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Hello.....I am new to these forums and also new to the Ford Aspire. Quite frankly up until 2 days ago I had never even heard of the car till I saw one for sale for only 700 dollars. I needed something fuel efficient and inexpensive without a whole high mileage and came across this nifty little 4door hatchback. I have owned civic hatchback before and have always liked the style and handling of these small and fuel efficient cars.
So I bought it and it already had nearly a full tank. Drove it home and drove all over the place till the tank showed empty. Stopped at the gas station and filled it up.
Here is where it gets really weird.
Even though my fuel gauge showed below the empty line, on fumes apparently, it only took just a little over 4.5 gallons. I thought it was off since it was supposed to be a 10 gallon tank then why not show my tank only half full. Well, I checked and sure enough it showed full once again.
So do I really only have a 5 gallon fuel tank or is something not quite right with my gauge or what is the deal? Like I said it showed totally empty and below the red line.
Thanks for any help!
BTW. Love my car. Drove 70 miles roundtrip, half of the commute driving up 5K feet in elevation, and the gauge is still showing nearly full. That's some very nice MPG!