yellows2k

i pushed my luck too far today and ran out of fuel. lucky i was in line at the petrol station. i was too far to push it, so had to get a 5l jerry can to get me to the bowser. i managed to put in 66.65l total.
this is the first time its happened. i guess i learned my lesson, fill up at the first sign of the low fuel light from now on.

anyone got any funny stories, im sure there r a few. the people behind me werent impressed

zcct04

Wow. How long was the line? Is that normal?

Bowser - Australian?

yellows2k

i had driven 422.7km. and i had just pulled into the servo. i was in the queue and it conked out. tried to restart but no good. so i ran into the shop to get a jerry can to fill up as i couldnt and didnt want to push the car
yes, sydney australia

hyperion667

who is Jerry? He has his own can?

yellows2k

jerry sure does. he is a great bloke as well. helped out heaps of poor buggers over the years

hyperion667

MTV10

I tend to keep it above a 1/4 tank.

Fuel acts as a cooling agent for the fuel pump...

alexmtl

It always upsets me to see the estimated range display disappear exactly when you need it most (when you have less than 25km left, it turns into a red display). I've pushed my luck many times, I've been lucky so far...

jakc

In an AMG, you start looking for a gas station half empty. At a quarter of a tank left, you need a gas station NOW

QWKSNKE

Lol. Agreed!

m a x i m u s

Same here. I ran it low once and figured I could do without the stress. When it's half tank, I start thinking about filling up. When it's quarter, I definitely fill up.

mikeyyyallday

well said loll

C SEXY 3

HAHA! Two weeks ago pushed my luck for the first time. Pushed it down the first hill by myself and would have had the second part if I didn't have to stop for traffic. Agreed on filling up at a quarter now.

hyperion667

haha! quote of the month!

yellows2k

Glad I'm not the only one then. Advice taken

mr747

do you have a tune??? going by your km i dont think you do but you should think about it you will get my kms out of a tank

yellows2k

No i dont.but i drive the car mainly in peak hr traffic. No freeways. Minimal open roads.
Ive heard the tunes do little to improve economy anyway

mr747

^^^they do mate give it a crack if you can

yellows2k

Ok. With the plethora of tunes out there. And not getting into a brand war. Which is best and easiest

Roswell

My question is how bad is it for the engine or fuel pump to run dry??

mr747

seeing as your in sydney go see Sonny at Autowerks

odonnks

I was wondering the same thing. Haven't seen a line at a fuels station in many many years.

Phorte

petrol prices are crazy in Australia so there's always a line up at the budget/discount servos.

having said that, i'm a lot more relaxed once the light comes on in my C63 compared to when the light comes on in my previous E60 M5! that thing drank way more than the AMG!

yellows2k

it was a caltex, needed the vortex 98. it was bad timing, the tanker arrived and had hogged up a few bowsers as it was in the way.

and yes, ive heard the v10 m5 was thirsty, normal driving got back, what, 20l/100km

Phorte

yup, around 22L/100km!

i've never really given vortex 98 a shot even tho i remember reading some reports that it was the cleanest 98. i've always stuck with BP Ultimate.