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Offline matthewsimone

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How far with red light on ?
« on: 24 March 2009, 16:32 »
hi all does anyone no the range in the gti once reserve light is on, not that i drive without hardly any fuel all the time just a handy thing to know lol got mine down to 10 miles left on the display the other week whilst on m6 motorway trying to get to services cheers,  :smiley:
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Offline Hurdy

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Re: How far with red light on ?
« Reply #1 on: 24 March 2009, 16:34 »
One of the guys on another forum ran his for another 24 miles after the range went to zero and still managed to get to a filling station before running out :shocked:

That is the most extreme case I have heard of......unless someone else knows more!!
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Re: How far with red light on ?
« Reply #2 on: 24 March 2009, 19:47 »
I too was thinking this the other day as I've only chanced it fot about 4/5 miles when being on zero miles!, so any miracle miles would be appreciated!....????
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Offline farmerpalmer

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Re: How far with red light on ?
« Reply #3 on: 24 March 2009, 20:00 »
i think once the red light comes on, there is around 5 litres left.
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Re: How far with red light on ?
« Reply #4 on: 24 March 2009, 20:17 »
I ran out when the computer said I had 10 miles left in the tank. Rather embarrassing.
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Offline ifti

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Re: How far with red light on ?
« Reply #5 on: 24 March 2009, 20:22 »
Do you always keep a spare litre in the boot?
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Re: How far with red light on ?
« Reply #6 on: 24 March 2009, 20:48 »
I treat the quarter line as reserve in the R  :laugh:
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Offline kane1210

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Re: How far with red light on ?
« Reply #7 on: 24 March 2009, 22:47 »
could be a new challenge , who can run the most on 0 .....no lies!!!
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Offline R32UK

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Re: How far with red light on ?
« Reply #8 on: 25 March 2009, 07:23 »
Quote from: andrewparker on 24 March 2009, 20:17
I ran out when the computer said I had 10 miles left in the tank. Rather embarrassing.

I have has 10miles for the last 15 miles!! Have previously done about 10 miles on 0... only an estimate though
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Offline AlanD

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Re: How far with red light on ?
« Reply #9 on: 25 March 2009, 08:46 »
I have a MASSIVE phobia (if you can call it that) of running out of petrol and will make an effort to fill up when I have a quarter left.
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