It was a peculiar experiment, but someone had to do it...
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@ryansheehan3256 років тому
Only Hamish and Andy could take something as mundane as seeing how far your car can drive on an empty tank, and make it such an unbelievably funny and entertaining video
@TheAngryOutlaw6 років тому
What about top gear? Their one was great
@ryansheehan3256 років тому
TheAngryOutlaw can't say I've seen it!
@trollashnikovavtomat6 років тому
its actually super lame and highly misleading as its a diesel engine which behaves differently and doing this to it is basically death
@mus316 років тому
pretty sure they did this on seinfeld as well
@h0niels6 років тому
you find them funny? Oh god how low is your IQ?
@FoxymoronOfficial4 роки тому
Makes you wonder how people ever run out of fuel.
@kenpachi11124 роки тому
For real lmaooo
@ashleysharkey64064 роки тому
Older, dumber, less efficient cars probably
@passingoutwang4 роки тому
My car stops telling me when i hit 50 kms left and if i use the odometer i get legit 10 kms or less once it hits "empty". 2016 lancer too
@MsNovazz4 роки тому
I think it most probably is depends on the car. Logically speaking though; different car, different performance. I dont know.
@starzandearth4 роки тому
Cuz you need to be able to afford an audi
@liammccarthy65924 роки тому
This is like the Seinfeld episode where Kramer takes a car for a test drive and him and the salesman get so excited trying to go as long as they can on no fuel.
@davesadler89693 роки тому
Came here to say this. Glad someone else remembered that episode
@liammccarthy65923 роки тому
@@davesadler8969 And your comment made me watch that clip again and get a great laugh out of it. Cheers!
@TheGroucho663 роки тому
Car Salesman: "Oh Mr Kramer, I gotta thank you. I learned a lot. Things are gonna be different for me now!" Kramer: "Well that's a weird thing to say"
@jamesnicol39323 роки тому
@@TheGroucho66 Where's the needle? Oh it broke off baby!
@stephenhymesjr.99962 роки тому
Hahahahaha
@dainah1056 років тому
That’s like when you get to 1% on your phone and it lasts for 10+ minutes
@valiosu80086 років тому
For me I get 10% and end up getting 1% value...
@IanVinh5 років тому
I recently went 1% for 2 1/2 hours
@MrBraddles31285 років тому
IanNguyenDo, you’re a liar. Cease and desist immediately.
@guccimaverick76395 років тому
I think my iPhone goes from 30% to zero in 1 minute...
@zeitGGeist4 роки тому
Battery percentage is a made up metric that means nothing. Voltage is what should be displayed.
@progidy73 роки тому
I was starting to think that gasoline was a conspiracy theory
@Kahandran3 роки тому
What powers cars? Wizards. Tiny fucking wizards.
@barnowl28326 місяців тому
Cars have been solar electric for years! The engine and fuel is just a front to keep the oil industry in business!
@justo3164 роки тому
rewatching this in 2019 because it is still the greatest scientific experiment ever performed.
@befer4 роки тому
i don't it' the greatest, but really makes you think...
@user-ie6jr4bg1w3 роки тому
They’re not the first 😂
@heavensign31013 роки тому
Top Gear has done it before too.
@emmadavies85883 роки тому
And again in 2021...
@enigmabeatbox13582 роки тому
2021, clarifying data
@flex26395 років тому
And I was worried about travelling 40kms with 44km leftin the tank to work tomorrow. Thanks Ledgens.
@tuttosalve83524 роки тому
It’s still bad for a car to run it on empty
@drunkendog13Рік тому
@@tuttosalve8352 🤓
@sweetbrainbox086 років тому
This is the content I’m here for
@trollashnikovavtomat6 років тому
but i mean its pretty bad an misleading, this is a diesel engine and there are alot of factors, if you think driving your car on anything below quarter is good for it youre gonna have a bad time
@urboyliam99246 років тому
I'm glad you came here for the content you clicked?
