Will I make it??? Advice needed!!!

[team_penetrator]

Hi,
In my new shape 1.6 Clio courtesy car. Picked it up yesterday and stuck a fiver of unleaded in.
The dealership is about 20 miles from here (90% motorway) and the range has just dropped to the dashes (under 40 miles) as I pulled into the car park. Light came on about 3 miles ago.

According to the range I have 20 miles to go and 39 miles of petty...

How accurate are these things? Will I make it or come to a halt by the side of the A1???

Opinions?

Ta,
Phil.

 

[sh33n]

I reckon you'll make it.

Just drive very easy to be sure

 

[Saner]

If your carefull enough, you'll make it.

 

[team_penetrator]

You sure? We could open a book on it...

 

[Saner]

well, from my needle BELOW the red resting on the pin and after having had teh red light on for quite a while, i put a fiver in and drove 50 miles.

 

[team_penetrator]

Hmmm... Ive already done 30 out of the fiver, so it would be about the same...

 

[Saner]

well i've had at least 20 miles out of teh car when its stayed in the red and i'm told you can get up to 35.

If you stay below 2k rpm, and coast whenever you can (i know this is dangarous) then i think you would make it no problem.

 

[TheCake]

I know it sounds stupid but for the sake of putting another £5er in it, it saves breaking down on the motorway.

Its actually an offence to join a motorway knowing you might not have enough fuel to finish your journey.. saw it on TV once.

 

[team_penetrator]

You dont think Ill make it?

 

[Lee]

I picked up a courtesy car the other week which had the fuel light on, I then drove it to work and back to the garage later. On the way back I got stuck in traffic, and had no idea how much fuel was left. I made it back okay though, and it made for an exciting journey!

 

[team_penetrator]

Did it have the range display?

 

[rory182]

LMAO at this thread fill a can of fuel and use it if u need it, if you dont use it in ur own car...

 

[TheCake]

I once had a fiesta mat and even when the gauge said it was above minimum it coughed, spluttered and died. Had a long walk for juice.

I'm just cautious. Its a real shitter breakinig down on the motorway.

 

[Nafoff]

ah hell just go..would be kinda funny if you didn't make it....you should be alright

 

[howie p]

^^ good idea!!

 

[team_penetrator]

LMAO at this thread fill a can of fuel and use it if u need it, if you dont use it in ur own car...

Would have done, but slept in this morning and didnt have time...

 

[sneeks]

I faced a similar problem when driving my c2 vtr through to the dealer last weekend when collecting my 172. 59 miles of fuel remaining with a 50 mile journey ahead. Unfortunately the predicted miles remaining dropped sharply soon after I joined the motorway. I made it but I doubt the car had much more to give