Fuel light lottery

kit · 02-07-2008, 15:23

How low do you let your "miles left" in a tank go? I go down to ten KM then run it for a day before filling up......what about anybody else and how long have you left it before you panic and fill up?

K

jasc1988 · 02-07-2008, 17:17

I got to 0 miles LOL! Then it went upto 5 and i just made it to the petrol station

smstext · 02-07-2008, 23:45

this is a duplicate thread

dan_the_v8man · 03-07-2008, 01:50

do the jeremy clarkson method, run till you get the light on, then when you get the sign telling you how many miles to the next petrol station, pick the furthest one and go straight past it,

if you win, the missus gets in the car the next morning and has to fill it up, if you loose, you run out of fuel

KLM · 03-07-2008, 12:19

Max I've ever gone is 20 miles after zero.

**GAFF** · 03-07-2008, 22:45

On the Octy I've let the Mk2 go 50 miles after the light comes on, the mk1 went 60miles. Although I did run out in the mk1 one day

It all depends how its driven once the light goes on.

smstext · 03-07-2008, 23:09

its about a gallon of fuel left when you reach 0. i know i can get up to 50 miles once i reach 0 in my octy 2

rurwin · 04-07-2008, 09:30

My record is about a third of a mile after the engine stopped. I coasted down the hill, turned (right, on a main road) into the petrol station, and filled up.

That wasn't a Skoda, but it was a VW.

KLM · 04-07-2008, 09:53

I did simething like that in a fiesta I used to have. It ran out just as I pulled into the petrol station and coasted to the pump.

Johnny50 · 11-07-2008, 09:45

I got from Preston to Carlisle with the orange light on in my 07 plate VW Transporter...
It was struggling for the last few miles, but made it none the less.

cloverleaf · 11-07-2008, 11:05

I managed this in my old Vectra. Got down to 0 and got to the crest of the hill that the fuel stationw as on the other side of just as the engine cut out. Managed to get into the station with just enough speed to spare! Couldn't have timed it better!

matt1chelski · 11-07-2008, 11:05

well chris told me it goes to 0 miles, and you can still go a good 5-10. However, mine was showing 10miles left, the lowest i`v had it, and it ran out!

RichB86 · 15-07-2008, 15:35

Most ive had once on 0 was 20 miles (i then ran out on way to petrol station!!!!) 15miles is the most ill risk at maximum, i still remember in my ol vectra doing over 70 miles with the needle in the red and still having 5 litres left!!!

02-07-2008, 15:23	#1
kit Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: dublin Posts: 1,212 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	Fuel light lottery How low do you let your "miles left" in a tank go? I go down to ten KM then run it for a day before filling up......what about anybody else and how long have you left it before you panic and fill up? K

02-07-2008, 17:17	#2
jasc1988 Big Jas Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,668 Thanks: 85 Thanked 103 Times in 100 Posts	Re: Fuel light lottery I got to 0 miles LOL! Then it went upto 5 and i just made it to the petrol station __________________

02-07-2008, 23:45	#3
smstext 2.0 FSI Sport. Join Date: May 2007 Location: oxon Posts: 8,403 Thanks: 10 Thanked 241 Times in 218 Posts	Re: Fuel light lottery this is a duplicate thread __________________ OXON Meet 5 October 2008 click here for more info Briskoda Summer Camp Meet Click Here Czech Road Trip 2009 Click Here

03-07-2008, 01:50	#4
dan_the_v8man Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sheffield Posts: 341 Thanks: 15 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Fuel light lottery do the jeremy clarkson method, run till you get the light on, then when you get the sign telling you how many miles to the next petrol station, pick the furthest one and go straight past it, if you win, the missus gets in the car the next morning and has to fill it up, if you loose, you run out of fuel __________________ 57 Mk2 2.0TFSI vRS Estate in Race Blue, jumbo box, cruise control, dual zone climate, zenith 18", maxidot, xenon's, rear parking sensors, light assistance, sunset glass

03-07-2008, 12:19	#5
KLM Briskodian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 554 Thanks: 74 Thanked 22 Times in 21 Posts	Re: Fuel light lottery Max I've ever gone is 20 miles after zero. __________________

03-07-2008, 22:45	#6
GAFF Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 5,773 Thanks: 25 Thanked 65 Times in 63 Posts	Re: Fuel light lottery On the Octy I've let the Mk2 go 50 miles after the light comes on, the mk1 went 60miles. Although I did run out in the mk1 one day It all depends how its driven once the light goes on. __________________ GAFF Briskoda Ireland Events, Meets & Pictures.....Race Blue Octavia MkII vRS.....Old Octavia MkI vRS

03-07-2008, 23:09	#7
smstext 2.0 FSI Sport. Join Date: May 2007 Location: oxon Posts: 8,403 Thanks: 10 Thanked 241 Times in 218 Posts	Re: Fuel light lottery its about a gallon of fuel left when you reach 0. i know i can get up to 50 miles once i reach 0 in my octy 2 __________________ OXON Meet 5 October 2008 click here for more info Briskoda Summer Camp Meet Click Here Czech Road Trip 2009 Click Here

04-07-2008, 09:30	#8
rurwin Briskodian Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 151 Thanks: 5 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Fuel light lottery My record is about a third of a mile after the engine stopped. I coasted down the hill, turned (right, on a main road) into the petrol station, and filled up. That wasn't a Skoda, but it was a VW.

04-07-2008, 09:53	#9
KLM Briskodian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 554 Thanks: 74 Thanked 22 Times in 21 Posts	Re: Fuel light lottery I did simething like that in a fiesta I used to have. It ran out just as I pulled into the petrol station and coasted to the pump. __________________

11-07-2008, 09:45	#10
Johnny50 Here's Johnny ! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 5,049 Thanks: 192 Thanked 140 Times in 136 Posts	Re: Fuel light lottery I got from Preston to Carlisle with the orange light on in my 07 plate VW Transporter... It was struggling for the last few miles, but made it none the less.

11-07-2008, 11:05	#11
cloverleaf Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 143 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Fuel light lottery I managed this in my old Vectra. Got down to 0 and got to the crest of the hill that the fuel stationw as on the other side of just as the engine cut out. Managed to get into the station with just enough speed to spare! Couldn't have timed it better!

11-07-2008, 11:05	#12
matt1chelski Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Milton Keynes, Bucks Posts: 98 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Fuel light lottery well chris told me it goes to 0 miles, and you can still go a good 5-10. However, mine was showing 10miles left, the lowest i`v had it, and it ran out!

15-07-2008, 15:35	#13
RichB86 Briskodian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 832 Thanks: 37 Thanked 31 Times in 30 Posts	Re: Fuel light lottery Most ive had once on 0 was 20 miles (i then ran out on way to petrol station!!!!) 15miles is the most ill risk at maximum, i still remember in my ol vectra doing over 70 miles with the needle in the red and still having 5 litres left!!! __________________ Must Go Faster

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