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Old 06 January 2003, 06:14 PM
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Just squeezed 57 litres into my 60 litre tank, any beat that??

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Old 06 January 2003, 06:17 PM
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Bet i can squeeze 60 in mine.







I think my best is 54.
Old 06 January 2003, 06:18 PM
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My Merc tank is 90L plus a 10L reserve.... ouch !

Old 06 January 2003, 06:19 PM
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I once did 55 and a bit in my MY01, but that was literally by coasting into the garage. I try not to run it too low, but around 54 litres it starts to get jumpy so I don't know where those missing 5 litres are hiding

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Old 06 January 2003, 06:37 PM
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thats handy for the thievin toerag scumbag that steals ya car then!

i never go more than a tenner in my cars at a time, happened to my mate and they ragged it silly till ran out of fuel and dumped it.
Old 06 January 2003, 06:43 PM
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if your gunna run u r scoobs low on fuel check the fuel filters as they soon get the crap in em when pump starts sucking from bottom of tank
Old 06 January 2003, 07:08 PM
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THE PUMP SUCKS FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK ANYWAY!! otherwise it would only run when it was full of fuel!
Old 06 January 2003, 07:16 PM
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yip i worded that 1 wrong didnt i tut tut ,,,,,, but it is known that when low on fuel you risk sh1te getting through
Old 06 January 2003, 07:41 PM
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Not that desperate to try ? Is it that important ?

Old 06 January 2003, 08:58 PM
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I dont fancy walking and I have a deep mistrust of fuel guages so I tend to fill just after it drops below 1/4 so normal about 40 litres goes in.
Old 06 January 2003, 10:13 PM
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I drove for 36 miles after the fuel light came on before filling up. There were still some full boost runs in that 36 miles and by the end the needle was well off the empty and back into the black I had a TDI Isuzu as a courtesy car and tried the same thinking the it would get even further! Er, no!! Got 15 miles then ran out of juice on the Bypass
Old 06 January 2003, 10:22 PM
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Yeah Kenny tends to try and get every last drop of fuel out of the car before filling up again! I'm the one that gets worried about how long the light is on for!

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Old 06 January 2003, 10:24 PM
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Put 56.5 litres in a couple of weeks ago

Was coming back from Gatwick, knew it was low but had enough to get home...... that was before the tailback/car park on the M25.....

Didn't tell the wife (sitting next to me) but the light came on just before the traffic jam, and stayed on until home.....




I did have a spare 5litre can in the boot though..... so only a slight tightening of buttocks
Old 06 January 2003, 10:40 PM
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Just put 54.3 litres in mine.

Which is worrying because it's a '95. So it should only have a 50 litre tank...

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Old 06 January 2003, 11:16 PM
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Well I managed to get 61.5lts into my STi4 tank........

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Old 06 January 2003, 11:19 PM
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I just hate filling up and like to see a nice full number (preferably above 250) on the trip mileage so that I don't get depressed and slit my wrists
Old 07 January 2003, 10:05 AM
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Numptie is correct. The low warning light was on for some time, and I put in £5 of petrol (it was all the cash I had with me at the time) to get me home. The low warning light did indeed stay on afterwards

I have actually got over 57 litres into my car on more than one occasion, but think my record was 58.2 litres.

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Old 07 January 2003, 10:12 AM
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59.3 now.

Once the low warning light comes on, it will not go off unless more than 14 litres is in the tank IIRC (read the manual one day)
Old 07 January 2003, 12:45 PM
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Last week, I put 53 liters into a 55 liter tank (Leon CUPRA R)....
Old 07 January 2003, 12:50 PM
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Put 57.35 in my Skoda. Oh and its a 58l tank
Old 01 June 2003, 06:19 PM
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Put 55.84 in mine this morning according to the reciept. My @rse cheeks were squeezed together all the way to the Petrol Station

Stefan

[Edited by ozzy - 1/6/2003 6:21:44 PM]
Old 01 June 2003, 06:33 PM
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John(forgot me wallet)S* once told me he'd driven around with the fuel light on for a while 'til he got scared. He pulled into a petrol station, put in a fiver's worth and the light stayed on !

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[Edited by Numptie - 1/6/2003 6:33:50 PM]
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