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Old 18-12-2005, 12:59 AM   #1
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Just wondering what amount of fuel people have squeezed into their E series.
Today I filled up the XR6 with 64.99L at the first click. That meant I had 3 litres left in the tank :

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Old 18-12-2005, 03:13 AM   #2
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I think its between 60 and 65 litres not 100% sure thought it was always around that area? I used to try work it out but these days i just concerntrate on the price rather than the quantity!
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Old 18-12-2005, 04:05 AM   #3
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74.5 litres in my EA at one time. I believe the goodz has also filled it up to almost 75 litres.
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Old 18-12-2005, 08:28 AM   #4
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119L, I have a vague memory of over 120, not sure though
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Old 18-12-2005, 08:28 AM   #5
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About 62 litres of Optimax the other week. Cost me a fortune :
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Old 18-12-2005, 08:51 AM   #6
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All this fuel talk for a porper like me is slightly depressing, I'll just go to the corner of my room to rock back and forward, gently repeating; "The fuel prices will go back down, they will!".
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Old 18-12-2005, 10:11 AM   #7
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68 litres in an Eb... it had started to miss a bit.. it was on fuel light for a while
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Old 18-12-2005, 10:27 AM   #8
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Don't forget there is a handful of extra litres to be found in the fuel filler piping etc, thus the possibility of filling over 68..
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If I filled over the tank size I'd be ranting and raving to the servo. There's no way in hell a car will run properly with only the fuel in the lines.
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Don't forget there is a handful of extra litres to be found in the fuel filler piping etc, thus the possibility of filling over 68..
spot on. Thats why its hard to tell how much you really have remaining when you fill up.
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Old 18-12-2005, 11:31 AM   #11
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67 is my record
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Old 18-12-2005, 11:33 AM   #12
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Didn't ford quote the fuel tank size as "useable size", therefore the fuel tank is larger than 68ltrs for a sedan???
I have put in 68ltrs into my car with 40kms still on the trip computer.
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I've got a receipt here that has nearly 73 litres on it and it cost me $107.

Can anyone beat that?
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I put in 61 litres of the new optimax extreme in... only cost 74 bucks, happy with that
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dammmm $107 thats pain full isnt it :<
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Old 18-12-2005, 03:54 PM   #16
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As Rmyers said I've managed to get 75, or 75.2 to be exact... That was before prices were so ridiculously high...

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Are you guys talking about the first click? Or are you dribbling the last couple of litres in?
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Mine was 2 clicks of the handle. I ran the Fairmont Ghia for 25kms after the trip computer told me there were 0 kms to go.
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Old 18-12-2005, 05:48 PM   #19
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All this fuel talk for a porper like me is slightly depressing, I'll just go to the corner of my room to rock back and forward, gently repeating; "The fuel prices will go back down, they will!".

So true dude so true. going crusing fri and sat nite plus goin to work all week is killin me on fuel, and the s**t aint cheap.
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Old 18-12-2005, 06:29 PM   #20
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I used to have a horrible habbit of running the tank down to nothing, but the worst I ever managed was 73 litres in the tank. Bit of a worry...

You should hear the bloody pump now :(
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Old 18-12-2005, 06:35 PM   #21
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I hate the thought of $70 fuel bills each fill up :|
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Old 18-12-2005, 08:46 PM   #22
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Damn petrol prices.. I used to fill up my EA for $70 and my BA still costs $70 to fill lol.
Best I did in the EA was 72 and a half litres of optimax, and the **** end sat very very nice
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$107 mate thats huge im with john i ahte the $70 ones it sucks!
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Old 18-12-2005, 10:55 PM   #24
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i got 69 in a ef xr6 last week, cost me 74 with a discount
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I got 70 ltrs in once and I freaked out...I didn't think it was gonna click off! I thought the servo was stooging me.
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160 in the XH but I got twin tanks and I get about 1400kms to a tank but you have to save up for it some times
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i got about 75 litres when i forst got my car, wanted to see how big the tank was :P
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I used to have a horrible habbit of running the tank down to nothing, but the worst I ever managed was 73 litres in the tank. Bit of a worry...

You should hear the bloody pump now :(
Yes, the pump uses the fuel to keep cool, if you run it too low it causes damage
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Old 20-12-2005, 09:19 PM   #29
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68.4 in the EA's 68L tank... car started idling very very weird...
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I put 70 litres into my 68 litre tank. When I went in, the trip computer said I had about 12 kms left in the tank. I usually fill up when it's down to a quarter though
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