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Lawrothegreat · Jan 12th, 2008, 09:39 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by N44THY (original)

Ok i guess we should be sensible about this! i'm not saying run your tank dry! thats just silly! i dont think anyone would do that anyway... i guess once the light comes on and like you would do normally...i.e. drive to the nearest petrol station that would be the miles per tank figure.

My tank got low the other day - the estimated range was only 4 miles when I got to the petrol station. The last couple of miles nearly gave me a heart attack as it started counting down 1 mile every 20 seconds or so!

Jan 12th, 2008, 09:39 PM	#19
Lawrothegreat Mini Design Philosopher Join Date: May 2004 Location: Berkshire, UK Local Time: 07:59 PM Posts: 817 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by N44THY (original) Ok i guess we should be sensible about this! i'm not saying run your tank dry! thats just silly! i dont think anyone would do that anyway... i guess once the light comes on and like you would do normally...i.e. drive to the nearest petrol station that would be the miles per tank figure. My tank got low the other day - the estimated range was only 4 miles when I got to the petrol station. The last couple of miles nearly gave me a heart attack as it started counting down 1 mile every 20 seconds or so!