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| StevieC | Dec 19 2009, 01:11 AM Post #31 |
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Empty to full for me seems to represent 6 gallons. I've travelled 160 miles after Empty before, and the car started to suffer hesitation. |
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| dimetrodon | Dec 20 2009, 12:19 AM Post #32 |
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This is amazing: "All Metro/Swift built in Canada (the vast majority of them, only the early 89's, GTi's, and convertibles were built in Japan) have a 10.6 gallon tank. Installed, with the filler neck connected, they'll take about 11.2. I drive mine until it stumbles and then fill it up until it dribbles down the fender all the time and have never had a problem with a fuel pump, fuel filter, or charcoal canister. This is over six cars and about 700K miles. I never put in less than ten gallons and have driven into the station and put in 11 gallons about ten times in a couple of different cars." How many of your six cars were from the 1990-1994 production interval? |
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| Woodie | Dec 20 2009, 07:38 AM Post #33 |
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Two, most of my cars have been GEN3 cars, but two of them didn't last long, low mileage totals. I had a late 89, a 90, a 97 that I totaled at 5K, a 97 that I totaled at 57K, a 98, and an 01. All but the very last bought new at the dealer, bought the 01 off a used car lot with 27K on it. I've seen no difference in fuel tank or fuel gauge behavior across the board. Sales brochures say that the 98 and newer cars have .3 gallons smaller tanks because the charcoal canister was moved from under the hood to the gas tank area, but I perceive no difference, have still put 11 gallons in. |
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| dimetrodon | Dec 20 2009, 01:06 PM Post #34 |
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Wow! I recalled that you had about 700K miles driven in Metros, but I did not know how many of these cars you have bought new. I wonder if there is any way to find out if any other individual in the USA has ever bought more new ones? Thanks for the info. It is of practical use to me since I like to drive two full days (about 365 miles) between fill-ups, and now that the cold weather and snow tires have reduced my gas mileage to about 45 mpg, I need to know how far I can go into the E zone. How do the Gen 3 Metros differ from the Gen 2's in mileage, cabin room, and maintenance? |
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| Woodie | Dec 20 2009, 01:34 PM Post #35 |
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Mileage is 5 to 10 mpg less, depending on equipment. My 4/5 98 and 01 both got exactly 40 mpg, 3/5's got 43mpg. The 89 was an XFI, got 50 to 52 and the 90 was an automatic, got 35 to 40. Cabin room isn't really much different, a little bigger but not much. More rear seat room, something I care nothing about. They're a bit quieter and just feel more sturdy. No real difference in maintenance, damned near nothing on any of them. Change the oil every 7,500, plugs and filter every 30K, front brake pads and tires every 50K, that's about it. |
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| dimetrodon | Dec 20 2009, 01:53 PM Post #36 |
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Are your mileage figures are for real-world, semi-urban conditions between Laurel and D.C. ? |
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| Woodie | Dec 21 2009, 05:55 AM Post #37 |
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Oh yeah, sorry. That's in daily driving as an office machine repairman. City/highway mix, probably 50/50 from 65mph cruise to logjam stop and go. My driving conditions have been pretty much the same for twenty years. |
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