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

Makes you wonder how people ever run out of fuel.

That’s like when you get to 1% on your phone and it lasts for 10+ minutes

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.

I was starting to think that gasoline was a conspiracy theory

And I was worried about travelling 40kms with 44km leftin the tank to work tomorrow. Thanks Ledgens.

rewatching this in 2019 because it is still the greatest scientific experiment ever performed.

This is the content I’m here for

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.

My mate and I did this today after watching this, made 137km before running out.

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

You're basically mythbusters...

Came back to watch this in 2022 with petrol being at an all time high for a morale boost

SQ5 Andy, must be nice

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.

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.

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😂

"its like finding out about the matrix" that 70 buffer

Honestly don't think I've ever seen Andy look this happy

I come back and watch this adventure every year. Highlight of my year every year

I actually listened to this a week ago. These two are my favourite radio hosts.

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!

Hamish is a prime example of someone who is effortlessly funny, he has the magic fairy dust

“This whole time, we’ve been sitting on 70 mile buffer and we didn’t know it.”

this is the side plot of a seinfeld episode about going the car dealership.

When I listened to this on the podcast I was actually riveted! !!!!!!!! Great to see the video too.

4:47: "never trust a machine, even if it may have your best interest at heart" .. same goes with people.

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!

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.

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

Ahoy fellas, you may have just solved this whole fuel predicament we seem to have. Oh and happy birthday Andy!

As an alternate... My car said I had 45km left and died 20 km later. Life's just not fair sometimes.

Thank you. From every driver on this planet you have satisfied our curiosity 😂

This is a great video idea executed as well. Thanks!

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.

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!

" ilove checking things that nobody expects you to check" yup

I fucking LOVE you two. Funniest team alive. If you're ever in San Francisco, drinks and stippers are on me

One of the best videos on the internet

Good job boys! Doing productive stuff and helping change the world.

Ffft ffft, wwwooohh, hello hi, weeeee

It’s just giving an extra head start to the idiots that somehow run out of fuel anyway

It's like that episode of Seinfeld!

Reminds of the Seinfeld episode where Kramer does this exact test with the car salesman

So glad this is Trending! Nothing like this gets this much attention! Keep doing Australia proud boys!

Pretty sure most cars go 50 miles past the empty mark to avoid idiots running out of fuel up and down the country

Wholesome content, I thoroughly enjoyed

Haha this is too funny😂. Also have fun with that diesel😬

Oh to have a friendship like these boys have.

rip fuel pump

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!!!

Sponsored by Audi

This episode is EPIC.

*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*

What a hyper mile boys, going where man has not gone before!

So I had seen this before but it came up in my recommended again and I CRIED laughing this time

You could have at least acknowledged Seinfeld in the preamble.

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

Hah wish my MB was "less accurate". I'm out when it says I'm out - I know this from experience.

This just reminds me of the Seinfeld episode when Cramer takes the guy at the car dealership.

pfft... there are those of us who live our whole lives beyond "0 kms til empty"

Man your mechanic is going to cry!

This reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where Kramer takes the car salesman for a wild ride of driving without fuel 😂

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

This video gave me anxiety the entire time

Best video ever!! xx

Can't believe the greys on Hampshire, so weird to see him as a grown up. Even if it's only technical

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.

I remember hearing this on the radio

Hahaha this is gold although I would never recommend running your tank dry. You will root your fuel filter and pump.

One big question i have to ask though, Cruise control or foot pedal. other wise great video

I'm not totally surprised by a 50 mile conservative calculation by the vehicle computer.

I reckon it being a diesel car gave it that extra range

That was fantastic!

You lads have defeated the system

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..

behind every machine, there's an engineer.

Nice roof racks on Andy's car. Bet he got them for free, the weasel

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 😂😂

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!"😂😂😂

Wow, my blind guess was 80km, and I thought to myself it's might a to high expectation. This is good to know

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.

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.

Goin for a hundo

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..

Holy Shit.That was amazing.

I wish my best friends were Hamish and Andy..

Never do this if you have a diesel

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.

@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

My dad calls that running on fumes

Iconic

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.

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.

Over 13.5km possibly one of the best bets i've ever seen

I don't know why this surprises anyone, any car usually has a 6-7 litre buffer from when it identifies as empty.

An audi ay, must be nice..

Wow Audi SQ5... must be nice

best video in the internet no joke

When it got to fifty I thought I’d this thing a hybrid and Andy never knew