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Originally Posted by JustSoFit302

Okay, so I'm reading threads of people getting all these miles on a tank of gas in their Fits. I have an 09 Fit Sport w/automatic trans. I'm sad to report that as of this date and I've owned my Fit since January, I've yet to even got 350 miles on a tank of gas. My gas light normally comes on somewhere under 300. I'm just needing a little direction because I love my Fit but I miss the mileage that I used to get on my 2000 Accord.

You're not talking about miles per gallon, you're talking about miles per tankful. Fits supposedly only have 10.9 gallon gas tanks so you will not necessarily be able to drive a lot of miles between fillups. There are two things you can do if that is your goal.

1. "Hyperfill" the tank. For some reason, probably due to the fuel tank's location under the front seats, Fits have a lot more fuel capacity than advertised; it just takes a bit of patience to find it. Keep pumping, slowly, after the pump kicks off automatically. Some people watch the filler neck, and stop when they gas near the top; I just add 2 gallons more than the pump's stopping point. 2 extra gallons of gas in a modestly driven Fit should put you into the 400 mile range before you see that low fuel light.

2. Ignore the low fuel light and see how far you get. This would require you to either carry a spare gas canb all the time, which is not necessarily safe, or else have faith in friends to bring you gas when you run out. The point of the exercise would be to see if your low fuel light is coming on too early. For example, the low fuel light in our Jeep comes on when there is still 100 miles worth of fuel in the tank. That's ridiculous, and we've learned to ignore it and watch the trip odometer instead.