Why is my 95 auto hatch gutted eating so much gas? Options

[sobeones]

When you fill up your tank, how many gallons do you end up putting in on average?

i think like 10

[cyberblader1130]

When you fill up your tank, how many gallons do you end up putting in on average?

i think like 10

And..... How many miles do you get before you decide you have to fill up again?

[solidxsnake]

Keep in mind the tank is 15.9 gallons. So if you're filling it with 10 when it's "empty," you've got 5.9 gallons still in there

[mkernz22]

no way is it 15.9, I could have sworn I put in at least 15 or 16 gallons when it's in between E and a quarter tank...

[solidxsnake]

no way is it 15.9, I could have sworn I put in at least 15 or 16 gallons when it's in between E and a quarter tank...

It's a 60 liter tank = 13 UK Gal. = 15.9 US Gal. tank guaranteed.

[mkernz22]

oh sh!t haha so that means my mpg calculation was off because I thought I had a 18 gallon tank lol

[solidxsnake]

oh sh!t haha so that means my mpg calculation was off because I thought I had a 18 gallon tank lol

Hahahaha woops! xD

[mkernz22]

big ooops! lol
i'm getting better gas mileage than i thought!

[cyberblader1130]

It happens, i always thought i had a smaller tank than 15.9 gallons though. Good to hear your getting good gas mileage though! Do you have 10% ethanol in your gas there?

[mkernz22]

i believe so? lol i'll check next time im at the pump

[cyberblader1130]

I hate the stuff, lol. The only reason i run premium around here is cuz there is no ethanol in it. I see a bit of a difference in gas mileage even when i floor it.
If you do pump the ethanol mix, try gas without it and see if there is a difference in mileage. I would very much like to know if im just hallucinating or not.

[e30og]

From Edmunds.com:

Fuel Data

Fuel
Fuel Tank Capacity: 15.9 gal.
EPA Mileage Estimates: (City/Highway/Combined)
Manual: 21 mpg / 27 mpg / 23 mpg

Range in Miles:
Manual: 333.9 mi. / 429.3 mi. / 365.7 mi.

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that actually matches up to exactly what I get when I drive the car....I had no idea it was 15.9 gallons though. I usually fill up after cruisin through like 14 gallons since the stupid fuel gauge needle jumps around. the light comes on and off, its so annoying.

you figure some idiot would have figured out a way to keep a car's fuel needle from jumping around when it gets lower on gas!

[solidxsnake]

From Edmunds.com:

Fuel Data

Fuel
Fuel Tank Capacity: 15.9 gal.
EPA Mileage Estimates: (City/Highway/Combined)
Manual: 21 mpg / 27 mpg / 23 mpg

Range in Miles:
Manual: 333.9 mi. / 429.3 mi. / 365.7 mi.

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that actually matches up to exactly what I get when I drive the car....I had no idea it was 15.9 gallons though. I usually fill up after cruisin through like 14 gallons since the stupid fuel gauge needle jumps around. the light comes on and off, its so annoying.

you figure some idiot would have figured out a way to keep a car's fuel needle from jumping around when it gets lower on gas!

Just the mechanism for the measurement. The surface of the gasoline will tend to move around more when there's less in the tank which screws with the float. There should definitely be a better way to read the gas level, though. My Corolla is particularly terrible, it will fluctuate about +-1/3 tank in any given drive.