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Offline 1.8Tgolf_Chris

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Re: How far can you go once your fuel light is on?
« Reply #10 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

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Re: How far can you go once your fuel light is on?
« Reply #11 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:

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Re: How far can you go once your fuel light is on?
« Reply #12 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

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Re: How far can you go once your fuel light is on?
« Reply #13 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.

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Re: How far can you go once your fuel light is on?
« Reply #14 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.

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Re: How far can you go once your fuel light is on?
« Reply #15 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.

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Re: How far can you go once your fuel light is on?
« Reply #16 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:

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Re: How far can you go once your fuel light is on?
« Reply #17 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.

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Re: How far can you go once your fuel light is on?
« Reply #18 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?

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Re: How far can you go once your fuel light is on?
« Reply #19 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.

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