@thecommodoresmissingfuelca16035 років тому
they're comedians not mechanics buddy@@trollashnikovavtomat
@tompoulter68754 роки тому
@@trollashnikovavtomat I hope you're not still this much of a prick
@Receptivel6 років тому
My mate and I did this today after watching this, made 137km before running out.
@MJFAN6664 роки тому
Wtf
@hasmituchil52143 роки тому
Where's the video punk
@yukiiel3 роки тому
your mate and you ruined your car
@mega62026 років тому
You're basically mythbusters...
@trollashnikovavtomat6 років тому
kind of the opposite, this doesnt mean anything especially since its with a diesel engine, try doing it with your car though dont believe me
@urboyliam99246 років тому
Mythbusters should try and break the myth that they're boring. That would be a good one!
@RealNigga2666 років тому
Never compare these two to the mythbusters. They’re more. A lot more
@KizWhalifa.5 років тому
How are they mythbusters, they don't go into the science of it...
@StreetKxd5 років тому
@@KizWhalifa. i think it was a joke you dumbass
@midgetwars14 роки тому
Think we don't appreciate how ridiculous 100kms is. That's past Wollongong if you're in Sydney, that's practically getting to Ballarat if you're in Mebourne and GC to Brissy.
@bfc94673 роки тому
And nowhere if you're in perth...
@bluey66873 роки тому
gc to bissy is about 70-75km, probably more like brissy to toowoomba.
@vincenzopanetti2943 роки тому
Explain this in American terms
@DR-543 роки тому
@@vincenzopanetti294 little over 60 miles
@midgetwars13 роки тому
@@vincenzopanetti294 Most of your cities are like packed with more people than our other major cities. Just putting it in some context on how far 70 miles is.
@theexpertsblueprint27162 роки тому
This video saved us today, we were running empty with 30km to go until a petrol station But then remembered golden era Hamish and Andy did 100km on operation dry tank! Hahaha
@rileyallen50322 роки тому
Came back to watch this in 2022 with petrol being at an all time high for a morale boost
@Virtua..4 роки тому
"its like finding out about the matrix" that 70 buffer
@huhoyman3 роки тому
I come back and watch this adventure every year. Highlight of my year every year
@franktibbitts31176 років тому
I tried the same thing in my car a few years ago. Ended up somewhere between Wagga and Canberra in the dark with a pretty annoyed wifey in the passenger seat. On the plus side, I now know how to siphon fuel and what that fuel tastes like too.
@chappo81006 років тому
shoulda got your wife to siphon, fuel can give you cancer.
@samoak1234 роки тому
@@chappo8100 mate his wife is there to siphon something else...
@Bonstarification6 років тому
I actually listened to this a week ago. These two are my favourite radio hosts.
@rwclark616 років тому
Honestly don't think I've ever seen Andy look this happy
@AlexanderS0074 роки тому
Part of the reason for the extra buffer is it's really bad for the fuel pump to run the tank empty. The fuel acts to remove heat from the immersed pump, so you generally don't want to run the car under 1/4 tank, let alone to bone dry. Car companies probably know people wait until the gas light comes on, so have built in a buffer.
@codyhannahmary836 років тому
When I listened to this on the podcast I was actually riveted! !!!!!!!! Great to see the video too.
@MakedonskoChojek6 років тому
Ahoy fellas, you may have just solved this whole fuel predicament we seem to have. Oh and happy birthday Andy!
@xmeria_6 років тому
miguel hahahhahahaha
@lennyluvr5 років тому
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@GooserFive3 роки тому
Wonder if its just a safety net. Like imagine your in the middle of nowhere with no gas stations in sight and your meter hits zero, now you've got 100km until you are truly screwed.
@Chris-th6wq3 роки тому
It's not a safety net, it's a design safety thing. This is a diesel injected car, and running it dry will absolutely fuck the inner workings of the engine. I'm pretty sure Hamish later said they ended up having to sell this as a result. You can run past empty for say 20-30km to get fuel, but anything past that and you're actively destroying the car.
