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 Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:00 pm |
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Location: Antarctica
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I have been wanting to test the fuel consumption on my 180 for the first time but my fuel gauge needle is hovering just above E yet there isn't that yellow warning light and beep. Just thinking that it might be spoilt and I'll end up on the side of the road with no fuel.
On my 138 it beeps when it's just below 1/8 but the 180 I'm almost kissing the first red line but no low fuel warning. Dash says I can go about 100km more on the 180 but I don't want to be a victim of failed warning systems lol. Do the 2 cars have different fuel volume from the point of low fuel warning to dry empty?
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:03 pm |
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The light normally comes on with 1 gallon left.
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:05 pm |
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think the fuel light came on when below 2L...
only been on once, because of that stupid mot tester use up all my fuel lol
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:11 pm |
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| Seabook wrote: |
think the fuel light came on when below 2L...
only been on once, because of that stupid mot tester use up all my fuel lol |
Haha, thats why my dad always takes his evo to test just before fuel light comes on, stops the testers thinking they can go for a sneaky ride in it. Unless they want to pay the fuel bill haha.
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:13 pm |
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| LeeThr wrote: |
| Seabook wrote: |
think the fuel light came on when below 2L...
only been on once, because of that stupid mot tester use up all my fuel lol |
Haha, thats why my dad always takes his evo to test just before fuel light comes on, stops the testers thinking they can go for a sneaky ride in it. Unless they want to pay the fuel bill haha. |
but mine is a 206; not an evo 
who want to drive a 206 around lol
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:20 pm |
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Joined: Feb 24, 2010
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Location: North West Wales
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| Seabook wrote: |
| LeeThr wrote: |
| Seabook wrote: |
think the fuel light came on when below 2L...
only been on once, because of that stupid mot tester use up all my fuel lol |
Haha, thats why my dad always takes his evo to test just before fuel light comes on, stops the testers thinking they can go for a sneaky ride in it. Unless they want to pay the fuel bill haha. |
but mine is a 206; not an evo
who want to drive a 206 around lol |
Some kid who has a micra? 
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 8:32 pm |
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Joined: Apr 09, 2011
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Location: Antarctica
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When I test drove a few gti's some time back most of the cars by dealers had low fuel on it.. Could only do 0-60 around the corner and that's it.
"How's the car?"
Couldn't drive very much, *give a face*
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 11:57 pm |
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Just brim your tank & reset the trip. Then after a couple of hundred miles, or so, brim it again & note how much fuel it took. Then do the maths. No light needed.
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