I bought my svx last april and it was june when I figured out there was a fuel light on her. My needle hits E with about 5 gal in the tank and the light comes on with 4 gal in the tank. And I get about 250-280 miles for 15gal in the winter and last summer was getting over 300 per 15gal. (I say 15gal because I have never ran her lower then that.)