How many miles you getting on a Full Tank?

[camfollower]

I very rarely fill the tank

Perhaps it is just this; are people with bad figures brimming their tanks and just pootling about round town and such?

As I don't do a lot of motorway work, I never really have more than 1/2 tank... just adds unecessary weight that your paying to cart around.

[RedRobin]

500 from my sooty before the "ping" and the fuel light come on 

....It's best not to run your tank right down below about a quarter full so you avoid the 'dregs'. So don't wait for the "ping" and then have to possibly mildly panic.

[Tortaruga]

....It's best not to run your tank right down below about a quarter full so you avoid the 'dregs'.

????
That's a first. That's what the fuel filter is for.

[RedRobin]

....It's best not to run your tank right down below about a quarter full so you avoid the 'dregs'.

????
That's a first. That's what the fuel filter is for.

....Perhaps I'm wrong but why clog up your fuel filter unecessarily?

[swgti]

I see you point Robin but on the other hand surely today's modern fuels shouldn't be full of the cr@p they were years ago and tanks are plastic now so dont corrode.

[Jgoodwood]

I get around 380 miles per tank - standard 2007 ED30 on Dunlops (summer) and more when running winter tyres - around 400.

[RedRobin]

I see you point Robin but on the other hand surely today's modern fuels shouldn't be full of the cr@p they were years ago and tanks are plastic now so dont corrode.

....Yes, old habits die hard! 

I'm fairly sure that I've seen it mentioned for nowadays too though.

[Stumpey]

I think I am in the ball park age wise with RR and yes we never ran the tanks down in our 3.0ltr Capri's , Savage Cortina's or Dolomite Sprints guaranteed to suck up crap... :) So still do the same now 1/4 tank fill up or get very nervous....old school.

Steve

[GrayMK5GTI]

I see you point Robin but on the other hand surely today's modern fuels shouldn't be full of the cr@p they were years ago and tanks are plastic now so dont corrode.

....Yes, old habits die hard! 

I'm fairly sure that I've seen it mentioned for nowadays too though.

I look at this the other way round, by constantly running it down low your not getting a build up of cr&p in the bottom of the tank and therefore have no worries about running out of fuel and actually only having about 3/4 of a tank that us "useable".

I replaced the fuel filter on my GTI at around 50k miles and it was fine. Its a cheap and relatively easy job to do, also.

Ive run every car ive ever owned (even 100k + Peugeot diesels) like this and never had a problem.

Modern fuels are much much cleaner than fuels of old and cars have better filters than they used to, so there is much less chance of clogging up your motor. 

[RedRobin]

I think I am in the ball park age wise with RR and yes we never ran the tanks down in our 3.0ltr Capri's , Savage Cortina's or Dolomite Sprints guaranteed to suck up crap... :) So still do the same now 1/4 tank fill up or get very nervous....old school.

Steve

....Hi Steve and a Very Warm Welcome to the forum! 

It appears that I might be losing my crown of being the oldest guy on here - I'm 65yo but 22yo at heart according to several forum folks. Being divorced, the trouble is that I still fancy the 20 and 30-something ladies.

Yes, Old School with fond memories of the cars you mentioned 

But I think that Gray's point is valid.

[Tamiyoman]

Its both the crud from the bottom of your petrol tank and the crud from the bottom of the garage tanks if they are getting low, I always filled up when it hit the mark under 1/4

[jamiep91]

250 on v power

[ROH ECHT]

....It's best not to run your tank right down below about a quarter full so you avoid the 'dregs'.

????
That's a first. That's what the fuel filter is for.

....Perhaps I'm wrong but why clog up your fuel filter unecessarily?

However, good to do right before changing the filter, yes?

[Aweful_Truth]

I live in Cornwall and my drive to work is like 5miles with a lot of hills, starts and stops and a tank will return an awful 250miles from full but I drove to London and back on Tuesday/Wednesday and got about 390 miles from it

[Stumpey]

Hi RR

Its the old story ... old dogs new tricks :) Agree with the other posts about the fuel tanks and fuel though filters are better and tanks are better so no need to panic at 1/4 tank anymore we are what we are :)

Yep you have a 10 years on me but I have you on the head age mine is my shoe size :0

Steve