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Offline B-chi

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Re: 300 miles on a tank...
« Reply #10 on: 24 April 2009, 12:11 »
I'm just approaching the red in my 8v and I'm up to 240!

Offline Crookedeyeboy

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Re: 300 miles on a tank...
« Reply #11 on: 24 April 2009, 13:03 »
I did a steady 70-80 back from reading to Nottingham and got about 300 out of the tank.
Ive bought a nail.... ;-(

Offline Shady Pioneer

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Re: 300 miles on a tank...
« Reply #12 on: 24 April 2009, 16:51 »
I can usually get 250 out of £30, so a full tank being about £50 - 60 (???) would get me 500+ :) I drive like a numpty at times as well so must be good.

Offline mystic valver

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Re: 300 miles on a tank...
« Reply #13 on: 24 April 2009, 21:43 »
i get 250 out of £30 quids worth of petrol too so i would expect about in the region of 400 + from a tank full

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Offline Khare

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Re: 300 miles on a tank...
« Reply #14 on: 24 April 2009, 21:46 »
thing is a full tank is 55l, but whenever ive filled up, its about mid 30s....its really wierd....

Offline DrewGTI

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Re: 300 miles on a tank...
« Reply #15 on: 24 April 2009, 21:49 »
i get 250 out of £30 quids worth of petrol too so i would expect about in the region of 400 + from a tank full


not 400+ mate as if you put £30 in you wont get much more in.


yours a 16v too? how do you drive it?  :shocked:

Offline Mikester

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Re: 300 miles on a tank...
« Reply #16 on: 24 April 2009, 22:46 »
I got 240 miles to my last tank. Drive it like you own a GTI.

Offline davero

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Re: 300 miles on a tank...
« Reply #17 on: 24 April 2009, 22:48 »
I have never worked it out, i didn't buy a vr6 for it's fuel consumption.

Offline Wayne

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Re: 300 miles on a tank...
« Reply #18 on: 25 April 2009, 00:13 »
I have never worked it out, i didn't buy a vr6 for it's fuel consumption.

Sometimes it is better to not work it out, I don't like working mine out.

Offline loki86

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Re: 300 miles on a tank...
« Reply #19 on: 25 April 2009, 04:46 »
do i have a bigger tank than all of you or am i a really good driver
im getting 372 out of a tank

14.4 tank size