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Old Jul 14, 2008 | 03:12 PM
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How large is it? how many gallons does it hold? I'm curious because I'll be taking a trip to PA (about 360 miles) and trying to google maps how many gas station stops I'll need to make.
 
Old Jul 14, 2008 | 04:04 PM
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fill it up once at each end and it should make it.

it is a 17 gallon tank... but that don't mean the pickup tube will pick up that much of it. plus, your computers MPG rating may be a little off. However, if you top off before leaving and fill up at the other end, I think you'll be just fine
 
Old Jul 14, 2008 | 09:33 PM
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fill it up once at each end and it should make it.

it is a 17 gallon tank... but that don't mean the pickup tube will pick up that much of it. plus, your computers MPG rating may be a little off. However, if you top off before leaving and fill up at the other end, I think you'll be just fine
Awesome thanks! I'm excited to visit a few college friends for the weekend, and hopefully see The Dark Knight too! And that just made the trip even better.
 
Old Jul 31, 2008 | 08:49 AM
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i believe my owners manual says 17... but edmunds may be right. but again, that don't mean the pickup tube will pick it all up. Our Honda Odyssey has a 21 gallon tank and we learned the hard way it only picks up 19.2 gallons of it.
 
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The route I took to get to my destination in PA ended up being a little over 400 miles, and I made it on one tank (which was awesome because gas was almost a quarter cheaper in PA than in MA). It was a nice trip, the car did fantastic, no issues whatsoever.
 
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yay for saving money told you you could make it
 
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