MadCarburetor
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Most of my family's cars have unreliable gas gauges. Our VW Bus for example has a completely hacked-up fuel sender and gauge which only works between half-full and full :lol:
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Most of my family's cars have unreliable gas gauges. Our VW Bus for example has a completely hacked-up fuel sender and gauge which only works between half-full and full :lol:
WDWBen
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Wait. Just thinking back to my car. It totally has a light! It illuminates at start up then goes away.
Also, while searching for that picture I found this!!
http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=436336
That is by far one of the dumbest decisions I've ever read.
In the NC, there's just a little light that pops on gently reminding you that you've run low. It's not even a filler pump. It's just a light that goes on inside the gas gauge.
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In my 1994 Passat there was no warning light, but the fuel gauge was precise enough so that I routinely used up about 67 litres out of a 70-litre fuel tank. The only time I had a bit of trouble was when I needed to fill up in the middle of the night and most fuel stations were closed. I ended up filling up 73.5 litres.
Precise gauges are really not rocket science if VW was able to build them over 20 years ago.
Precise gauges are really not rocket science if VW was able to build them over 20 years ago.
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rickhamilton620
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I think the key in ignition reminder is a NHTSA requirement for theft prevention or something.
My XTerra is the same way, there is just a small round amber light near the fuel gauge. I think I've only let it come on a handful of times since I've owned the car.
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I don't play this game in the 944. With no hatch, that sucker spins out really easily under half a tank. It gets two hours of race time max before I pull it in to fill back up to full.
SirEdward
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My VW is quite precise. Well, this actually means the half-tank happens always when the same amount of fuel has been burnt, that the quarter-tank means about 50 more km until the yellow light and that the yellow light happens when only 5 litres are left.
But to be safe, I never push it beyond the yellow light.
My moped, on the other hand, is... somewhat artistic.
It tells you if you have a full tank. Or 3/4 tank. When you are at 1/2 full, it suddenly lights the yellow light and drop to zero, only to come back after a while to where I think it was supposed to be, turning the yellow light off. And then it goes again after a while, and comes back, and goes... And you can't really tell how much fuel you have left; you only know that the more time it stays in the "dead empty" position, the less fuel you have. It's always a game of skill and courage to decide whether to stopa dn refuel or to go on. Thrilling!
But to be safe, I never push it beyond the yellow light.
My moped, on the other hand, is... somewhat artistic.
It tells you if you have a full tank. Or 3/4 tank. When you are at 1/2 full, it suddenly lights the yellow light and drop to zero, only to come back after a while to where I think it was supposed to be, turning the yellow light off. And then it goes again after a while, and comes back, and goes... And you can't really tell how much fuel you have left; you only know that the more time it stays in the "dead empty" position, the less fuel you have. It's always a game of skill and courage to decide whether to stopa dn refuel or to go on. Thrilling!