how far can u go??

[adam2472]

Just ran outa petrol "Again" 2day.. lol.. was on the way to petrol station 2 which made it even worse :( i got a 1L and always judged my fuel by about ?5 would go around 50 miles.. i had only done 42 today when i ran out//

was just wondering is my method rite!! lol.. how many miles can other people do on say a fiver??

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[Gazza14SR]

Depends, if you boot it then you will not get as many miles as you would if you drove more steadily.

When i had my normal carb i got around 100 to a tenna but if i booted it i would get around 80. With my twin40s i get around 80 if i drive like a grandad and if i boot it sometimes 60.

Quick accel decreases your petrol and also accel around bends.

[Mark]

Look I don't mean to sound funny but do you not check your fuel guage before you run out?

[adam2472]

fuel gauge is dodgy works some days.. hsnt worked for bout the las 3.. thats y i try n gauge it on how many miles i done..

[Slatter]

1.3 Modded engine

Twin 40's

20pounds = 100 miles....... taking slowly :o

[locky]

Petrol seems 2 go up without us realising, youd get more 4 your money a yr or 2 ago! so if u say a tenner, som1 may pay 67.9p a litre, som1 mite be paying 73.9p per litre! the prices are so different if i went less than 20 miles outa cardiff!

[adam2472]

Hmm... gud point.. me thinks im just guna have to start carrying a can round with me :P

[Mark]

Sensible option.

[Aragorn]

or fill the fucker up to the brim and top it up every 100 miles :o

[Snowface]

i measured my 1.2 on twin choke carbs and it gets 42mpg, and thats with me giving it a bit of welly.

saying ?20 gets u 100 miles isn't a fair statement as petrol prices vary by about 8 pence across the country.

[Gazza14SR]

I cant fill mine to the brim cuz i've got a leak in the petrol tank at the seame.

[Mark]

Chewing gum!

[Jules]

Why not just replace the fule sender unit as that's most likely the fault, no more guess work, no need for a can, no need to keep it full.............
:roll:

[Ste_Nova]

i just brim mine every night after work

[Chris LR]

If I take it very easy I can get 10-12 miles off a ?1 in the Saxo

The best the Landy does off a ?1 is about 2-3 miles, but as it's got carb problems atm and I don't know how much it does these days.

[wisewood]

i usually do about 340-390 miles to a full tank (?26) in the clio...

The nova did about 10p per mile.
Most people would say about 10p per mile on a standard engine i think... form what i remember of posts like this before.

[Ben (lurk75)]

My standard GSi used to do around 330 to a full tank (about ?30 worth back then).

But the last fill up has lasted nearly 2 years- Bargain!!!

[Mark]

My rally car does 80 miles per tank. And yes is still has the standard 8 Gallon tank fitted! That's 10 mpg.

[ade]

lol - almost as bad as a Bently

Bently nova!

Mine used to do 400 (1.2 standard) on a full tank then I messed with it and changed the engine to 1.4 with weber and it does about 300 now on a full tank but its not set up right so when that sorted and I've messed some more prob about 200!

:lol:

[dave.gsi]

i have no idea and frankly couldn't care less. i fill it up when it gets low :lol:

i may worry about fuel econmoy in 20 years but now???

[moffat sri]

Jules
Why not just replace the fule sender unit as that's most likely the fault
My fuel gauge used to often not work, then every now and again it would. i thought it would of been the sender but i fitted a digi dash before i got round to fixin the sender, and it now works. Must of been the gauge. ?

[Nova-Boy]

I have a 1.2 and i get about 135 out of ?10. I sometimes put ?8 in and 2 in a can so i can judge exactly.

I worked it out and i'm getting 44 mpg.

I usually only go to about 100 miles then top it up. But after a few times doing this it builds up if you now what i mean?? Thats when i do my test with a ?2 in a can and sometimes find i can do about 200 miles cos of all the petrol still in when i topped it up!! :lol: