Miles to empty?

[benr7310]

in my old car id just done a long stint on the motorway, then stop, go foot heavy at the traffic lights drive 5 miles and dead.

as i ran out of petrol round the corner from home i thought.. screw it ill push it home.. got it about 100 meters, then a bloke in an RAC van stopped and took me to the petrol station for free nice man!

[rustydonkey]

Originally Posted by Clan

you ran out of fuel because the gauge says empty!( you do look at it? )
That is how you tell how much fuel is in the tank of course .
The miles to go is influenced by the recent average fuel consumption so can rapidly vary depending on whether you are driving economicaly or not , going hard up a steep hill will see the figure plumet . The less fuel in the tank the more this figure will vary .
Always use the fuel gauge ,you know it makes sense , it is a very accurate instrument especialy when in the red .

Clan, can you take a look at my thread please
http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=139822
My fuel gauge is not doing as it should. Sorry for the hijack.

[dobbin]

out of interest - how many miles do people get on a full tank?

Just bought a v50 d5 and had exactly 400 m on when it needed refilling. Is that good or bad?

[dobbin]

Sorry, just seen this : http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showth...ght=mpg&page=5

ignore me...