That message and beep bugs the crap outta me, as well. It keeps overriding the temperature display, which drives me nuts. After years of driving and not knowing the outside temp, I've suddenly developed the need to know at all times. Closest thing I can compare it to is that feeling when you realize you've forgotten your watch or cell phone.

I'm with dzrv, too. You seriously have to TRY to run these things out of gas. I've got 15 or 20 miles after my countdown went to zero to see how big of an idiot buffer Ford built in. I finally gave up and figured I could find something better to do with my time.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by DUCK01
[B]That message and beep bugs the crap outta me, as well. It keeps overriding the temperature display, which drives me nuts. After years of driving and not knowing the outside temp, I've suddenly developed the need to know at all times. Closest thing I can compare it to is that feeling when you realize you've forgotten your watch or cell phone.

Duck01,

I'm with you 100% But for me it's the need to know the MPG every couple minute. In a perfect world if I could get the message center to alternate between MPG, outside temp, and Distance to E every 10 seconds I probably would cream my shorts.

Yep,
I've gone 5-10 miles after the dist. to E read 0. And still only pumped 28.6 gallons,,, and that was force feeding it.

Jeffery

 

Nah, it sez Low Fuel, best as I ken tell cuz my read'n ain't as good as my goesintas. At least I was smart enought to buy a bitch'n FX4!!!

 

Since when is the FX4 the economy truck? Several of you said the FX4 was the economy verion of the truck .....this couldn't be further from the truth. The XL is economy, STX is next, then the XLT, and FX4 is right under the Lariat with much of the same options available. FX4 and Lariat are the ONLY ones out of the 5 with the option for the flow through center console and shifter, Audiophile, and 18" wheels. Am I missing something here? But by the way, I have FX4 and the low fuel indicator along with the beep come on with about 4 - 5 gallons left which works out to 64-80 miles left, and the needle had JUST hit the E.

 

Yeah, it's just a pissing contest between Lariat and FX4 owners.
Some, like dzervit, have a bad case of FX4 envy

 

How could we envy something we passed by on our way to the top of the model line?

 

Is that why the Lariat is cheaper to buy than the FX4?
And to think I cuda got the wood grained plastic and the annoying beeper for less money....
BTW Dzervit you can lose the Christmas lights now.

 

At this point, I think he's just got them up early for next Christmas.

 

ummmm....I saw the top of the model line (lariat) and went back down to a much more attractive truck (FX4).

 

Low fuel buzzer went off.

Please send "gas card".

Hurry.

 

My low fuel light came on yesterday and supposedly, there is fifty miles worth of gas left. I let it go down to “10 miles to empty” and filled up; it took 28.8 gal. I average approximately 16mpg so the way I figure there was about 17.5 miles of gas left in my tank before I was walking.

 

You think you have it bad, here's what I hear in my King Ranch:

Just fill the tank:
"Thank you, I knew you cared about me"

3/4 tank:
"Are you seeing somebody else?"

1/2 tank:
" I'm thinking about contacting a lawyer"

1/4 tank:
"Get ready pal, unless you fill me up, I'm taking you to the cleaners"

1/8 tank:
"you are about to become my Biatch!!"

1/16th tank and lower:
"I'm going to die Biatch. I'm going to die Biatch, I'm going to die Biatch.....

 

Good greif, I just can't believe this thread is still going

I like hearing the beep, makes me feel good about spending $35000 on the truck!