I went over to Telford last night to pick up some parts from gumby (thanks again mate) & it was good to put a face to a name
on the way back I was calculating in my head my m.p.g's & was well chuffed, I was approching 550 miles to 40 litres (61mpg) with 59 miles left on the range when.
I sputtered to a halt on the side of the A42 two miles from a junction at 10.15 pm , bloody french cars.
Note to self stick to getting 55 m.p.g's & not getting stranded & have a nice four mile night hike
2002 110 HDi estate, Rapier in monaco blue! ( found quite a bit more power ) SOLD I've sorted the airbag light
1998 3.0 V6 SE coupe in Diablo Red ( my baby ) sold
2006 206 1.4 16v sport in Aegean blue ( wife's shopping trolley )
Silly boy. Yeah, I also had issues with my sticking gauge on the 6, though I realised before anything like this happened. I always read the gauge by miles done since the last fill up - safer!
Its a kick in the bum when you think you have a few miles left and then conk out....
My old exec would go down to '--' before I would even think about putting diesel in ( I've done 20 miles before with this displaying ) but I'm not sure about the GLX, I'll have to check it...
2003 2.2hdi estate - mine 1998 Volvo 940 auto estate - also mine 2019 Citroen C3 something - the wife's PP2000 user, can help with faults / diagnostics in the Bournemouth area.
Both of mine have regularly done 20 miles or so after dropping to '---' and I've never run out. I think the trick is carrying on if you know it read 30 or 40 odd miles just before going to zero. If you're not sure, don't chance it.
2002 HDi 2.2 Exec Estate, (2008-12) (wonderful)
2003 HDi 2.2 6-speed Exec Estate (2012-19) (also a gem)
2009 Citroen C5 2.0 HDi VTR+ Estate (godawful heap)
2008 BMW E91 330i touring (great fun - murdered by a reversing SUV)
2007 BMW E91 325i touring (slower smoother quieter)
it is a check I carry out on all my cars. Chuck a couple of gallons of fuel in the boot, and go for a drive on quiet roads until it runs out. The two cars I never actually run out on were the 306, and now this one, the 406. They both did over thirty miles with the light on, and, to be honest, I got bored and went home. Unlike older cars, the fuel tanks are shaped in such a way that the gauge will not be accurate in terms of fuel content, only in terms of the height of the float in the tank.
Something I'd never do is let it run out!
I done it in my Mondeo once after I went up a hill quickly with little in the tank. All the fuel went to the back and the system filled up with air. It's never quite been as smooth since.
2020 BMW 520d MSport Touring My Daily
2017 Dacia Logan MCV 1.5DCi Laureate Wifes
1996 Land Rover Defender 90 County SW 300TDi My Toy
2003 Ford Mondeo ST220 3.0 V6 My Other Toy
(61mpg) with 59 miles left on the range when.
, bloody french cars.
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run's for cover 
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