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inno
Member Since: 15 Apr 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 18
 
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I've found the 'range' indication on my 57 disco 3 XS to be a work of fiction worthy of a Booker Prize. I had a quarter of a tank of diesel and 60 miles indicated. Bit of a drive through the lake district and it dropped to 30, which was ok due to gradients and use.
Anyway, heading on a steep ish downhill road I watched the range drop by a mile every second down to a range of 14 and the gauge needle was on the bottom. Definitely squeaky bum time as the nearest garage was 20 miles away. I was down to air con off and a feather foot but on the flat the needle crept up and range popped back up to 25 miles.
As a bit of advice, for what it's worth, when the fuel warning light comes on work on having 35 miles left, what ever the range.
I managed to get to a station and then get raped for a tank of Shell diesel. Bottom to top was £109!
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 4th Aug 2011 8:56 pm |
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ron3005
Member Since: 15 Mar 2010
Location: Feltham
Posts: 314
 
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£109 thats cheap that only gives me 3/4 of a tank 
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| 5th Aug 2011 2:15 pm |
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discoteca
Member Since: 08 Mar 2010
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 1477
  
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but how low actually was it? I.e. how many litres did you get in? I usually get about 76 - 77 litres in at the point where I start to feel that its uncomfortably low.
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| 5th Aug 2011 2:31 pm |
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choppa60
Member Since: 16 Oct 2009
Location: chelsea tractor land ....london
Posts: 904
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£100 for me as the fuel pump cut out at that , I was below orange , said to the lady in Tesco , and she said all pumps cut out at that , if I wanted more I would have to start again ,cheek . 2008 ,hse, it does what it says .
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| 5th Aug 2011 3:29 pm |
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choppa60
Member Since: 16 Oct 2009
Location: chelsea tractor land ....london
Posts: 904
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When in south of France last year , we got to orange light and checked the range , 37 miles , and it kept going up and down , we then saw a fuel station sign saying next one is 37 miles ,
Now we had been driving a while , so sure enough 37 miles later , and well under the orange , in fact just below last White marker , we got there , I would say 45 miles , but I'm not going to push it again .  2008 ,hse, it does what it says .
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| 5th Aug 2011 3:35 pm |
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inno
Member Since: 15 Apr 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 18
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79.5 litres!
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| 6th Aug 2011 12:38 pm |
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