How Much????????????

ThePrisoner · Post by **ThePrisoner** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 5:41 pm

Just filled up my 406 executive today (full tank) for the first time since ive had it.

£60!!!!!!!!!

Can't believe how much fuel it can take......

Buying this car is gonna cost more than I thought, increase in road tax, increase in insurance, increase in fuel......yadda yadda

Still a beautiful motor though...

Pris.

trem1 · Post by **trem1** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 6:08 pm

yep that'll be about right

the first time i filled my 406 up when it got to £50 i started looking underneath to see if it was pouring out onto the forecourt

i found it less painful to fill up between quater and half a tank cos it only cost about £40.00
still painful but not as bad

jameslxdt · Post by **jameslxdt** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 7:11 pm

yeah that does sound about right, mine usually takes about £65, depends on how low ive run it and the price of petrol

once it cost me £70

i was in a que in petrol station the other week, behind this maserati owner, it cost him £114 to fill it up!

neildavies · Post by **neildavies** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 7:15 pm

Same as James, I once got £70 of diesel in my old saloon, broke my heart!!

Playtime_Fontayne · Post by **Playtime_Fontayne** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 7:46 pm

The fuel tank size is a stinger...but I get better consumption and £55 quid off my tax compared to my old Focus.

And the 406 is finer in every respect!

Blue406 · Post by **Blue406** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:49 pm

Playtime_Fontayne wrote:The fuel tank size is a stinger...but I get better consumption and £55 quid off my tax compared to my old Focus.

And the 406 is finer in every respect!

My friend has a W reg focus and he says the same, even though my car is 10 years old.

406 express · Post by **406 express** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:12 pm

I struggle to get £50 using bio diesel at 80 pence per litre!!!!!

Post by **DaiRees** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 11:06 pm

Never managed £70 in one go but I've been in the £60s a few times. Bearing in mind it's a 70 litre tank you boys must have been paying at least a pound a litre

. Eased into the petrol station once with the miles remaining indicator showing "----" and put 69 litres in it

would have lost that game of fuel light bingo me thinks

neildavies · Post by **neildavies** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 7:16 am

That computer's not that accurate Dai. You need more guts!! or like my old GLX, a car with no trip computer!!

406 express · Post by **406 express** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:03 am

In terms of fuel light bingo, last week my trip computer was down to -----, I then did another 80 miles and when I filled up I oly got 64 Litres in??? how is the fuel in the tank measured? is there any way to calibrate it? my old 406 I could go down to ---- and filling it up I got 76 Litres in, still no sign of splutter though!!

Post by **Welly** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:58 am

I chicken out when it says 30 miles>>>>> and fill up.

Why are you all complaining about the cost of filling the tank @ £60.00

Dudes.......You are going to put the fuel in eventually anyway

The last 'big fill' I did was £65.00 and that lasted me 5 weeks

If your a bit skint, just put £20.00 in or less

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:16 am

406 express wrote:filling it up I got 76 Litres in, still no sign of splutter though!!

What model was that and how big's the tank? I could have sworn mine's 66 litres, but I've just done an interesting google search and found people claiming their 406's tank is anything - 60, 65, 66, 68, 70, 72, 78, even 91! So I'm no longer sure.

Anyone got a real answer? I know my fuel needle stops moving when I turn the ignition on/off at about 65 litres (to brim)...

406 express · Post by **406 express** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:04 am

It was a 406 estate 2001 HDi 90, the speel from Peugeot is that there is a 70 litre tank, 5 litre reserve and the size of the pipe to the tank about 3 litres, dont knof if the coupe of saloon is any different though

neildavies · Post by **neildavies** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 1:14 pm

406 express wrote:In terms of fuel light bingo, last week my trip computer was down to -----, I then did another 80 miles

Now there's Dai with no guts, but 80 miles!! I don't know if that's bravery or stupidity!!

Myself, I have had the 206 go down to ---- and got it to the petrol station, so never more than a couple of miles.

Post by **Welly** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 1:29 pm

No one will beat my missus in the Fuel Light Bingo

She's been running around on reserve for years.

Last week she said ''my car needs some bloody Diesel in it AGAIN''.......

Again? I said,.....how much did you put in it last time?............

£7.00, she said.