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Ren
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25th Apr 06 at 23:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Out of interest (and if anyone knows) how many litres/miles can you get out of your car once the red petrol light turns on? It would be handy to know in an emergency The car in question is a 1.2 Corsa C



[Edited on 27-04-2006 by Ren]
Krammy
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26th Apr 06 at 00:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
20+miles?

Not worth the risk TBH.
CorsAsh
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26th Apr 06 at 00:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I can get from the top of the M6 Toll to my house off J3 of the M6 with it glowing, bout 30 miles or so...
Cosmo
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26th Apr 06 at 00:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
depends how your driving, road conditions, type of roads, etc.

I wouldnt bank on more than 10miles, although it could easily be more, just in case!!
ed
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26th Apr 06 at 00:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My petrol light came on when I had approx. 4-5 liters of fuel left today.
CorsAsh
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quote:
Originally posted by Cosmo
depends how your driving, road conditions, type of roads, etc.

I wouldnt bank on more than 10miles, although it could easily be more, just in case!!


I got a C12NZ, its main power is its ability to run on petrol fumes alone.
ed
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26th Apr 06 at 00:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My 1.2 8v doesn't have a petrol light
John
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The C has a light that comes on, then starts flashing when you're running on fumes.
I've never found out what the actual figures are either though.

On a related matter, vaux fuel gauges have to be some of the most innacurate ever.
Ry_B
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26th Apr 06 at 07:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Not worth sucking up all the crap at the bottom of the petrol tank into your engine pal
John
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What crap?
Dean_W
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quote:
Originally posted by Rcb
Not worth sucking up all the crap at the bottom of the petrol tank into your engine pal


Fuel filter
mwg
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When I had a Corsa 1.2 8v I found out that from the red light coming on to running out of petrol was about 15 miles Good job I had a jerry can in the boot!
Ren
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quote:
Originally posted by Rcb
Not worth sucking up all the crap at the bottom of the petrol tank into your engine pal


Isn't that where the feed is though? From the bottom of the tank? I wouldn't know, I've no mechanical experience. Anyway I've worked it out to be about 3 litres left in the tank. Its not by any means accurate, but its around that figure.

Also i agree with the innacurate petrol gauge. I had a full tank, and did over 160 motorway miles, and by the end of the journey i had a 3 quarter tank left. Made exactly the same journey back, and ended up with half the tank gone, which left it to just over a quarter. Then i drove the day after, and the gauge went back up to half.
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28th Apr 06 at 07:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
not enough
duffman
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28th Apr 06 at 10:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i can do at least 20 miles in mine, i have a 1.4 corsa c, and that it with the revs at about 5500 rpm
SXi_Tim
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28th Apr 06 at 10:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My Corsa C ran out about a millimetre after the last red line...if thats any help
Sara
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28th Apr 06 at 10:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Iv done just under 10 miles in my 1.8 with the red light flashing. Only done it once people so dont judge me as being too lazy to go and fill up.
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28th Apr 06 at 10:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
my 1.8 lasts for a couple of days of work n back with the light on and them flashing

[Edited on 28-04-2006 by j10E W]
schoey
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quote:
Originally posted by SaraX6SSD
Iv done just under 10 miles in my 1.8 with the red light flashing. Only done it once people so dont judge me as being too lazy to go and fill up.



who are you?
Ren
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quote:
Originally posted by duffman
i can do at least 20 miles in mine, i have a 1.4 corsa c, and that it with the revs at about 5500 rpm


Doesnt matter what revs you're doing, fuel consumption depends on how far you've got the accelerator pedal down.
CorsAsh
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28th Apr 06 at 10:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by schoey
quote:
Originally posted by SaraX6SSD
Iv done just under 10 miles in my 1.8 with the red light flashing. Only done it once people so dont judge me as being too lazy to go and fill up.



who are you?


yeah, what he said
CorsAsh
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28th Apr 06 at 10:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ah...

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=278870

Ryk's missus, the one he went on a road trip away from?
RKS
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28th Apr 06 at 10:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i dont let mine run low enough for the light to come on
Sara
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Sorry, im Sara from NW, im new, and thats twice today ive been asked 'who are u??'. lol its making me feel unpopular
Sara
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quote:
Originally posted by --Rikki--
i dont let mine run low enough for the light to come on


I knew there would be one. lol

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