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Title: How far can you go once your fuel light is on?
Post by: ksab on 28 May 2014, 19:12
Just need to know once your yellow fuel light comes on how many miles roughly would you be able to do?
Mk4 gti 2.0
Title: Re: How far can you go once your fuel light is on?
Post by: MarcIV on 28 May 2014, 19:20
Should state this in the original manual that came with the car when new. Failing that I can check mine although that's no good as I'm in a 1.8t but I got 40 careful miles on red :D if that helps at all! 
Title: Re: How far can you go once your fuel light is on?
Post by: Bandit127 on 28 May 2014, 19:35
I think the light comes on with 5l (or 1 gallon) left.

So, 17 to 45 miles depending on how you are driving it.  :smiley:
Title: Re: How far can you go once your fuel light is on?
Post by: ksab on 28 May 2014, 19:43
Ok, my light came on today and I have to go to work and back tomorrow. It's roughly a round trip of 10 miles. Problem is I can't really fill her up till Friday. (Payday)
Title: Re: How far can you go once your fuel light is on?
Post by: Carl! on 28 May 2014, 19:54
How many mpg based threads can you have on 1 forum?  :whistle:
Title: Re: How far can you go once your fuel light is on?
Post by: Rhyso on 28 May 2014, 21:22
Ok, my light came on today and I have to go to work and back tomorrow. It's roughly a round trip of 10 miles. Problem is I can't really fill her up till Friday. (Payday)

Walk then  :whistle:

Your question really is like 'how long is a piece of string?'

In theory you should have approx 7 litres left so enough for about 5 miles given that you have a 2.0 and they are generally crap MPG wise  :grin:
Title: Re: How far can you go once your fuel light is on?
Post by: matty james on 28 May 2014, 21:53
get a 1.4 -you will get more miles out of it and power aint much different .you could even stick your gti badge in its
grill :smug:
Title: Re: How far can you go once your fuel light is on?
Post by: Dalo Harkin on 29 May 2014, 12:42
I always work on about 20 miles from when the light comes on  :smiley: never tested it through to seeing how many you can get though, Id rather not pull any cr@p from the tank through  :laugh:
Title: Re: How far can you go once your fuel light is on?
Post by: Organisys on 29 May 2014, 12:43
Exactly the number of miles it takes for the car to hicup and then spit you out by the road side.
 :grin:
Title: Re: How far can you go once your fuel light is on?
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 29 May 2014, 13:34
i managed around 30 before I ran out ( was going to Tesco petrol station, got there and found out it was only the shop that's 24hrs not the petrol station :D )

just stick a tenners worth of fuel on a credit card or Wonga some money for one day will cost your like a quid interest...
Title: Re: How far can you go once your fuel light is on?
Post by: 1.8Tgolf_Chris on 29 May 2014, 13:41
easily get 20 miles out of it, when i used to run out before payday i use tesco pay at the pump with my debit card, even with shrapnel left in the account it would still let me bang 20 quid in until the funds clear the next day  :smug: Hsbc
Title: Re: How far can you go once your fuel light is on?
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 29 May 2014, 15:49
iv left my card at home before accidentally and filled up before I realised, all they did was took my details and said I have 24 hr to pay.

It is a criminal offence to fill up knowing you cannot pay and in no way do I condone this, however, if you "accidentally" forgot your wallet, you would have a day before you are required to pay...unless you have an arsey woman which I have before when I have forgot my wallet who made me leave my phone and driving licence before driving home to get wallet to come back and pay.... in which case your f**ked  :grin:
Title: Re: How far can you go once your fuel light is on?
Post by: WadGTI on 29 May 2014, 16:42
Soon as I hit the light, I would say with easy driving about 50 miles at least. I have done 30 miles on the needle on 0 (past the red before) and yet to run out
Title: Re: How far can you go once your fuel light is on?
Post by: Bellend on 29 May 2014, 17:12
Have done 100 miles in an SDI with the light on, another tenner, another 100 miles :grin:

Reckon I could do 120 on the motorway in the TDI in 6th.
Title: Re: How far can you go once your fuel light is on?
Post by: Carl! on 29 May 2014, 19:46
Have done 100 miles in an SDI with the light on, another tenner, another 100 miles :grin:

Reckon I could do 120 on the motorway in the TDI in 6th.

There's always one.
Title: Re: How far can you go once your fuel light is on?
Post by: Wayne on 29 May 2014, 21:00
Running with the fuel light on is daft, all the crap gets sucked up and you can knacker your fuel pump.
Title: Re: How far can you go once your fuel light is on?
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 29 May 2014, 22:28
Have done 100 miles in an SDI with the light on, another tenner, another 100 miles :grin:

Reckon I could do 120 on the motorway in the TDI in 6th.

TDI FTW :afro:
Title: Re: How far can you go once your fuel light is on?
Post by: Bellend on 29 May 2014, 23:37
Have done 100 miles in an SDI with the light on, another tenner, another 100 miles :grin:

Reckon I could do 120 on the motorway in the TDI in 6th.

There's always one.

Actually that would be two cars I've managed it on.

Fuel light just on so will find out.

120 maybe optimistic really but 7 litres 100 miles = 64MPG. Easy in 6th.
Title: Re: How far can you go once your fuel light is on?
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 30 May 2014, 14:30
Have done 100 miles in an SDI with the light on, another tenner, another 100 miles :grin:

Reckon I could do 120 on the motorway in the TDI in 6th.

Most boring 100 miles?
Title: Re: How far can you go once your fuel light is on?
Post by: Bellend on 30 May 2014, 15:19
TDI purposely boring SDi thrash all you like ain't going nowhere.

Just trying to get fuel light on. Can in boot ready.