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For contiguous US, 1fz is what we have standard and it can be marginal with only the main tank. Adding a few jerry cans or a small/medium size subtank takes care of range anxiety for some rare places, or more importantly opens up the ability to explore without heading to a fuel station to top up. As has been pointed out, you'll pretty well always find petrol at a station, diesel is more the rarity, especially some out of the out of the way spots.
Given (in the contiguous US) you really can't purposefully drive to a place that isn't within 50 miles or so of a petrol station, it isn't life threatening to not have 500-1000 miles of range.
I installed a subtank in my 80 a couple of decades back. It certainly is nice to know that regardless of where the main tank needle is, that there's at least 100 miles reserve to get me back to a fuel station somewhere. Lets me wander/explore.
Not having a subtank standard in the US was and is a poor choice for us. I'm wondering if having a rear mounted fuel tank was already a DOT issue for rear end collisions.
Yeah, in oz, I can't imagine (other than the mall cruising brigade) why anyone would not buy a diesel for the bush. There I do have a safe 1200km range in the tank and will carry upwards of 5 jerry cans of diesel for an additional 750km of range. You can be back of beyond and be having range anxiety even with 1800km+ of range. And yes, you'll find diesel at any country/bush town. It's a different infrastructure to support a different usage/need. In some out of the way places a station (mega ranch) will sell diesel out of a drum, knowing that they are one of the few places on a long stretch where a traveller could refuel, ain't cheap, but the other option is not an option for many...
At least with the old nissan diesel, I get a steady MPG, whether driving for days in 2nd gear or on good roads. Loaded with gear and a brick shaped box on the roof. This is where many diesels shine, they don't become thirsty camels when you work them. The predicatable MPG makes for less range anxiety when the terrain requires more oompf.
For the OP, a subtank is the cheapest way to get extra range if carrying jerry cans is not viable.
cheers,
george.
Given (in the contiguous US) you really can't purposefully drive to a place that isn't within 50 miles or so of a petrol station, it isn't life threatening to not have 500-1000 miles of range.
I installed a subtank in my 80 a couple of decades back. It certainly is nice to know that regardless of where the main tank needle is, that there's at least 100 miles reserve to get me back to a fuel station somewhere. Lets me wander/explore.
Not having a subtank standard in the US was and is a poor choice for us. I'm wondering if having a rear mounted fuel tank was already a DOT issue for rear end collisions.
Yeah, in oz, I can't imagine (other than the mall cruising brigade) why anyone would not buy a diesel for the bush. There I do have a safe 1200km range in the tank and will carry upwards of 5 jerry cans of diesel for an additional 750km of range. You can be back of beyond and be having range anxiety even with 1800km+ of range. And yes, you'll find diesel at any country/bush town. It's a different infrastructure to support a different usage/need. In some out of the way places a station (mega ranch) will sell diesel out of a drum, knowing that they are one of the few places on a long stretch where a traveller could refuel, ain't cheap, but the other option is not an option for many...
At least with the old nissan diesel, I get a steady MPG, whether driving for days in 2nd gear or on good roads. Loaded with gear and a brick shaped box on the roof. This is where many diesels shine, they don't become thirsty camels when you work them. The predicatable MPG makes for less range anxiety when the terrain requires more oompf.
For the OP, a subtank is the cheapest way to get extra range if carrying jerry cans is not viable.
cheers,
george.