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Found out the hard way on the way home from work that when the 205 is showing half full,it's actually empty. 
Thought it was running a bit odd,dropped down to 3 cylinders a couple of times so I pulled over,lifted the bonnet to check for any short circuit sparking and saw nothing.Pulled dizzy cap off and cleaned it,still no better.Tried to nurse it home and it died about 5 miles away.Could tell it was a fuel issue by then and noticed the fuel light was on although the gauge was showing half full. 
Luckily,the bloke whose driveway i had broken down next to turned up and I spoke to him,he laughed and sold me some petrol he had for his lawnmower and I made it to the garage. 
That WILL catch me out again,I'm bad enough with a working gauge,playing fuel light roulette is fun.
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Guess your MPG.
Fill tank to brim
Drive x amount of miles then fill up. no need for a gauge :p
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As above...I tend to trust miles more than gauges lol.
The gauge on the 106 I had was fine for the bottom quarter....but never got above that no matter how much fuel was in it lol!
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That would work,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,but.
No speedo=no mileometer.
At least the light comes on,just have to fill up when i see it I suppose.No point replacing the speedo untill I can find some diesel clocks.
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(06-01-2014, 10:21 PM)Danny Wideboy Wrote: That would work,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,but.
No speedo=no mileometer.
At least the light comes on,just have to fill up when i see it I suppose.No point replacing the speedo untill I can find some diesel clocks.
Use a sat nav in the meantime? 
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Fill up on the light mate, easy. maybe carry 5l of fuel just in case
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Lol, notorious 205/106 problem.
A sharp corner can be the difference between quarter of a tank and empty haha
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Well I wont notice the difference in MPG between 1.9 GTI and 1.9 D turbo. Thats got to be a good thing.
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Peugeot gauges are rubbish anyway TBH, the 406's varies by 1/4 off a tank depending on what hill I'm parked on
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My 205 fuel gauge is horrific! I broke down on a quarter once! Have carried a 5L jerry can in the boot every since.
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My gauge is saying it's empty empty. But she still drives  feel lucky
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(07-01-2014, 08:40 AM)ozonehostile Wrote: Lol, notorious 205/106 problem.
A sharp corner can be the difference between quarter of a tank and empty haha
Definitely NOT a common 106 problem  I think I should know!
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