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[shyboy]

Being an out and out coward, ever since the last petrol blockade I fill my tank when it gets to the 3/4 mark, so don't rely on the range reading.
Son tells me I'm getting fewer mpg because of extra weight but I like the comfort of knowing I'll never get caught out.

[Danny]

your range adjusts with your manner of driving aswell though so its never a good idea to trust it

i did a heavy footed journey and then put petrol in, it displayed 100 miles on the range, but after driving sensibly for 11 miles, it read 108 by the time i got home!

basically, if your petrol light comes on, go the petrol station, cos if anything, its embarrassing running out of fuel!!

[Kevin Wood]

Being an out and out coward, ever since the last petrol blockade I fill my tank when it gets to the 3/4 mark, so don't rely on the range reading.
Son tells me I'm getting fewer mpg because of extra weight but I like the comfort of knowing I'll never get caught out.

'bout time we had another one of those. It was fantastic! Unleaded and Diesel sold out in a day or two round here, but all the garages still had LRP, and I don't have a cat in the Westfield so I could buy as much fuel as I wanted

Roads were nice and quiet too, so I could burn it as fast as I wanted. 8-)

Kevin

[platty]

Tractor never gets below 20 litres - I might push it a bit sometimes, but only if I will be stopping at a station, otherwise she won't start. Need to get the lift pump replaced...

[zirk]

Being an out and out coward, ever since the last petrol blockade I fill my tank when it gets to the 3/4 mark, so don't rely on the range reading.
Son tells me I'm getting fewer mpg because of extra weight but I like the comfort of knowing I'll never get caught out.

'bout time we had another one of those. It was fantastic! Unleaded and Diesel sold out in a day or two round here, but all the garages still had LRP, and I don't have a cat in the Westfield so I could buy as much fuel as I wanted

Roads were nice and quiet too, so I could burn it as fast as I wanted. 8-)

Kevin

Nice one,   but you wait untill LPG starts going through the roof!!
  different story then?

[Kevin Wood]

That's LRP (as in lead replacement petrol) not LPG, sadly.

Kevin

[Andy B]

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basically, if your petrol light comes on, go the petrol station, cos if anything, its embarrassing running out of fuel!!

Coward! There's loads left when the light comes on, there's even quite a bit left when it starts to flash! I set off for home from halifax one morning when the light was on, it had come on the previous night on the way to work! I don't think I've ever driven that far on a motor way in the inside lane. That's when it was showing 4 miles left on the trip.   I'd debated on having a few laps of Tesco's carpark to see if I could run it down to zero.    

[Richard A]

Once had 'Range 1 mile' on the read out for a few miles on the M6 south over 'Shap', got the services filled up with 69 litres (tank holds 75 litres) over a gallon to spare ! ! ! !  
regards
richard

[Doodley]

I've taken mv6 done to 0 and beyond.  Took tractor down to single digits, sttarted to hold back.

was it ok after? I thought it was bad news to let a diesel to get to the bottom of the tank :question

[Neil_MV6]

Topped up my 2002 3.2 MV6 and was shocked to see the readout below.  I'd been doing a steady 70mph on the M25.

Ended up doing 420miles (of light footed driving) by the time the trip showed only 3 miles left.  I filled up with about 70 litres so there was still 5 ish litres left in the tank when it showed almost empty.



At least I know theres some to spare in an emergency.  

[Tab]

i don't trust the mfd, i try not to let it get below about 40ish miles range. the light comes on about 35 miles left.

i had the astra down to 12 miles range but the needle was sitting right on the bottom.