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This is a discussion on How low do you go :D within the Fabia I forums, part of the Skoda Model Discussion Area category; managed to get the tank a bit empty last night it took 43 litres to fill lol to say i ...
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31-01-2005, 13:35
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| How low do you go :D managed to get the tank a bit empty last night it took 43 litres to fill lol to say i was ****ting my self was an understatement york to ayr and back + bit of running around only managed 460 ish miles to the tank bah humbug
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31-01-2005, 13:42
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| Not done it myself, but there have been stories on here of up to 100 miles with the display reading 0 miles left in the tank a la Jeremy Clarkson in the Audi A8
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31-01-2005, 13:44
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| I've done about 10 miles after 0 (octy tdi) on the trip computer and that was a 49 litre fill up , so probably about another 10 to 15 miles before coming to a halt.
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31-01-2005, 13:44
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| Ive had 56.5l in the tank.... and have done 46 miles with the trip pooter reading 0 miles... and total milage over a tank was 654miles
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31-01-2005, 13:49
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| that was just a standard fill up i did no expansion tank or what ever i did must admit was very nervous in the last 10 miles or so lol i was coasting down hils etc lol all because i didnt want to pay 90p a litre lol
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31-01-2005, 13:52
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| Lowest I've run mine was back in July on a Sunday evening when I decided to brave the 130 mile trip back from Brum to Southampton as the trip computer said I had 160 miles left on the tank. As the miles came off, my driving got more granny-like, especially when the fuel warning buzzer went off around Newbury! I got to where the road signs were telling me it was 15 miles to home with 10 miles left on the computer just as I was approaching a 2 miles tailback of stationary cars. Decided to take a detour off the A34 through a village in my quest for a petrol station, but after getting hopelessly lost and then retracing my steps found that the only one near the village was shut, so I somehow made my way back to the A34 at the front of the tailback and with 5 less miles of diesel! Luckily there was a services a couple of miles further down the A34 and I ended up pulling in their, still with 5 miles remaining on the computer, but the car took 43.08 litres and I'd covered 470 miles! Was 82.9p a litre though, in a time when we were paying 78.9p everywhere else!  I reckon those last 2 litres could probably have got me another 20 miles, but I didn't want to make an AA man's evening by risking it  Chris
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31-01-2005, 14:19
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| i have noticed the consumption really suffer when using the expansion tank it seems to have a hard time carying around an extra 2 gallons
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31-01-2005, 15:13
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| Briskodian | Some of you guys are brave. I was seriously crapping myself yesterday when the trip computer was showing 25 miles left and the needle was on the bottom, I really didnt know how much to trust the trip computer... |
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31-01-2005, 15:33
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| Have driven the octy about 10 miles with the computer on zero, all because I was in the middle of knowhere and hadnt passed a garage for miles.
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31-01-2005, 15:48
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| well id say when it first hits 0 you have about 4-5 litres left maybe
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31-01-2005, 18:57
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| Briskodian  | According to my reckoning, the trip computer bears no relevance to miles left, given that I do 14 mpg town driving  Short of running out completely, how on earth can one otherwise tell what's left in the tank? |
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31-01-2005, 19:21
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| erm when you fill it up note how much you put in lol
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31-01-2005, 19:39
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| Is it dangerous filling the expansion tank too? I guess it's there for a reason.... Tell me if I'm being old before my time...  |
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31-01-2005, 19:40
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| Briskodian  | Drove 15 miles in my Octy RS with the trip computer showing 0 - totally jobbying myself! Put in 56 litres (in a 55l tank!) with no venting. Must have been running on the proverbial vapours.
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31-01-2005, 23:59
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01-02-2005, 10:31
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| any reason why you think just 2 gallons lol or do you just like the number 
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01-02-2005, 15:08
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| Briskodian | OK, half a pint
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01-02-2005, 18:00
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| Not a good idea to let it go too low. I have always went to about 30-50 miles left, but on friday i had to get my fuel filter changed, because it was stinking. Only 20k on clock, but apparently someone had been using dirty diesel (previous to55er, erm sorry owner). Think i have learned my lesson JD
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01-02-2005, 23:22
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| I use the expansion tank all the time, but ONLY when I'm starting a journey. Never park with it just filled. If the temperature increases expect smelly slippery stuff under the car in the morning !! Only dared take my Furby down to 5 miles to go !! Roger |
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