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I know it's 7 litres left when the light comes on, but how many miles is this?

Surely that depends on how heavy your right foot is?

Si_GTi wrote:Surely that depends on how heavy your right foot is?

Not much more you can say to that

25 miles of 50:50 town driving:60mph dual carridgeway be fine? I don't get paid until tomorrow and need the car but the light is just about to come on

1 litre = 0.22 of a gallon

7 litres = around 1.5 gallons

Extra urban I can get about 35 Miles to the gallon...

Think thats right?

Drive like a granny, keep it below 3000rpm and turn the aircon off.

Shall we say 40-50 miles then (and easy on the loud pedal) before you need to start really panicking?

I can get around 40-45miles out of the tank when the light comes on. Driving like i would do normally.

Mouse_GTI wrote:I don't get paid until tomorrow and need the car but the light is just about to come on

Pay by debit card, the money won't leave your a/c until tommorrow at the earliest. Or pay by cheque (if the garage accepts) and it won't clear for 7 days+.

To be honest though you don't want to go into the red at all. All the crap at the bottom of your tank building up for 6 years aint great for it

shantybeater wrote:To be honest though you don't want to go into the red at all. All the crap at the bottom of your tank building up for 6 years aint great for it

Screw that, i use as much petrol as i bloody can

Dee-vub wrote:

shantybeater wrote:To be honest though you don't want to go into the red at all. All the crap at the bottom of your tank building up for 6 years aint great for it

Screw that, i use as much petrol as i bloody can

Let the fuel filter work for a living

301 miles exactly and the light came on, pretty darned tootin. Well 180 of those miles were back roads/dual carridgeway to Perth

vr6south wrote:

Dee-vub wrote:

shantybeater wrote:To be honest though you don't want to go into the red at all. All the crap at the bottom of your tank building up for 6 years aint great for it

Screw that, i use as much petrol as i bloody can

Let the fuel filter work for a living

Amen to that sir!

Mouse_GTI wrote:301 miles exactly and the light came on, pretty darned tootin. Well 180 of those miles were back roads/dual carridgeway to Perth

You get really good mpg eh mouse. I filled up right before that perth trip and i got 344 miles before i filled up, but that was on the empty line. Prob still happily had a few miles left in it, but the light prob came on round about 310. I dont think i could ever push over 350 miles, even if i drove very conservatively. I usually get approx 320 before i fill up. And thats near the bottom line. Personally, i dont think the 1.4 8v is that economical.