Petrol Light

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 12:51 pm

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

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 12:55 pm

Surely that depends on how heavy your right foot is?

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:01 pm

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

Not much more you can say to that

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:05 pm

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

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:06 pm

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?

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:07 pm

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

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:19 pm

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

Ry` · Post by **Ry`** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:26 pm

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

mk4 glx 1.6 · Post by **mk4 glx 1.6** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:29 pm

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+.

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:09 pm

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

Dee-vub · Post by **Dee-vub** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 5:42 pm

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

vr6south · Post by **vr6south** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 5:52 pm

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

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:39 pm

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

Dee-vub · Post by **Dee-vub** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 9:49 pm

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!

Dee-vub · Post by **Dee-vub** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 9:53 pm

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.