@deepakx73 роки тому
Hamish is a prime example of someone who is effortlessly funny, he has the magic fairy dust
@TyCetto6 років тому
I'm regularly going past zero in my Mazda... I got a reserve tank in the car and I've been past 50 km in most occasions. Great video!
@petev236 років тому
I fucking LOVE you two. Funniest team alive. If you're ever in San Francisco, drinks and stippers are on me
@carlosparra89766 років тому
drinks, strippers and STDs are on petev23
@urboyliam99246 років тому
Herpes stays for life, so techincally you'll be with them forever @petev23
@urboyliam99246 років тому
Please explain?
@urboyliam99246 років тому
not the best troll I've ever seen
@LollieLops6 років тому
they dont want to get shot
@conhod104 роки тому
“This whole time, we’ve been sitting on 70 mile buffer and we didn’t know it.”
@seluinitaufa8465 місяців тому
I was literally thinking this, this morning. Thank you both for your service. A seriously understated question that I’m not willing to try myself😂
@zeitGGeist4 роки тому
This is a great video idea executed as well. Thanks!
@davidandroid77473 роки тому
Thank you. From every driver on this planet you have satisfied our curiosity 😂
@girlinaworldx87535 років тому
One of the best videos on the internet
@McGMark19776 років тому
I once went over 100km from 0km range in a 1.6Tdi A3 saloon and chickened out at 108km before it conked. Terrifyingly stupidly satisfying!
@XxxX-wx3er6 років тому
4:47: "never trust a machine, even if it may have your best interest at heart" .. same goes with people.
@tummygang60706 років тому
Good job boys! Doing productive stuff and helping change the world.
@lanainauz764Рік тому
The knowledge this video gave me jus what I needed to push through and not get stranded in the outback ahah!! I knew we could make it to the next fuel station even after we hit empty and there was still 20ks to go! And we did!! Thank God. I wasn't ready to be wolf creeked in the outback!
@katerosengreen75676 років тому
Wholesome content, I thoroughly enjoyed
@CharlesP20093 роки тому
Keep in mind driving with low fuel is bad for the pump since it's cooled by the fuel. And you can't count on any specific empty range since driving conditions and weather have a big impact. City driving you might be lucky to go half that distance.
@noxious891233 роки тому
+1 for this. He could have given it one good squirt of throttle to accelerate or pass another vehicle and instantly lost power for example. Cruising like they did is as efficient as it gets.
@ElisonJackson3 роки тому
this is the side plot of a seinfeld episode about going the car dealership.
@Sean-sn6gn5 років тому
Haha this is too funny😂. Also have fun with that diesel😬
@joelread15353 роки тому
SQ5 Andy, must be nice
@emperorpicasso87326 років тому
Reminds of the Seinfeld episode where Kramer does this exact test with the car salesman
@roxierocket68826 років тому
So glad this is Trending! Nothing like this gets this much attention! Keep doing Australia proud boys!
@SuperKillerpickle6 років тому
It's like that episode of Seinfeld!
@michaelnavarrete67376 років тому
SuperKillerpickle I looked for this comment lmao
@diagonals7924 роки тому
Oh to have a friendship like these boys have.
@joshuahobbs4946 років тому
Ffft ffft, wwwooohh, hello hi, weeeee
@sayakahayashi82274 роки тому
This episode is EPIC.
@Virtua..4 роки тому
" ilove checking things that nobody expects you to check" yup
@MachineThatCreates4 роки тому
As an alternate... My car said I had 45km left and died 20 km later. Life's just not fair sometimes.
