Fuel

I brim the tank once it gets to nearly empty. I can't imagine doing it any other way - that'd just annoy me.

Now that I've moved house and I live 5.5 miles from work a whole tank usually lasts me a month, which is great. I just wish my tank was bigger so it would last even longer!
 
i usually just put ~£15-£20 in at a time, but i go over to Belgium 3-4 times a year so on my way home i brim it and fill up a couple of jerry cans as well,
Diesel was only costing me ~70p a litre over there before our exchange rate dropped
 
shifty_uk said:
I've always done this and for the first time 2 months ago ran out half way up the hill to the petrol station :o

You'd think I'd learn from it but nope, still doing it...
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Most I've risked is 90 miles on the light and still had a few drops left in the tank, so I feel reasonably safe knowing I can do 40+ to find a Shell garage on a route next time I'm out driving.
 
I tend not to run the R8 low, usually around half a tank I top it. Polo I tend to run until it's low then fill it. My wife seems worldclass at ensuring the fuel light is on, usually when I want to borrow it or she decides to take the Polo and I need to use the MX5.....and it's raining....and below the red. Wimmin
 
I just brim the tank every time. Usually fill up when it's at around 10 miles or so left depending on how far I am from a garage or whatever and usually there's still at least a couple of litres left in there anyway. That gives me ~750 miles which lasts me a week or so.
 
kindai said:
:D I knew this would be your reply... mines about the same :D
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But in short when the car says wanting fuel, I stop by Shell for some Vpower and just fill the tank, tend to find I visit shell at least once per week and a full tank is around £55, if I go for a weekend blast then its easy to go through a tank in a weekend quite easily. The only time I do not fill the tank is on the extremely rare occasion its not Vpower, then I cry and put in a little as possible of some other inferior fuel. :D
 
I fuel mine by going to the petrol station, and popping the pump nozzle into the tank, and squeezing the trigger, i think everyone does it that way though :p
 
Gibbo said:
But in short when the car says wanting fuel, I stop by Shell for some Vpower and just fill the tank, tend to find I visit shell at least once per week and a full tank is around £55, if I go for a weekend blast then its easy to go through a tank in a weekend quite easily. The only time I do not fill the tank is on the extremely rare occasion its not Vpower, then I cry and put in a little as possible of some other inferior fuel. :D
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What is the value of Vpower in a car designed and built for a market where even a Premium fuel is sometimes 91 at most 93 if you're lucky?

Is it just for that warm and fuzzy feeling you get holding the Super Duper Fuel nozzle? :p
 
Gibbo said:
But in short when the car says wanting fuel, I stop by Shell for some Vpower and just fill the tank, tend to find I visit shell at least once per week and a full tank is around £55, if I go for a weekend blast then its easy to go through a tank in a weekend quite easily. The only time I do not fill the tank is on the extremely rare occasion its not Vpower, then I cry and put in a little as possible of some other inferior fuel. :D
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Oh god, its like reading out my own book, I use the Shell app to always fill with vpower, no cheap poor mans petrol for the GTR :cool:

Can make a tank last 2 weeks if busy with work, but a week from full to empty is the usual, just gonna fill up now will find out the cost, its usually ~60-65
 
amigafan2003 said:
Fuel light roulette is where the excitement begins :-)
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One thing I love about the F10 instrument cluster is that it shows miles left as a decreasing bar chart below the speedo, and distance to destination as a small dot on the miles left bar.

It's like Fuel Light Roulette 2: The Sequel - start a journey where the white dot is further right than the miles remaining bar and watch them chase each other to zero :D
 
[TW]Fox;30067520 said:
What is the value of Vpower in a car designed and built for a market where even a Premium fuel is sometimes 91 at most 93 if you're lucky?

Is it just for that warm and fuzzy feeling you get holding the Super Duper Fuel nozzle? :p
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That warm fuzzy feeling. :D
But in fairness both cars are mapped for RON 98/99 which only Vpower and Tesco 99 meet the grade, otherwise its a case of knock knock. ;)
 
gets to or near 100 miles left on the range it gets filled up,

weekly fuel spend can be rather eyewatering at times, highest weekly bill I've had was £450 :( albeit mine is a taxi

omega on the other hand hasn't been fueled for nearly 6 years :) win
 
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