Re: Petrol Gauges
Originally Posted by
Bruce
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That's my technique too I know I can get about 700km out of a tank. You soon get into the habit, I use "A" trip meter for individual trip distance, "B" for fuel consumption.
Having said that the fuel gauge is actually pretty accurate
I also use both the petrol gauge and mileage trip so that when it's on 'half' I fill the tank, that way
I always have at a minimum half a tank of fuel, if for some reason I cannot get to the petrol station. Old habits die hard!
Cars these days are like laptops on wheels, the onboard computer can be used to check fuel consumption, which I do occasionally. The VW Golf 1.6 diesel I drive returns 58-61mpg (93-98km to 4.5 litres), hopefully conversion is correct, which I reckon is brilliant.