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Old 26-04-2009, 09:01 PM
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the fuel gauge seems to be a bit eratic, any ideas how many miles i should get to a tank roughly? it's an estate btw.

i filled it up, £50 it cost and done 160 miles on the motorway and it's between 3/4 and full tank!

does that sound right?
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Originally Posted by James
the fuel gauge seems to be a bit eratic, any ideas how many miles i should get to a tank roughly? it's an estate btw.

i filled it up, £50 it cost and done 160 miles on the motorway and it's between 3/4 and full tank!

does that sound right?
I'd expect you'd get 350-380 miles out of a tank, but the second half will go way faster than the first half!
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ahh right, cheers!
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All fords I've owned seem to sit on full for 80 odd miles, then the gauge drops slowly, then when it gets to the last quarter, it drops like a stone!
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