M2RTY
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Registered: 25th May 01
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quote:
Originally posted by Kerry
The cost of petrol has driven me to it 
Blame the government 
How?
You still use the same amount of petrol, not like you are squeezing extra miles out of a tenner?
I never let it go in the red, still costs me the same amount in petrol
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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I test drove an astra gsi with zero miles on the range, Bloke said it was fine  
My pikey N reg car doesnt have one just a nice inaccurate guage
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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J4M13
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Registered: 15th Apr 06
Location: Bacup (Rossendale)
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Mine got down to 25miles and i ran out of petrol after that i never trusted it again in the astra!
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corsa_godfather
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Registered: 6th May 03
Location: Greenock,Scotland
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i drove mine for 5 miles when it was on 0 miles
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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I've driven around on zero and also run out on 7.
They're easily fooled if you change your driving style.
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JoeyB
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Registered: 19th Jun 03
Location: Fareham HANTS, Drives: Astra Coupe Turbo
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I did this with a courtesy car the other week. They gave it to me and said it was pretty much empty so I could return it empty. Except they didnt check the Range reading which said it had 65 miles left. I gave it back on 0....was chuffed with myself.
Even if it did mean i had to go to the petrol station everyday and fill it up 2ltrs at a time lol
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
Ive seen mine at 30 and it was bang on the red, I then put £15 in and the light didnt go off
Thats because £15 probably bought you a jam jar filling amount of diesel
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R Lee
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Registered: 15th Aug 03
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quote:
Originally posted by Kerry
I forgot to do it today
il do it over 3 miles tomorrow and post results 
R Lee you need to say what car too
Audi A4 2.0TFSI Quattro Special Edition, not standard anymore 
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Kerry
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Norwich
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cool i will post my results tomorrow
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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Yes, I like playing games with my trip computer also.
When the petrol guage gets to 1.8th of a tank, the light comes on, that says 20 miles on the range. Once, due to petrol strikes, I got 100 miles (80 when the trip said 0 lol).
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Shane
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Registered: 10th Jan 04
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i just usually drive cars till they run out of petrol 
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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I don't like running my car down so low to get the best possible range. It means it costs more to fill up
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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I tend to fill up at the quarter mark these days.
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
I tend to fill up at the quarter mark these days.
Same. As. That. Average fill up is then £35.
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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£40 at 129.9ppl
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
£40 at 129.9ppl
Well I filled up 29.39 litres last night, which cost me £34.65 @ 117.9p/litre. I worked out that if I had a diesel 1.3CDTi, it'd only cost me £4 more to fill up @ 129.9p/litre. But it'd drive nicer and get even more miles. I'd pay £4 for that luxury.
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Matt L
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
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i leave mine till its near empty costs like £50ish now
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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I used to get a 57mpg average out of the 1.5dci
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DannyB
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Registered: 6th Feb 08
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I wouldnt trust mine if it was below 5 as it can change so quickly, for example..if its reading 130 miles and i put my foot down it can go down 5 miles in about a minute, plus i hate it getting so low.Its on 108 atm and ill be filling up tomorow.
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Kerry
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Norwich
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quote:
Originally posted by R Lee
Over 3 miles...
22 MPH average speed
29.5 MPG
That was normal driving.
Over 3.1 miles
23 mph average speed
35.9 MPG
Then I did it once I got home
6.7 miles
28 mph average
40.3 MPG 
Thats a 2.0l vectra sri
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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I always believed a rumour that you should never fill your tank up to the top because once youve replaced the cap and started it up the system becomes pressurised and so the fuel level is raised artificially and if there is no space left it runs out of an over flow? Ive no idea where i got that from, but its always been there in my mind, so I never 'fill it up' even when going on long trips?
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Kerry
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Norwich
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Danny
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MJFF88
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Registered: 30th Apr 08
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quote:
Originally posted by Kerry
I bet theres others............... 
 There are
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Jonny P
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Registered: 11th Dec 04
Location: Merseyside Drives: Civic Type R EP3
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HAHA i play this aswell, see how many miles i can do on the trip to what it says it will let me do on the range if you get me. Makes boring drives to work that little bit more fun.
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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never let the cally get below 30miles tbh. id start shitting it at 40miles to go
Im chicken at petrol station roulette
[Edited on 18-06-2008 by Jambo]
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