Fuel Tank Bingo

[willisthm]

Anyone else tried this. Took my Leon TDI FR to the limit - 625 miles on a fill up and averaged 58 to the gallon - thats outstanding. Waited for the low fuel warning light to come on and drove like Miss Daisy for as long as I dared.I did 55 miles on the warning light before I lost my bottle - I dare say that there were a few miles left in her.

Finding now that after 14k miles it is really starting to loosen up and mpg and acceleration really improving

Whats the most you lads have got out of a tank without venting?

 

[ChrisUK]

Don't think I've ever filled her up !

I put in £40 every fortnight & I get 500 miles out of that

 

[Smee]

£36 in the ibiza gets me 380 ish miles

Smee

 

[cheshire cat]

I recon there 70 left in the Ibiza

 

[Sisson]

£40 = 500 miles in the ibiza,

IIRC Muddyboots got 680 out of an Ibiza once...

 

[EdButler]

Most ive ever had is about 440 miles and thats with a lot of 70mph motorways - probably about 48mpg for the tank, although each trip registered over 55 on the clocks!

I dunno if its my crappy tuning box fuel map or what, but i know its lower when that is switched off. Maybe its time for a proper mapping rather than making all the excess diesel stick to my boot!

 

[Icecavern]

£40 = 500 miles in the ibiza,

IIRC Muddyboots got 680 out of an Ibiza once...

Yeah but Lee is a nutter. I remember him proudly telling us he'd got 80mpg or something stupid out of his Rover derv during the fuel crisis. The whole of stockport was engulfed in a cloud of smog the day it ended and he finally put his foot down a bit

 

[Smee]

from fuel light on to filled up and venting it twice... i can only get £38 in my tank.. still only get 428 out if it light came on a min ago

smee

 

[basstard]

another mpg thread,,, wow!

 

[Snoopcousins]

Im only getting around 600 out of a tank and thats with venting (around £62 worth).
Light comes on at around 540-560 and then i would go another 50-60 miles.

My Ibiza FR was better, hit 690 on one vented tank, didnt have the guts for the last 10 miles to break 700 as i wouldnt have had a garage near to fill-up!

 

[muddyboots]

Yeah but Lee is a nutter. I remember him proudly telling us he'd got 80mpg or something stupid out of his Rover derv during the fuel crisis. The whole of stockport was engulfed in a cloud of smog the day it ended and he finally put his foot down a bit

LOL yes I remember that, I couldn't beileve the figures I managed to get. But it was only possible because everyone else was driving so slowly too, don't think the accelerator ever moved past 1/4 travel....

I did get around 680 from the Ibiza once but someone did just beat me (think they might have just broken 700). I thought it was a good effort for a remapped 130 - remember they have a smaller tank than the Leon too

 

[sssstew]

yep you cant compare ibiza to leon as the leons tank is bigger.

and remember willis is talking about not venting, which many of us do. With venting ive managed 650 or so and could get 700 im sure, just need the right conditions.

 

[AndyVTR]

I had 670 without venting.

 

[devonutopia]

Full tank, around £40 at current prices - 550 miles odd, depending on how many horses I use, and also whether I remember to flick the lpg on.....

In france, I also made the mistake of not filling up in Calais with 15 miles to go on the clock. Well, put it this way, I ended up driving all the way to Belgium before finding fuel. Ran 20 miles odd with reserve on 0 miles to go. So, there's at least a decent amount of reserve built into the fuel tank when the miles to run out is on zero.

Fabia has a 45 litre tank. I got 52 in at that Texaco.

 

[basstard]

how much is the improvement with lpg on, devon? and how the lpg guy looks at you when you ask him to fill up a diesel?

 

[sssstew]

Full tank, around £40 at current prices - 550 miles odd, depending on how many horses I use, and also whether I remember to flick the lpg on.....

In france, I also made the mistake of not filling up in Calais with 15 miles to go on the clock. Well, put it this way, I ended up driving all the way to Belgium before finding fuel. Ran 20 miles odd with reserve on 0 miles to go. So, there's at least a decent amount of reserve built into the fuel tank when the miles to run out is on zero.

Fabia has a 45 litre tank. I got 52 in at that Texaco.

yes i remember someone with a mk4 (chri5_B maybe) driving around with it on 0 miles left for 20-30 miles i think really pushed it! I hate seeing the 0 miles left.

 

[IainW]

I had 5 miles showing on mine on my first long drive to England with it. Luckily it changed down from 10 as I entered Southwaite on the M6. I managed to do my 4 days at work which is about 100 miles in total, then down to Darlington and ran about there for 2 days for the BTCC before heading home without topping up, just to see how far I could get. Got about 450 miles out of it I reckon.

I topped up at MK Asda last Saturday. Drove to Brands Hatch and back to Buckingham the next day, which is 200 miles, then on Monday up to the Scotland/England border where I topped up to give me enough to get home and run about for a few days. It's saving me at least £60 on my 720 mile round trip to Buckingham, as I don't need 3 or 4 fuel stops, like previously!

I'm gonna see what figures I can achieve in 2 weeks when I'm next down that neck of the woods for the BTCC.

How sad am I

 

[karl.w]

I think this will be my last petrol car.. I get 250miles to a tank which cost me £40

 

[devonutopia]

how much is the improvement with lpg on, devon? and how the lpg guy looks at you when you ask him to fill up a diesel?

Possibly 4 or 5 mpg on a long trip. Can't really claim it is a cost saving when I'm spending £12 on a tank of gas which lasts around 1000 miles.

As for funny looks, I've never really had anyone look confused. I guess they assume its a petrol, with an lpg conversion? I think once I got a weird look when I went to the cashier to pay for a tank of diesel and lpg at the same time, but they never actually asked why I was buying lpg and diesel.

 

[basstard]

Can't really claim it is a cost saving when I'm spending £12 on a tank of gas which lasts around 1000 miles.

As for funny looks, I've never really had anyone look confused. I guess they assume its a petrol, with an lpg conversion? I think once I got a weird look when I went to the cashier to pay for a tank of diesel and lpg at the same time, but they never actually asked why I was buying lpg and diesel.

£12 is not bad at all when you think how much 1000 miles of NOS would cost,,,

I asked about the weird looks since I don't know why but here in italy almost all lpg pumps are served [I mean the guy does the job for you] and you can't fill up by yourself,,, maybe they fear dumb people makin a mess and blowin up something, I don't know,,, anyway, I'd really like to see the guy's face when one asks him to fill up a diesel,,,