# Fuel tank capacity - real or estimate?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-tank-capacity-real-or-estimate/65881>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** radio, rsx\
**Created:** [July 1, 2011, 11:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-tank-capacity-real-or-estimate/65881 "2011-07-01T11:27:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 3

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**Author:** ![mario\_gm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@mario\_gm](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mario_gm)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 11:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-tank-capacity-real-or-estimate/65881/41 "2011-07-19T23:35:58Z")

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Assuming of course that all the gauges are accurate… in my experience, they’re not.

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**Author:** ![piter\_devries](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@piter\_devries](https://community.cartalk.com/u/piter_devries)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 4:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-tank-capacity-real-or-estimate/65881/42 "2011-07-20T04:51:18Z")

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"_Conclusion: I’m not going back to the “cheap” gas station where I bought a 14+ gallon fill-up._ "

Wait a minute. You drove 10 or 15 miles extra to pay MORE to fill up your tank?

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