@Cheeseboardv6 років тому
Pretty sure most cars go 50 miles past the empty mark to avoid idiots running out of fuel up and down the country
@TheCed906 років тому
most cars have a reserve of 2 to 3 gallons after it hit's "empty". The car gets average 27mpg and they went 111km, 68 miles. Car has roughly 2.5 gallons reserve after the gauge hits emtpy
@alittlebitgone6 років тому
Yeah, it's kind of a dumb video, that reserve is there by design, the machine isn't wrong in any way.
@Poop-cm1lg6 років тому
Then how come my stupid ford territory gave up at 18 before it said empty on the dial. Machines will mess with your head before being your friend.
@matthardy88216 років тому
Andrew /// i have a 2013 xr6 turbo and it runs out at 10ks under. Found out last week and we measure in litres and kilometres.
@timtam87716 років тому
You could have at least acknowledged Seinfeld in the preamble.
@kateybear83234 роки тому
Best video ever!! xx
@djd8296 років тому
Hah wish my MB was "less accurate". I'm out when it says I'm out - I know this from experience.
@Corzappy4 роки тому
It’s just giving an extra head start to the idiots that somehow run out of fuel anyway
@christianvlek6 років тому
pfft... there are those of us who live our whole lives beyond "0 kms til empty"
@MickDavies6 років тому
What a hyper mile boys, going where man has not gone before!
@tickthegsx6 років тому
One big question i have to ask though, Cruise control or foot pedal. other wise great video
@rynomuncher6 років тому
Man your mechanic is going to cry!
@trollashnikovavtomat6 років тому
of joy for all the money hes gonna charge him
@liambrazel8126 років тому
cry all the way to the bank yes he will
@urboyliam99246 років тому
Boys don't cry out of their eyes..
@ahmetturkmen00116 років тому
They ARE the mechanic
@mrloner85585 років тому
Kayıhan Türkmenoğlu It’s spelt M A N I A C .
@ElectricRides6 років тому
Hahaha this is gold although I would never recommend running your tank dry. You will root your fuel filter and pump.
@charlien36053 роки тому
This just reminds me of the Seinfeld episode when Cramer takes the guy at the car dealership.
@Bidenlost6 років тому
rip fuel pump
@lindsayalexander52966 років тому
This is the best thing ever!! So true like finding out about the matrix 😂 makes me want to test my own car! All the lies we’ve been fed! Thanks Hamish and Andy! You guys are legends!!!
@noahwebb98876 років тому
You lads have defeated the system
@goinggaga4ladygaga6 років тому
35 was the most I’d ever been game enough to try. I had run out of fuel twice tho in a different car, both times were meters away from the bowser luckily
@Drummercommander4 роки тому
I'm assuming people already know this but just in case: Every car is different but the general rule is the steadier you drive the less fuel you consume. 111Ks is indeed a pretty insane number
@NathanBRing4 роки тому
I feel the reason why car manufacturers are telling you that your car is almost is gonna go on empty is becuase they dont want you to runnout of petrol and start pumping air into the cylinders at all csuse the bearings can be damged, so its a saftey feature to save your car from getting replacements. On reasurance if you run out of petrol cause your car says it does, just know you still have at least 1 to 2 gallons left depending on what car you have so that you have time to refuel up your car with petrol. So you can drive up to another 50 to a 100 miles
@Ryan-eu3kp3 роки тому
Gallons? Miles? What is this
@maxsinventions89133 роки тому
So I know this might be hard to believe, but I did a equation to figure out exactly what it would look like to leave a string representing how much fuel you use behind you as you drove forward. In my car that gets 30 miles to the gallon, that means whenever I drive I'll be leaving a string of fuel behind me the thickness of one normal head hair.
@technodaisy183 роки тому
So I had seen this before but it came up in my recommended again and I CRIED laughing this time
@GregScavezze6 років тому
Have they never noticed that when they stop with 0km left per the computer that when they fill, they end up putting in 2 or 3 gallons (litres or whatever) less than the capacity of the fuel tank in the owner's manual? I think this is the way the manufacturer kind of builds in a virtual "reserve tank", like on a motorcycle. It keeps dolts from running out of gas on the freeway.
