I was out for a run last night as I'm trying to spend as much time with the car as I can atm to learn some of its traits :race: (I also had my first 'moment' accelerating off a slip road onto a dual carriageway, but that's a different story).
So, anyway, as I was pootling about when I noticed the fuel gauge needle was firmly in the red section. I flipped the trip computer and it was telling me that I still had 77 miles left before I had to fill up. The low petrol light on the dashboard was not illuminated but I chickened out and put in £55 worth of petrol @ £1.11 per litre.
My question is, is it safe to believe the trip computer and could I have easily got another 70 miles before filling up or do people generally just fill up when the needle is in the red?
-Mark.
So, anyway, as I was pootling about when I noticed the fuel gauge needle was firmly in the red section. I flipped the trip computer and it was telling me that I still had 77 miles left before I had to fill up. The low petrol light on the dashboard was not illuminated but I chickened out and put in £55 worth of petrol @ £1.11 per litre.
My question is, is it safe to believe the trip computer and could I have easily got another 70 miles before filling up or do people generally just fill up when the needle is in the red?
-Mark.