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LexusES250 · 08-05-2004, 07:42 AM

Hello all,

Don't know if this is me, but it always seems like whenever I fill up at my local petrol stop, and then drive around for a little I am back to empty w/ the fuel light on. Mind you I know that my ES250 only gets 18CITY/25HYW or something close. I have no exhaust leaks, spark plugs are good, spark wires are new. Air filter is good. What is the problem. My mom has a Carolla and complains of the same thing. It must be a minute thing that Toyota had yet to perfect. Their product overall is amazing, and I wouldn'y own anything else, but can you answer my question? Is there anything that I can do to help this?

Later,

Bart

Snow White IS · 08-05-2004, 08:11 AM

It's probably something with the meter then... maybe the needle came loose?

***MRQtwinturbo*** · 08-05-2004, 09:12 AM

u should try to use ur trip odemeter....reset it to zero every fill up..that way u can more accurately guage/monitor fuel consumption......

dna59 · 08-05-2004, 04:48 PM

i seem to have the same problem. like my gas just seems to dissappear in my camry. well according to the gauge.

bowlofturtle · 08-05-2004, 10:17 PM

same with my camry. every other day i'm filling up

dna59 · 08-06-2004, 12:51 AM

same her i put in like $20 every other day.

***MRQtwinturbo*** · 08-06-2004, 08:00 AM

20 in gas doesn't not go very far these days......how much do u pay for gas where ur from??......what kind of driving do u do??...mainly city or hwy??......gas doesn't simply just evaporate.....

Snow White IS · 08-06-2004, 08:04 AM

LOL... sounds like I have the same problem then... have to fill up every couple of days

dna59 · 08-10-2004, 10:05 PM

I pay $5USD for a gallon of gas. I do mostly city driving and $20 only lasts me not even a day if i'm doing stuff all over the city. Keep in mind Belize City isn't large at all.

azndragon04 · 08-11-2004, 01:14 AM

5 in gas? holy crap, and i thought 2usd was a lot..

LexusES250 · 08-11-2004, 04:41 PM

You aint kidin $5 for gas; although Gas has gone down to a low and cool $1.78, but that doesn't help things cause my cat convertor is smoked, and leaking.

dna59 · 08-15-2004, 10:09 AM

Sorry about that i made a mistake it's $4USD for a gallon, but they predict by the end of the year it will be $5USD for a gallon. Our governent sucks cuz they get more than 50% of that $4. When it does reach $5 I'm gonna sell my cara nd try to get a desiel vehicle. Probably one of those old school desiel Mercedes Benz since they go for kinda cheap here.