First complete fillup soon. Safe to go to "0 mi to E"?

[Easy Rider]

For storage you should ALWAYS fill the tank first. Less air at the top means less condensation of water vapor.

Then the answer is: You use the amount of stabilizer based on the tank capacity. :)

[Texasota]

For storage you should ALWAYS fill the tank first. Less air at the top means less condensation of water vapor.

Then the answer is: You use the amount of stabilizer based on the tank capacity. :)

That is what boat owners commonly do when storing for the winter. It has worked well for me. As the end of boatings season approaches I fill the last couple of tanks with non-alcohol gas to minimize the percentage of ethanol in the tank.

Edited February 2, 2015 by Texasota

[machoman1337]

if your fuel gauge is as inaccurate as mine, I'm sure it's safe - but find a station as soon as the "empty" warning comes on, to be safe. I managed to see at least 10 km more of range when my car said "empty".

 

The tank capacity is supposed to be 51 litres. Yet every time the indicator shows half or less remaining, and I fill up, it turns out I only needed to put in 20 litres at most, which is less than half the capacity. It's especially annoying if I happen to pump at a full-serve station (it's a bylaw in one part of Metro Vancouver), because the attendant will be surprised at the low amount and often attempt to top-off the tank with another squeeze or two, and I read that topping-off isn't good for this car.

 

Anyway, I don't see much point in trying to go all the way to empty, unless you're a Canadian on a day trip down south trying to max out the amount of American gas you can stuff in. If you're driving along and happen to see that the gas price is lower today than it was yesterday, just stop and fill up, even if it's less than a quarter tank!

 

I have fond memories of my last trip to Seattle in my FFH, where I purposely waited for the empty warning to come on before finally filling to the brim (saving about 40 cents per litre in the process at that period's exchange rate). That was when I was able to go 10 km extra without any issues.