Mike I am with you , I never get much past 200 miles without looking out keenly for my next fuel stop.
I average about 25 mpg when cruising , (but much less on give and take country roads! well it is a +8 after all) so that equates to 8 gallons. The exact capacity of the tank is something of a mystery. I have never managed to get more than 43 litres into it (about 9.5 gallons), so I am presuming that at 200 miles I have 1.5 gallons spare to travel to the next service station. I have certainly never managed to get anywhere near 51 litres, on the original invoice from MMC they itemised 45 litres of fuel , can I assume that was a full tank? When this tank starts leaking (hopefully some way off yet), I plan to replace it with a larger capacity one in stainless steel. There is space to broaden the tank as there is no longer a pump mounted alongside it (as per Flapper injection cars) By rough calculation I reckon that I should be able to get at least another 2 gallons. Has anyone else had a special tank made up for a road going +8? Regards Andy >________________________________ > From: Michael Hutchings <[email protected]> >To: mogtalk2 <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, 24 May 2012, 7:46 >Subject: [mogtalk2] Re: Fuel consumption > > >Colin > > >Hadn't thought of lifting my foot, rather defeats the point of a plus 8! > > >I've never dared go more than 200 miles without refuelling, though I ought to >take a can of petrol with me and see just how far I can go. > > >Mike H >Wantage > > > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>Modify Your Subscription > >View posts on The Mail Archive >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >Modify Your Subscription > > ------------------------------------------- View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ [http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/] Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=22459785&id_secret=22459785-4a39ddf8 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
