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Offline machine head

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Fuel tank size ?
« on: 12 May 2011, 15:55 »
Hey all, sorry for a newb question but what the size of a 1.4 petrol tank? Just put 40 quid in and got three quarter's full. Sound right? Sorry its my 1st golf and not had it long :)

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Re: Fuel tank size ?
« Reply #1 on: 12 May 2011, 16:01 »
55 litres..

Offline trog_nfs

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Re: Fuel tank size ?
« Reply #2 on: 12 May 2011, 16:08 »
The fuel tank is a really odd shape and thus the fuel gauge isn't much use until you need some more petrol.

55 litres..

Thats how much it will hold, about £60 iirc to brim

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Re: Fuel tank size ?
« Reply #3 on: 12 May 2011, 20:34 »
more like £70 lol unless gti is bigger

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Re: Fuel tank size ?
« Reply #4 on: 12 May 2011, 20:52 »
The fuel tank is a really odd shape and thus the fuel gauge isn't much use until you need some more petrol.

55 litres..

Thats how much it will hold, about £60 iirc to brim

55l of petrol at 138.9 = £76.40 :sick:

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Re: Fuel tank size ?
« Reply #5 on: 12 May 2011, 20:54 »
Forget how much fuel has gone up recently.

Offline machine head

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Re: Fuel tank size ?
« Reply #6 on: 12 May 2011, 21:18 »
cheers for the info people, i'm driving from gloucester to hastings to see friends for the weekend so was interested to find out how much fuel i'd go through compared to my old mk1 mondeo 4x4 :)

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Re: Fuel tank size ?
« Reply #7 on: 12 May 2011, 21:36 »
The fuel tank is a really odd shape and thus the fuel gauge isn't much use until you need some more petrol.

55 litres..

Thats how much it will hold, about £60 iirc to brim

55l of petrol at 138.9 = £76.40 :sick:

Sad times  :cry: glad the Octavia is not that bad on fuel really.

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Re: Fuel tank size ?
« Reply #8 on: 12 May 2011, 21:40 »
The fuel tank is a really odd shape and thus the fuel gauge isn't much use until you need some more petrol.

55 litres..

Thats how much it will hold, about £60 iirc to brim

55l of petrol at 138.9 = £76.40 :sick:

Sad times  :cry: glad the Octavia is not that bad on fuel really.

and still fast  :smiley:

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Re: Fuel tank size ?
« Reply #9 on: 12 May 2011, 21:43 »
The fuel tank is a really odd shape and thus the fuel gauge isn't much use until you need some more petrol.

55 litres..

Thats how much it will hold, about £60 iirc to brim

55l of petrol at 138.9 = £76.40 :sick:

Sad times  :cry: glad the Octavia is not that bad on fuel really.

and still fast  :smiley:



Oh yesssssssssssss  :grin: