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How long does a full tank of gas last you?

Asked by AdventureElephants (1412points) January 27th, 2016 from iPhone

How long, both in days and miles, does your tank last? How big is the tank?

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majorrich's avatar

A tank of fuel can last two to three weeks or 300 miles for me. I have a twenty gallon tank but only get about 28 miles per gallon. But that was quite a feat for a full sized car back in ‘78

Pachy's avatar

This elephant has a new car, an economy model, that holds around 10.8 gallons, which squeezes me out roughly 25 mpg. I’m not doing much driving right now so a tank lasts me a week or so, give or take. Gas costs $1.53 right now so a tankful runs me around $20 a fillup—a far, far cry from what I was paying a year and a half or two years ago with a bigger, less fuel-efficient car.

elbanditoroso's avatar

25 gallon tank, around 450 miles depending on if it is highway driving or city driving.

Full size pickup truck.

Hawaii_Jake's avatar

A full tank lasts me a month since I ride the bus to work. :)

AdventureElephants's avatar

@Pachy A new car, how exciting!

Kropotkin's avatar

It lasts forever.

I don’t drive.

JLeslie's avatar

Right now, in my car, about two weeks. I think my husbands truck is about ten days. I’m not sure exactly, but I think my car takes 16 gallons, and the truck takes 30.

flutherother's avatar

It lasts about 180 days as I usually drive just once a year on holiday when I fill up twice and do around 800 miles.

Pachy's avatar

Well, @AdventureElephants, it would have been a happier experience had I not been forced to buy it due to an accident that totaled my previous car. :-(

janbb's avatar

About a week or 300 miles. Get about 18.5 miles to a gallon, more for highway driving.

SecondHandStoke's avatar

I don’t really pay attention. Fuel economy is not my first concern.

I generally add gasoline $5 at a time as the mass of a full tank of fuel effects the car’s driving dynamics. negatively.

On a long trip I fill up. I can get from Atlanta to Gainesville FL on my 13 gallon tank. (This is with performance modifications and a heavy right foot). Ignition timing is manually set for near maximum power, not fuel economy. However the car has been on a mild mass reduction program.

Full synthetic motor oil improves fuel economy notably. So do the rigid and slightly overinflated tires.

Stinley's avatar

I get about 40 us mpg (about 50 imperial mpg). a tank lasts me about a week
I think it’s mad that I buy in litres, drive in miles but my car tells me mpg. I would prefer mpl but apparently that’s not a thing

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