19.7 gal. into a 2000 2.7T (no spillage and didn't run out of fuel)...
01-31-2008, 01:40 PM
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I've run out of gas before
Was driving all day at a DE. Had already added some fuel at the track but didn't want to buy more $7/gal.
Last session I was having a blast with a friend and knew I was low on fuel. Finally pulled in knowing I was REALLY low. Drove VERY carefully 5 miles down the road in stop & go traffic to the BP station that had 92 oct fuel. When I pulled into the gas station...DAMN! All the pumps were busy filling cars. Just after I stopped to wait...not even a sputter it died.
A few "new friends" at the gas station helped me push it up the small incline to the pump ;-)
Somehow I don't remember it being over 19 Gallons tho.
Best part...my friend with the M3 can't drive it at less that 1/2 tank because it always gets fuel starvation in the corner. The A6 has never had that problem. Another bonus point for Audi Engineering.
Last session I was having a blast with a friend and knew I was low on fuel. Finally pulled in knowing I was REALLY low. Drove VERY carefully 5 miles down the road in stop & go traffic to the BP station that had 92 oct fuel. When I pulled into the gas station...DAMN! All the pumps were busy filling cars. Just after I stopped to wait...not even a sputter it died.
A few "new friends" at the gas station helped me push it up the small incline to the pump ;-)
Somehow I don't remember it being over 19 Gallons tho.
Best part...my friend with the M3 can't drive it at less that 1/2 tank because it always gets fuel starvation in the corner. The A6 has never had that problem. Another bonus point for Audi Engineering.
01-31-2008, 02:43 PM
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Yes, I've never had fuel starvation either....
And I consistently run the B5 S4 I have right down. I have also managed to put more than the book specifies into that car also.
I agree that this is down to good engineering. My Porsche is similar. Losing power in a corner can be quite dangerous.
Stephen
I agree that this is down to good engineering. My Porsche is similar. Losing power in a corner can be quite dangerous.
Stephen
01-31-2008, 05:28 PM
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I think this is to a large measure and old wife's tail.
I'm not saying that it has never happened, but it has never happened to me and I have run cars dry. I once ran my Porsche dry at 260 km/h and that thing must have travelled another 4-5 km while trying to suck up the last dregs of fuel in the tank (and no, I didn't make it). In fact, I had that thing on fumes a few times (we had duty free fuel in Belgium so there was a great insentive to arrive back at the border with an empty tank). I don't read any warnings in owner's manuals about running pumps dry. I don't hear about any arguments over warranty claims because of pumps having been run dry. In fact, I'm not hearing about any failures for this reason either.
Stephen
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