Here's a new one for you - Do you have a fuel gauge that enjoys going to the left overnight?
What the pheck am I on about you ask? Well obviously these cars are keen drinkers, in fact I ought to call mine Oliver, as it's got a thirst just like Mr. Reed had.
But seriously, From having vapour in the tank, if I put 40 litres in, which should be half a tanks worth (as 80litres really is as much as I can get in), the fuel needle jumps somewhere up around the area between half way and 3/4 mark. That's the 1st sign of the inaccuracy.
Secondly, once the needle goes just below the 1/4 tank mark and shows around say 40 miles range, if I park the car overnight on the drive, the following morning when I jump in and switch on, the orange warning lamp and beeper come on. The range then shows something like 25 miles or so.
I used to think that the fuel was leaking or evaporating away, but monitoring the gauge and fuel computer, there's no way that my Gauge is displaying the German accuracy that one would expect with a gauge.
My question to the panel is - Have you noticed the same characteristics on your car/s? If so, was there a fix, or this a trademark on these cars and a cunning way of making sure you always visit the pumps before the GO-GO juice runs out?
As always, I'd love to hear your findings and any keen fan will be keen to read your views too.
Kindest Regards,
Chris Webb
Was a tad nervous over the last few miles, and didn't floor it the whole way!
