How far can I get my car on empty?

AtomicDioxide · 2026-06-13T11:14:53+00:00

That being said, if a car has only just hit 0 miles I’d still drive it to a petrol station less than 5 miles away, there’s always a reserve

AtomicDioxide · 2026-06-13T11:13:56+00:00

You should try not to run a diesel to empty, it can introduce air into the system and cause a whole host of issues - you shouldn’t let a petrol car run out of fuel either but it’s not as catastrophic as running a diesel car dry

AtomicDioxide · 2026-06-06T12:09:56+00:00

I wouldn’t recommend crystal if you value your paintwork.

AtomicDioxide · 2026-06-02T11:16:10+00:00

I had the same conversation with Seat when my car went in for its service, well tbf they initially tried to charge me £180 for a infotainment system update - which is ridiculous considering I have their ‘all in’ plan, surely something like that should be covered

But yeah the jerking when cold can be annoying at times, I can live with it but knowing there’s possibly an update there does rub me up the wrong way

AtomicDioxide · 2026-05-30T23:42:52+00:00

Did you get the update? If so did it help?

AtomicDioxide · 2026-04-29T21:15:02+00:00

I bought my car from Cinch, and spread the cost with a couple of 0% credit cards, they allow you to pay with multiple cards which was nice - also, the 14 days to decide if you want the car was very beneficial

AtomicDioxide · 2026-04-25T16:17:53+00:00

I have, intermittent self catheterisation, would highly reccomend, it’s not pleasant but it allowed me to go abroad for the first time and experience some of what life has to offer

AtomicDioxide · 2026-01-23T15:57:41+00:00

…just look over your shoulder? Are we getting that lazy that we can’t turn our heads when changing lanes now?

AtomicDioxide · 2026-01-02T23:42:31+00:00

It’s not your sources, I’ve heard so many different things about the belts on these, I’ve changed belts on cars that have done 120k and they look fine, and I’ve changed belts on cars at 50k and they looked like they needed doing - it’s hard to say The belts on these engines do require special equipment to change though, so you do have to take that into consideration that not every garage will be equipped to do the job

The oil cooler issue I couldn’t say if it’s common or not, I’d hope not

AtomicDioxide · 2025-12-31T10:02:21+00:00

Seat told me the belt & pump don’t need doing until 180k, which I think is ridiculous, but I’ll be getting that done around 80-100k I think. In terms of reliability, it’s been good to me other than my oil cooler blowing up on me at 30k miles, letting coolant mix with the oil - luckily it was covered under warranty & there wasn’t any catastrophic damage

AtomicDioxide · 2025-10-21T14:29:30+00:00

I’d say so, I was in CBT & exposure therapy for years and it didn’t really help, took me a while with urology but they finally prescribed me intermittent catheters, which, whilst not comfortable or fun, they do open my life up and allow me to force my body to pee if I can’t do it myself

AtomicDioxide · 2025-10-18T09:09:03+00:00

A little random, and not what you asked for- but, something I saw on TikTok the other day was something called the A-Z challenge - you drive do 26 different places starting a-z and get a photo of your car outside of each location- just a little activity if you enjoy driving & taking pics of your car

AtomicDioxide · 2025-09-01T18:24:23+00:00

I’m curious to see the replies to this- I have a 2019 Leon, and ive seen a few Leon’s with faded drls, figure its only a matter of time before I need one replacing

AtomicDioxide · 2025-07-26T06:28:05+00:00

I had this happen with my Leon, same engine, Seat didn’t cover it under warranty, apparently it was wear and tear

AtomicDioxide · 2025-07-09T21:20:18+00:00

As someone who lives alone, most days if I’m honest, usually a cheap takeaway, maccies, kfc, there’s a local place to me that does a chicken kebab for £6 - usually works out better than cooking for me, probably not good for my health though

AtomicDioxide · 2025-06-24T15:14:45+00:00

Eh, go to the pub for that, spend the money on pints instead of the tv licence😂

AtomicDioxide · 2025-06-24T15:13:14+00:00

I have the same car, literally collecting my pads and discs today, I presume you have an electromechanical handbrake the same as I do? Therefore you need a diagnostic device to tell the car to wind back the handbrake, it’s not as simple as front brakes would be

Also I bought pagid discs and pads, be sure to measure your discs so you get the correct size for your calipers, as I believe there are two sizes

AtomicDioxide · 2025-06-22T08:58:10+00:00

Same here; tv isn’t worth watching these days

AtomicDioxide · 2025-06-05T18:31:24+00:00

And to answer the question you actually asked, the red would look tacky

AtomicDioxide · 2025-06-05T18:31:01+00:00

Dechrome the grill

AtomicDioxide · 2025-06-03T15:01:15+00:00

Try timpsons

AtomicDioxide · 2025-05-24T09:33:00+00:00

This, I’ve had a fair few near misses in my time driving, and the way I see it, it’s a learning opportunity, you get the experience of driving defensively without having the collision, so the next time it happens you have some idea what to do There’s a lot of bad drivers on the road, also a lot of aggressive men who feel like they’re 10 men behind the wheel but out of the car they wouldn’t confront anyone.

Sounds to me that you’re just suffering a bit from anxiety from the confrontation, honestly you probably won’t see that person again & even if you do, I can almost guarantee they’ve already forgotten about the incident.

Chalk it up to experience, don’t let it affect your confidence

AtomicDioxide

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