@Peter-su8fd3 роки тому
That was fantastic!
@BradNewton6 років тому
*haha you characters!! this is the first piece of content I've seen from you in about 6 years and you guys are still AWESOME!!! Expect brand endorsements from car companies now :-D*
@HLLNZWOO6 років тому
Iconic
@MrsGisawesome6 років тому
I seriously believe that there should be a sign erected at that point on the freeway. You know, like "Hamish and Andy made it this far"... we could crowd fund it. A flashing neon sign!...But part of me wishes they made it to Sydney.
@Josstheboss6 років тому
Goin for a hundo
@trueaussieray90933 роки тому
That gives me hope for work tomorrow my work cars on empty and I've got to travel 25 ks... might just take me skateboard Fleetwood Mac album and some raspberrie juice just in case..
@azmirulfox63996 років тому
Holy Shit.That was amazing.
@jojojorisjhjosef6 років тому
behind every machine, there's an engineer.
@Vers164 роки тому
This video gave me anxiety the entire time
@paulfrankelphd6 років тому
I'm not totally surprised by a 50 mile conservative calculation by the vehicle computer.
@timbaltutan4 роки тому
You know there is a "reserve" tank on most cars, so that you could go a little further in case you don't find a servo..
@JM-de9en4 роки тому
This reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where Kramer takes the car salesman for a wild ride of driving without fuel 😂
@pickle74996 років тому
I remember hearing this on the radio
@cracka54314 роки тому
I reckon it being a diesel car gave it that extra range
@Karpooo16 років тому
@Hamish & Andy try this. Full the tank. Reset computer (also consumption). Drive in city to empty (not empty but 0km/mile) and then drive in city to dry it. It´ll be maybe 30km or 40km with SQ5. :) You will get proper data and more accurate test. :) Have nice day
@NoudlePipW5 років тому
Can't believe the greys on Hampshire, so weird to see him as a grown up. Even if it's only technical
@gracemoran48576 років тому
Thanks for doing this because it means I don't have to look like a idiot screaming out my window, " We're going for a hundred!"😂😂😂
@kaylahorton70832 роки тому
Coming home from a holiday last year driving a mazda cx 7, we were racing to get to a petrol station. But it stopped literally as soon as it told us 0kms left 😂😂
@carni50644 роки тому
I ran out of fuel in my BA XR6T because I trusted the machine. I ran out when it said I had 26km to go.
@Taureg6 років тому
I don't know why this surprises anyone, any car usually has a 6-7 litre buffer from when it identifies as empty.
@chellymurphy6 років тому
Amazing
@liviniaflorisson34842 роки тому
We did 30kms towing a large boat on an empty tank once. We were in the middle of the desert and had to get to the next servo.
@punkizm6 років тому
I get nervous when I’m under half a tank
@NathanChisholm0415 років тому
Dont be such a wuss!
@kaneohalloran85865 років тому
Over 13.5km possibly one of the best bets i've ever seen
@v_alexiadis6 років тому
hehe cool! So that's about 7 litres in the tank? By the way, the Q5 is such a beauty.
@Emily-ux2xh6 років тому
I love this 😂
@yasin2246 років тому
Sponsored by Audi
@Ewigkind3 роки тому
Wow, my blind guess was 80km, and I thought to myself it's might a to high expectation. This is good to know
@donthitmeimwoozy6 років тому
did Audi pay well?
@brookedocherty40196 років тому
best video in the internet no joke
@heartquake11006 років тому
That was actually hilarious. I think the best thing is that they were really expecting like 10ks. Also even though I'm Australian it looks so weird to see the driver on the right side because I watch too much American TV.
@midnighteternalsoul3 роки тому
To be fair, it first dropped from 10 km to 0 when you were on surface streets, where your consumption is much less efficient.
@ChaoticOCE3 роки тому
All depends on acceleration and how much petrol you're using. Freeway it'd be barely any