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Ady 555 Site Moderator Member Since: 12 Dec 2010 Location: Good old yorkshire Posts: 8738 |
I set off from Northumbria with 120 miles showing on the computer, i know my journey was 145 miles back home, so i thought lets see if i can get home on whats left in the tank bearing in mind most of the journey was A roads or motorway. No traffic jams to speak of on my journey, i arrived home and the computer said i still had 20 miles left so i let it drop to 7 miles before i really needed to put some more in. I don't usually let my tank get below half full, this was just a one off as running your tank very low isn't advisable. IIRC i think i did about 550 miles on that tank of fuel. Current average mpg at the moment running local A to B is 28.9 using Shell Nitro+ Diesel. Its due a blast down the motorway very soon. |
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Fri Jan 24 2014 6:23pm |
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RRS Daz Member Since: 22 Jan 2012 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 797 |
Doesn't everybody play the fuel light lottery?? |
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Fri Jan 24 2014 7:22pm |
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Ady 555 Site Moderator Member Since: 12 Dec 2010 Location: Good old yorkshire Posts: 8738 |
I don't even play the national lottery... |
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Fri Jan 24 2014 7:27pm |
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RRS Daz Member Since: 22 Jan 2012 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 797 |
I don't either but it annoys me when I don't win... |
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Fri Jan 24 2014 7:48pm |
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gogsy1956 Member Since: 15 Jun 2013 Location: Tyne and Wear Posts: 942 |
The day mine was delivered i could'nt wait to get out in it so off we went to the shops ... still trying to work out what all the knobs and switches did and also understand all the guages. it was'nt until i put fuel in that i realised the guage had been showing completly empty and also showing zero miles on the range display.
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Fri Jan 24 2014 8:07pm |
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Andrew Member Since: 16 Jun 2005 Location: Cheltenham Posts: 248 |
Used to run my TDV8 into single figures regularly, even on 0 miles range for several miles, never any problems, last week on the new SC, range was at 16 miles when pulled into station, filled it up, pump stopped at 91 litres, the 16 miles range left would have been say 5 litres left, this makes 96 litres, tank holds 105 litres, so still at least 9 litres in tank when pulled into station.. the range guage will always be on the cautious side, how many people would be claiming from Landrover for inconvenience if they were running out of fuel with range left on the display...
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Fri Jan 24 2014 10:03pm |
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DarenA Member Since: 19 Jan 2014 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 7 |
105 litres? it must be an obscene amount to fill up then |
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Fri Jan 24 2014 10:25pm |
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rigsby Member Since: 20 Apr 2012 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 879 |
I went to play golf last Thursday at South Winchester and was running very low but decided to get fuel on leaving the course as there is a garage close by but when I left it was closed so decided to carry on with 8 miles range showing. I then got stuck in traffic trying to get to Chandlers Ford where I knew there was a petrol station. It was the most nerve wracking journey I think I've ever done. By the time I had queued to get into the garage the computer was reading 1. Trust me I won't be doing that again in a hurry. I was cra@@ing myself to say the least. MY16 AUTOBIOGRAPHY Indus silver with some toys
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Fri Jan 24 2014 10:33pm |
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Woolmeister Member Since: 30 Dec 2013 Location: Kent Posts: 10 |
Rigsby, never take up flying for a hobby! |
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Fri Jan 24 2014 10:42pm |
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rigsby Member Since: 20 Apr 2012 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 879 |
At least I wouldn't be stuck in the traffic jams MY16 AUTOBIOGRAPHY Indus silver with some toys
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Fri Jan 24 2014 10:59pm |
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RRSTDV8 Member Since: 12 Aug 2011 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 8971 |
I fill up when I get to 1/4 full. I like to know that I've always got some contingency in the tank; sadly, in the RRS a 1/4 tank isn't that big a contingency! That and running to near empty risks pulling crud through to the fuel filter. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
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Sat Jan 25 2014 8:03am |
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RRS Daz Member Since: 22 Jan 2012 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 797 |
I wondered how long it would take before someone would play then"crud in tank" card |
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Sat Jan 25 2014 8:18am |
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simple1 Member Since: 15 Jan 2006 Location: Somerset Posts: 1657 |
Played fuel roulette loads of times and furthest I dared go was 23 miles beyond 0 range
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Sat Jan 25 2014 8:48am |
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