Astra on board computer = the suck

Luke · 24 May 2006 at 10:36

Stolly said:
Hmm yeah, my Leon was like that. Didn't move for the first 75 miles and then dropped like a stone.

Mine does that. Starts to drop at about 80 miles, but boy does it drop fast from then on!

spirit · 24 May 2006 at 11:04

Ukadder said:
Never taken the BMW below 14miles left as the display said. Made it to the filling station ok!

ive taken mine to about 10 and it was fine, admittedly the station i used was about 500m away, put in a fiver then did about 12miles and filled up on route!

Acolyte · 24 May 2006 at 11:48

Got about 30 - 50 miles left when i my light comes on (apparently), havent run out yet though touch wood.

Gooner14 · 24 May 2006 at 13:17

paradigm said:
My frist three quarters have managed 350~ before

You must drive like a girl

Only seen 300 miles from the tank, once.

iCraig · 24 May 2006 at 13:26

I've let mine go down to the light a few times, I prefer to top it up when I can rather than letting it drink it right down with the desposits etc

[SKR]Phoenix · 24 May 2006 at 13:30

Gooner14 said:
You must drive like a girl Only seen 300 miles from the tank, once.

I didn't want to say anything......but yer, never had more than 330 out of a tank.

Dutch Guy · 24 May 2006 at 13:30

The one in my Focus is pretty accurate, only time it can be wrong is when I have just done a motorway stretch and are in the city as it still thinks that I have motorway fuel usage when in fact I am using more fuel as I am city driving.

If it indicates I have 20 miles to go and I refuel I find out that there was 2 liters left which is about right.

Also I think the computer becomes more accurate the longer you use it.

Styles · 24 May 2006 at 14:22

Mines not too bad, will normally tell me I have less than I think though. It can say 0 miles and I can comfortably get another 20 miles out of it. I know it's not good practice but it was an emergancy (forgot to fill up and it was bank holiday and nothing was open, how annoying)