Will I Run Out Of Petrol?????

[Andy Rocc]

This is my situation, I'm at work with no cash or card, I finish at 10pm tonight and my gauge is showing the needle in the middle of the red area, range was showing 20 miles when I parked up. My trip is 10 miles to get home, so will I make it? I thought I came out this morning with my wallet but on arriving at work I realised I hadn't. 2.0 TSi engine.

[Phil]

Depends on driving style, route, traffic etc.......

I think if mine were middle id be pushing it if the route was clear flat, no stopping for lights traffic and drove sensibly (bit obvious i know haha)

[therealtimmsy]

easily. dont rev above 2000. the range will say 20 miles but ive had mine down to zero miles and still done 3 or 4. Literally just granny foot it everywhere lol.

[KarmaSumatra]

Sounds like you probably will make it, especially if the range had been saying 20 miles.

When you get back, hide a £10 or £20 note in the car somewhere. Next time you forget your wallet, you can use your emergency note.

[therealtimmsy]

Haha emergency note! im having that. needs to be connected to a big red button and comes out of a secret location on the car! and wrapped in a ribbon saying EMERGENCY ONLY. lmao. or put it in a glass cabinet and have an axe on the back seat... im reading wayyy to far into this.

[KarmaSumatra]

Ha ha! Don't do what my colleague did, and sell the car with the note still tucked in the back of the manual. Nice surprise for the next person that's trying to change a lightbulb/fuse!

[robb]

i know diesels obviously different but i was in the same position as you but i was in runcorn ( i live in south manchester ) which is around 30 miles from my house and managed it on mid way in the red , read 0 for the 15 miles or so but still made it haha

[Andy Rocc]

I mate at work slipped me a tenner, so nipped out of work and topped it up! My drive home is quite hilly and needs some heavy ecceleration on the motorway slip roads as they are quite steep. Has anyone else noticed how fast the needle drops when it gets to the last quarter of a tank?

[selleym]

Ha was just going to say borrow some cash!
Ha i never trust that remaining miles anyway.
I have pulled up at work for it to say bing 30 miles remaining.
Got back in the car after work and it gone bing 8 miles remaining.... Must have been thirsty to drink 22 miles of fuel with the engine off

Does seem to drop quickly in the red for me. But fingers crossed have never run out yet!

[therealtimmsy]

yeah mines the same! gets to the edge of the red then shoots down!

[MirageJ]

I noticed the same thing in my mk4 golf. Apparently it's because of the shape of the fuel tank and the fact that the bottom "half" is actually smaller so it runs down a lot quicker than the top half.

ps, first post!

[Deagol]

And VW have probably programmed the software to scare us all, rather than being sued for "Your car said I had 100 miles of fuel remaining and I ran out after 89. You owe me for a hotel / five course meal / distress etc etc"

If you do play the "fuel remaining game", you'll see that the forecast distance plummets disproportionately to the mileage driven.

Yes, it wouldn't surprise me if the shape of the tank and whether you park pointing uphill / downhill makes a difference.

A tenner tucker in the sunglasses cubbyhole will do the trick every time.

D

[Billc]

I once did >30 miles with the display saying "0" in a Passat 1.8T. Middle of nowhere, hadn't been watching the range, no petrol station for 30-odd miles so I just went for it, very very carefully. I managed to get 61L into a 60L tank so I was on less than fumes.