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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #28215 on: Today at 11:06:40 »

I never let mine get anywhere near that low. Why would you?
I could argue its more efficient, but everyone knows I couldn't care less about such things.

But life is far too short to waste more time than is necessary filling up.  Thats why I tend to choose cars with decent sized tanks.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #28216 on: Today at 11:31:26 »

The Merc is a bit more robust than that. If it runs dry,.you simply add more fuel and cycle the ignition a handful of times. Same procedure as a filter change.

Managed to run the Alabama Mumsybus dry once... 5 litres was only just enough to prime it :-X
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #28217 on: Today at 12:23:57 »

I never let mine get anywhere near that low. Why would you?
I could argue its more efficient, but everyone knows I couldn't care less about such things.

But life is far too short to waste more time than is necessary filling up.  Thats why I tend to choose cars with decent sized tanks.
.......and chocolate wheels 😁
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #28218 on: Today at 13:05:59 »

The Merc is a bit more robust than that. If it runs dry,.you simply add more fuel and cycle the ignition a handful of times. Same procedure as a filter change.

Managed to run the Alabama Mumsybus dry once... 5 litres was only just enough to prime it :-X

That is true of most but, running it dry means a period of no fuel in the HP pump, metal on metal, no lube, not ideal  :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #28219 on: Today at 13:52:37 »

I never let mine get anywhere near that low. Why would you?
I could argue its more efficient, but everyone knows I couldn't care less about such things.

But life is far too short to waste more time than is necessary filling up.  Thats why I tend to choose cars with decent sized tanks.
.......and chocolate wheels 😁
Yes, I went from a MFL MV6 with the worlds softest ever wheels (though I changed the wheels out for FL MV6 ones in the end) to the Big Black Pussy with it's "character building" wheels ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #28220 on: Today at 13:55:36 »

Refitted the wheel.  Now sulking because my arm hurts.
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