550 Owners

Howdy Bart - Unlike a motorcycle or other vehicles where you have a valve to access the "Reserve", the 5 gallons mentioned in the manual is the amount of fuel that should be available after the warning light illuminates.

Please read the old 550 fuel gauge thread:

http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=567

Be aware that among the many truths of Ferrari ownership are:

1. Second gear synchros appreciate a few minutes of warmth to properly function and,
2. Fuel gauges are almost useless and display in purely arbitrary manner

Cheers!

Kaller

 

Bart:
I used it. I put 29.566 gal in one day. Ran 93 miles or so with light on. Dealer won't know squat. Dan and I and Dave have all sucked fumes, I went the farthest. Gauges are conservative, so we don't get stranded.
Better than optimistic, actually.
FWIW
Lee
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W H A T ? ? ?

SUPER for $1.479 ? ? ?

Must be nice . . .

I hate Los Angeles . . . but still better than Germany, $5/gallon .

Enjoy . . .

 

Sure Lee, you just *have* to show that off again.

Bart: you can go 80 miles with the light on. I did 81 (damn you Lee!)

--Dan

 

Hey, I got 8.4mpg on that tank...Think we need a GPH gauge instead of a fuel level.

I left ya the top 1/3 of the filler neck to beat me

Gas is still so cheap here I leave it idling when I'm at work...paid 1.61 for 93 octane in Z8 today.

FWIW
Lee

PS, glad you're still alive, Dan

 

Excellent, I have a sporting chance then!

Thanks for the wishes...but is there something I should know?

--Dan