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Old 07-09-2004, 07:37 PM
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Hi Kenny:

___No, since I know the Insight holds ~ 14.0 gallons with a long tank and I had 109 mpg on the Trip A, I knew I had an ~ 1,526 mile total range. The tank actually can hold another .1 or .2 above that. I have also driven the Insight 173 miles after 2 bars on the fuel gauge and 96 miles after the low fuel light first lit last month with even lower fuel economy so I have a very good idea as to how far she can go. With the above, I was close but not out when I filled her up at 1,523.9 miles. The same with Rick Reece’s Prius I distance record. I know I have ~ 100 miles to go after the low fuel light in the Corolla when I nailed its last tank last month as well. I am not sure how Krousdb or Buzz70 calculated their max range but I am sure they used a similar method to keep from running them dry.

___Good Luck

___Wayne R. Gerdes
___Hunt Club Farms Landscaping Ltd.
___Waynegerdes@earthlink.net

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