Third Morning Of Ownership Question

[stampede]

Best decision I've ever made, although Mrs S is feeling slightly left out.

I finally got to drive with the top off last night. Fantastic!

Just a quick question, how accurate is the fuel guage on the S1? I filled it up to try and guage how many miles to run on a tank, but this morning the guage went from showing 15l to "refill" in about 10 miles.

Are there any rules of thumb, so to speak?

Stampede 690

[Mr_C]

If it says Refill, it generally means it. Don't trust the gauge when it gets that low - they lie!!!!

[Stampede]

Thanks C, will bear it in mind.

Considering I have been doing alot of HOOOOOONING, I have managed about 270miles on the tank, would this be about right?

S690

[Sublime]

I do around 250 to 300 miles before I fill up my S1 depending on how much of a maniac I've been . I'd also agree that when it says refill do so because I find accelerating, braking or cornering hard tends to move the petrol around in the tank alot.

[Stampede]

Thanks for the advice Sublime, I'll be straight to the petrol station at lunchtime for a refill and then out for a midday blat around some country lanes.

S690

[Mr_C]

you got 270 miles out of a tank?! I only get about 240 to 250!



Paul

[BalhamLotus]

Stampede, mine goes from 11l to Refil, so I assume there's still 10l left. Given that, it doesn't have to be a mad dash from the motorway as soon as it comes on.

They are unreliable though, so once it comes on, I don't tend to spend time looking for Optimax.

[nwtony]

In the S2 (mine at least) when it says refill it really means it! The tank is officially 32 litres and I find if I let it get to refill I'm putting in 29.

The gauage is volatile as well, watch it move up and down +/- 5 litres as you accelrate or throw it about. It's also not linear, I don't get the same MPG from the second half of the thank as I do from the first!

I get about 220miles before I refill with about 26 litres, a healthy 38ish (/) mpg?

[Stampede]

Cheers all for your replies.

This is exactly why I was undertaking this exercise, so that irrespective of the guage, I know that I have to put some more juice in once I reach a certain distance

The concencus seems to be start looking to fill at ~ 250 miles but if it says "refill" get to a pertol station ASAP..

Thanks

S690

[Turnamere]

stampede said:

Just a quick question, how accurate is the fuel guage on the S1? I filled it up to try and guage how many miles to run on a tank, but this morning the guage went from showing 15l to "refill" in about 10 miles. Stampede 690

Mine seems to have at least a +/- 5 itres leeway, I can arrive home with 16L indicating and start the next day with the re-fill light on. Haven't tested to empty though, I just top up when it drops below 15L normally. 270 Miles seems pretty good, especially with your modded engine; mustn't be hooning enough.

Glad you're enjoying it, mine still brings a smile to my face after 2 years of ownership and if we can possibly fit what we need in the Liz we take it in preferrence to the Audi - even took the cat to the vets recently with roof off!!

Oh, definitely recommend a shower cape of some type; my car now spends even more time roof off with that added reassurance that I'm not going to come back to a wet seat if I'm not watching the weather.

[Trixster]

Mr_C said:

you got 270 miles out of a tank?! I only get about 240 to 250! Paul

270 is damn good going - 240-250 per tank for me too.

[135sport]

Only once have I ignored the refill message, and when I did get it back to the petrol station it needed 39 litres to fill.

On the regular trundle to work I can get 320 miles from 32 litres, but on an extended hoon I can only expect about 175 miles.

[steff]

I get about 220 miles taking it easy and 130 odd when on track

[Mr_C]

someone off seloc once got 42 litres in his tank IIRC.

must've been nearly bone dry!

[chorlton]

Another one for 250 a tank here.

[DSS123]

I agree with what's been said, fill up as soon as you can after its says refill.

Not as bad as my old mini though, had a very acurate fuel gauge, when it said empty the car was..eh...empty!

Least you knew where you stood.


Dunc