0.00 & 8.88 (gas tank)

[sixcrows]

I have read many discussions on this forum devoted to the capacity of the smart's gas tank.

Well, this morning, much to my horror, my smart's gas gauge clicked down to 0.0. I was able to drive another 2.4 miles with the gauge reading 0.0 gals.

When I filled up, I was surprised to see that the tank took 8.8 gallons of fuel. I did not (and never do) top off the tank. I withdrew the nozzle at the first click off.

So, how much fuel IS remaining in the tank AFTER the gauge reads 0.0?
What IS the capacity of the tank?

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.

[DFWehman]

Oh, please, use search, let's not go down this path AGAIN!

[sixcrows]

I don't understand you guys who go crazy when a subject is revisited by posters. Just close the discussion and don't participate.
Calm down and enjoy the forum.

[DFWehman]

Because they haven't changed the size of the tank since the last thread.. There is no new information. tank is what it is, and you proved what the prior threads settled on..

[sixcrows]

Like I said, if you aren't interested in the post, close it and move on.
You've now posted twice to a forum topic you aren't interested in.
I enjoy this website, and frequently read forum postings on topics that have been discussed many times. I just don't understand the energy expended in admonishing forum users on stuff like this.

Cheers.

[fmaxwell]

Originally Posted by sixcrows

Like I said, if you aren't interested in the post, close it and move on.
You've now posted twice to a forum topic you aren't interested in.
I enjoy this website, and frequently read forum postings on topics that have been discussed many times. I just don't understand the energy expended in admonishing forum users on stuff like this.

Amen!

Revisiting a topic often yields additional information or insight. I'm not so arrogant as to believe that once I've answered a question, that my answer should be forever enshrined as the answer for all eternity, to be searched for, read, but never to be questioned or discussed again.

Treat people online the way that you would were you to be talking to them face-to-face. Don't berate them because they tried to strike up a conversation rather than searching through transcripts of old conversations in which they were not participants.

[xviper]

I generally just lurk here but having been on many forums for years, it is my belief that there is something definitely wrong with those who have nothing better to do than to get upset with others who ask a question that has been asked before and chastise them for not searching. Good gawd, if everyone who ever has a question found the answer by searching, eventually all questions will be covered and nobody will ever post questions again and the forum dies. It stops being a forum for which it was originally brought into existence. It then just becomes a library. No-one ever needs to post anything anymore except garbage.
Geez, get a grip. If you don't want to answer, then DON'T. Does it make you feel so much better to tell somebody to go search? Do you go to a party and tell someone to shut up if they bring up a topic that was discussed at the last party? "We don't discuss that at this party. We talked about that last time. Go check the video tape of the last party. No need to bring that up again."
I had hoped that Smart car people were a nicer bunch of people but I guess in any crowd, you've got a few odd ones.

[p1nball]

8.7 tank
1.32 Res. Manual states that, but lost in translation.

[mike-in-sa]

If sixcrows (or anyone else) wants to put the questions to rest all he needs to do is drive the car until it runs out of gas & then tell us how much he puts in to fill it to the first click. So far no one has done this so the confusion continues. Only then will we know how big a smart tank REALLY is. I of course don't intend to do this but I hope someone does.

[smart fortimo]

Originally Posted by p1nball

8.7 tank
1.32 Res. Manual states that, but lost in translation.

Oh sorry.... still no definitive resolve on this question