How low do you guys go....

zaheer · 07-26-2011, 09:59 AM

no not what your thinking...but wondered how low on the mileage range do you guys drive up until before filling up normally.

I hear people say its bad for the fuel bump drivng under 20 miles remaining etc, but sometimes I drive up until 10 miles left...only bcos theres so many petrol stations in london..and that i feel lazy sometimes

Ahmad11 · 07-26-2011, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by zaheer

no not what your thinking...but wondered how low on the mileage range do you guys drive up until before filling up normally.

I hear people say its bad for the fuel bump drivng under 20 miles remaining etc, but sometimes I drive up until 10 miles left...only bcos theres so many petrol stations in london..and that i feel lazy sometimes

I heard after o MLs we have a reserve tank..I've driven many times under no MLs

zaheer · 07-26-2011, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Ahmad11

I heard after o MLs we have a reserve tank..I've driven many times under no MLs

wow..ive done this on a E46 once and it just displayed - - - -

ItsmeX5 · 07-26-2011, 11:35 AM

lol yeah did same thing on my e46 ------ drove it for about 5 miles after that and then filled up. got pretty lazy and always thinking I can get that "tier 1" station down the street

tibra1 · 07-26-2011, 11:38 AM

I usually go for about 30-40 mins..

allen_993 · 07-26-2011, 12:04 PM

On my '95 525i (E34), the fuel pump was located inside the gas tank. IF the fuel pump is located inside the E90 tank...and I don't know if it is...then driving the tank "empty" might be an issue. I say this because it is my understanding that cooling for the pump is provided by the gasoline that surrounds it in the tank. So as the pump becomes "exposed"...the tank getting empty...the cooling is reduced. I would think that the newer cars would handle the cooling different....but I don't know that.

Having said all that...I typically run the tank till the "low fuel" light comes on (50-70 miles ?), then get gas next time I'm around my usual gas station.

bluecusion · 07-26-2011, 12:12 PM

i ve been to about 20 miles after --miles left.... not fun at all...

CJ421 · 07-26-2011, 12:18 PM

I fill up at about a quarter tank.

nick123 · 07-26-2011, 02:10 PM

Usually fill up with 50 miles or so left. Here's a pic I took in my s2000 when I was on the way to a gas station.

OlivaresAnthony · 07-26-2011, 02:18 PM

I fill up ASAP once I hit a quarter tank.

Timothy J · 07-26-2011, 02:29 PM

between three quarters and a half a tank. I don't use the car much during the week so when I'm bored on the weekend I go and put 20-35 bucks in.

M340i Pride · 07-26-2011, 02:43 PM

when it chimes. never had any problems.

Tee212 · 07-26-2011, 02:48 PM

fewwww i feel better now, i get paranoid around 10-15 mls lol

JohnSprm69 · 07-26-2011, 04:12 PM

i usually drive till under 5 mls or sometime to -- -- and nothing has happened so far, i have a gas station about 3 minutes from my house I'm just lazy and cheap

Dr. Nate · 07-26-2011, 04:50 PM

I fill up when it chimes at me or I come across cheap premium at a Cbevron gas station.

-Nate

Bimmer84 · 07-26-2011, 04:52 PM

Quarter tank is usually my cutoff...

Flying_Dutchman13 · 07-26-2011, 05:13 PM

I usually drive until its empty, or close to it. No point in filling up any earlier.

Syndicategt · 07-26-2011, 05:16 PM

Usually a quarter tank.

I drive it down to 20-30 mls when I need to put race gas in.

Antony_correia11 · 07-26-2011, 05:20 PM

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I usually drive until its empty, or close to it. No point in filling up any earlier.

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I don't see any point,

07-26-2011, 09:59 AM	#1
zaheer Captain 83 Rep 861 Posts Drives: E93 335i Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: London, UK iTrader: (1)	How low do you guys go.... no not what your thinking...but wondered how low on the mileage range do you guys drive up until before filling up normally. I hear people say its bad for the fuel bump drivng under 20 miles remaining etc, but sometimes I drive up until 10 miles left...only bcos theres so many petrol stations in london..and that i feel lazy sometimes __________________
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ItsmeX5 Lieutenant 22 Rep 458 Posts Drives: 2018 X5, 2013 M5, 2007 SL55 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (2)	lol yeah did same thing on my e46 ------ drove it for about 5 miles after that and then filled up. got pretty lazy and always thinking I can get that "tier 1" station down the street
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allen_993 Enlisted Member 0 Rep 46 Posts Drives: '09 328i Blk/Blk Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Alabama iTrader: (0)	On my '95 525i (E34), the fuel pump was located inside the gas tank. IF the fuel pump is located inside the E90 tank...and I don't know if it is...then driving the tank "empty" might be an issue. I say this because it is my understanding that cooling for the pump is provided by the gasoline that surrounds it in the tank. So as the pump becomes "exposed"...the tank getting empty...the cooling is reduced. I would think that the newer cars would handle the cooling different....but I don't know that. Having said all that...I typically run the tank till the "low fuel" light comes on (50-70 miles ?), then get gas next time I'm around my usual gas station.
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07-26-2011, 12:12 PM	#7
bluecusion Lieutenant 57 Rep 515 Posts Drives: X5M competition Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brentwood, TN iTrader: (35)	i ve been to about 20 miles after --miles left.... not fun at all...
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nick123 Private First Class 7 Rep 109 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Vegas iTrader: (0)	Usually fill up with 50 miles or so left. Here's a pic I took in my s2000 when I was on the way to a gas station.
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Timothy J Captain 49 Rep 752 Posts Drives: Too much Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Hudson Valley, NY iTrader: (1)	between three quarters and a half a tank. I don't use the car much during the week so when I'm bored on the weekend I go and put 20-35 bucks in. __________________ 2001 Chevy 2500HD Duramax 2003 VW Jetta TDI 2012 BMW F800GS 2024 BMW M2 BSM 6MT Carbon Package
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Tee212 Banned 81 Rep 4,541 Posts Drives: yes Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Riverside iTrader: (9) Garage List 2010 335 [8.00]	fewwww i feel better now, i get paranoid around 10-15 mls lol
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JohnSprm69 Colonel 162 Rep 2,007 Posts Drives: AW e92 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (4)	i usually drive till under 5 mls or sometime to -- -- and nothing has happened so far, i have a gas station about 3 minutes from my house I'm just lazy and cheap
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Flying_Dutchman13 Private First Class 1 Rep 183 Posts Drives: A Helicopter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (0)	I usually drive until its empty, or close to it. No point in filling up any earlier.
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Syndicategt Brigadier General 153 Rep 3,730 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Nor Cal iTrader: (11)	Usually a quarter tank. I drive it down to 20-30 mls when I need to put race gas in. __________________ 2008 BMW 335i e90 - Sold - Rob Beck Turbos / PROcede V5 / Aquamist HFS-4 / AR Downpipes / AE Exhaust / ER Comp FMIC / ER CP / TiAL BOV / Custom Intake / RPI Scoops / Quaife LSD / Swift-Koni Coilovers / DSS HS / Morr VS8.2 Sig Black / Michelin PSS / P3 Boost Guage / M3 body / M3 steering wheel / Adam's Rotors / Hawk HPS / SS lines /
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