Ran out of gas! 2008 LTZ

I top mine off twice a week, never goes below half. No reason for me to find out what rock bottom is.

89Suburban said:

No reason for me to find out what rock bottom is.

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THIS.

2008LTZ. When the fuel light is on and you park with the front down hill, you are screwed until it is level again. Trust me I know. I had to get a golf club assistant to pull me back to level one day after 18. The low fuel light came on and I didn’t want to miss my tee time!!!!

Geotrash said:

On the bright side, at least you were driving a V8 Tahoe pulling a trailer. Imagine how embarrassing running out of gas would be if you were driving a Prius.

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to be fair, as long as he wasn't miles from a gas station, he could have probably stayed under 20mph and made it in the battery lol


plus it will do almost 100 miles after the light comes on. I've had a ton of fun in the Colorado mountain unpaved roads in a rental prius c. Great little cars and Toyota indestructible, I have a hard time hating on them.

FYI I used to play the how far can I go on a tank of gas game. The tech who replaced my failed fuel pump said "I don't suggest running the tank low, pumps overheat. They count on the fuel to keep them cool".

Hobert said:

FYI I used to play the how far can I go on a tank of gas game. The tech who replaced my failed fuel pump said "I don't suggest running the tank low, pumps overheat. They count on the fuel to keep them cool".

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Xactly.

I never actually played the how far I could go on a tank of gas game lol I participated, far too many times , out of necessity and did not find it fun in the least lol. As a result I barely go past a half tank these days.

For decades, I've made it a priority to fill my gas tank anytime it gets in the neighborhood of 1/4 full. I'm happy to state that in 55 years of driving, I've never run out of gas. (Probably just jinxed myself now.)

Once the f/p & level sender are replaced it’s an accurate set up. I went from 1/4 tank = on empty, reserves only, to bells & whistles going off on empty means if I back into my driveway that’s on a slight incline, the truck may not start unless I roll it to street level after a new unit was installed.

A little off topic here but thought it interesting how many contractors that have e85 capable full size SUV & trucks, any manufacturer, are filling up on corn gas here in SoCal. The 1 Ton pick up with a 5th wheel towing a car carrier with 4 cars pulling into the e85 bay was a head scratcher at first. The guy said he fills up with e85 because the 6.0 loves it over the mountain pass with a load. He said the $1h fill up ain’t bad either.

The kicker yesterday was the gardener pulling all his equipment with a gorgeous black 2010’sh Esky topping off with e85. I gave him the nod of mutual respect for being so frick’n clever.

89Suburban said:

I top mine off twice a week, never goes below half. No reason for me to find out what rock bottom is.

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Can't hide money.