 1000 mile tank is certainly possible. I'm not sure of the tank's capacity. But I'm guessing it is at least 14 gallons when topped off. If I can average over 70 mpg, I should be able to do it. With this tank, my wife drove 100+ miles with fuel economy in the low 50s. To average in the 70s, I will have to keep this vehicle to myself for the duration of the tank. I guess we'll have to see how feasible that is.