Sooty
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When red light apears on dash, approx. how many miles of driving do I have left.
1400cc 16v sport, limited mods.
Thanks
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MarkM
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I used to think it was 20 miles?
about 1.5 gallons left I think....
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Steve
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50 miles
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corb
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^^^^^ thats about right, i think.
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Steve
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wot 50 miles?
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corb
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yeah
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Demo
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theres about 1 gallon left when the light comes on so however many miles you get to the gallon is how far you could go... in theory. it will probably be about 25-30 miles
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Patrick
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When my red light comes on that means get to the petrol station fucking quick! Gives me about 7 miles!
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Sooty
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50 miles seems a bit high
20-30 seems bout right
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Super_si
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Ask martyn , it was bloody close coming home from max power
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Sooty
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lol, he get red light though? his bein a Merit ?
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Steve
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merits dnt av red lights
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Super_si
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It nearly ran out seriously
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Sooty
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Yea... He replaced the speedo head no?
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MarkM
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I reckon it must be about 20 miles...30 seems excessive...good thing was I used to be able to make the red light go out with some heavy breaking...!!
quality free petrol!!
FGTF
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bradfincham
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i always let my red light come on before i fill up! No word of a lie i reckon its usuallybout 30 - 50 miles left when the light is on! if i put £10 in then it turns the light of for bout 40 miles then comes back on again
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Sooty
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Its bad for your engine to let it run down to the red line all the time
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Cybermonkey
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well i got 30miles out of the red light in my 1.6. I was literally running on fumes when i filled it up. Got about 44 litres in it when filled up, so it must have been pretty damn low.
Dave
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MarkM
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why when it doesnt know the difference unless u actually run out...the engine cant tell if there 1 litre or 10 litres of fuel left.
If u run out thats another story.
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bradfincham
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well cos i aint got no bloody money i have to, and wait untill i get paid each week
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Phil Hall
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Better just estimate conservitively then drive like yer nan to make sure.
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someone
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quote: Originally posted by sport16v
why when it doesnt know the difference unless u actually run out...the engine cant tell if there 1 litre or 10 litres of fuel left.
If u run out thats another story.
beacuse all the shit is at the bottom of the tank
I ran out of petrol a few times in my nova, once engine cut out just as I was turning in to station and managed to roll to the pump.
now in corsa I fill up before red light
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Jodi_the_g
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would not know I try not to let my cars go before 1/4 of a tank
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paul_spurrell
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50 miles
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Sooty
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50 miles is B/S imo
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