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JB
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Wed Aug 03, 2005 2:43 pm |
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schakal
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Joined: 27 Jul 2004
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Wed Aug 03, 2005 2:46 pm |
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right ,
enough spamming for tonight
i am off to bed ,catch you all laters 
""schakal leaves the building"" |
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JB
Mr Quoter-vator
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Wed Aug 03, 2005 2:47 pm |
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me too....got spam coming out of my ears! |
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Sic Puppy
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Joined: 01 Feb 2005
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Wed Aug 03, 2005 3:16 pm |
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Would be intrested to know th mpg for my TD. Best I've ever got out of her me thinks is a full car of 5 adults from Aylesbury to Alton Towers and back (about 270 miles) in just over 1/2 a tank. |
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huwwatkins
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Wed Aug 03, 2005 3:42 pm |
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Get about 460-470 miles to a tank on a run up to york and back. |
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Sic Puppy
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Wed Aug 03, 2005 3:56 pm |
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Have had around 450 miles to a tank driving on my lonesome or with the wife. I can probably figure this out. How many gallons does the TD hold? |
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astrojon007
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:50 am |
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Just thought I would clarify on yesterdays post a little bit.
My great gran is 108 this year so the end IS nigh. (And she wont let us forget it)
I could try and get the time off for the scottish meet and come up I guess. Just take the week of and do the family thing too. |
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Chris H
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:56 am |
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huwwatkins
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:59 am |
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| Have had around 450 miles to a tank driving on my lonesome or with the wife. I can probably figure this out. How many gallons does the TD hold? |
12.1 I think... |
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Lindsey
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Joined: 22 Mar 2005
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 2:34 am |
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Yep 12.098 to be precise  .
so 450 miles to 12.1 gallons = 37.19 mpg (that's shit)
270 miles to say 7 gallons = 38.57 mpg (crap)
Best I got out of my diesel was 53 or 54 mpg only went down to about 47 mpg at worst. |
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huwwatkins
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 4:59 am |
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Yeah, I usually get 450 miles to a tank round here in wales...dont know if thats cos my engine's ferked or cos of the roads. Get a bit more on the motorways. |
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Sic Puppy
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 5:05 am |
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I need to learn to drive more conservatively. My foots obviously too heavy |
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Lindsey
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Joined: 22 Mar 2005
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 6:28 am |
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Are you insinuating that I drive conservatively? |
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Chris H
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Joined: 02 Mar 2004
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 6:31 am |
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nope you clearly don't cos you melt engines 
any luck with another car yet? |
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Lindsey
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Joined: 22 Mar 2005
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 6:46 am |
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LOL, funny Chris! No haven't got another car yet, fucked right off too because of that. Have been looking at a Cavalier 1.8i, they want £250 for it, body's almost perfect, little surface rust round one rear wheel arch, needs a cambelt, radiator fan switch and a back box. Drives ok. Taxed til the end of the month MOT til end November. |
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Chris H
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 6:56 am |
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what engines in the cav? 8v or 16V? If 8v you'll need to add water pump to the list! |
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Lindsey
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Joined: 22 Mar 2005
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:43 am |
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8v. Don't know if I'm going to get it yet but I'm so desperate to get mobile!!! Feel like my legs have been chopped off! |
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schakal
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 12:17 pm |
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cant you find an old small engined fiesta or somthing till you get the situation sorted lindsey ?
we bought a 1.1 g reg fiesta for my mate a few months back for 150quid with 6months tax and mot on it ,she never had problems since |
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Roger Red Hat
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 12:23 pm |
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what happend to that TD you were gonna buy then?
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what mpg shuold the E7J engines give?
with out doing 100+ i mean.
just normal crusing. |
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Lindsey
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Joined: 22 Mar 2005
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 12:56 pm |
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cant you find an old small engined fiesta or somthing till you get the situation sorted lindsey ?
we bought a 1.1 g reg fiesta for my mate a few months back for 150quid with 6months tax and mot on it ,she never had problems since |
Um, no....have looked at Fiestas but couldn't possibly drive a 1.1  Need something a reasonable size with the family and couldn't cope with driving to Inverness in something even less powerful than the 19. Plus, can't find anything at that price that's got an MOT or Tax.
Looks like I'm going to have to wait a while for the TD, friends spent all her savings and not sure what she want's yet. |
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Chris H
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Fri Aug 05, 2005 12:20 am |
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get yo ass down to glasgow, theres thousands of cars cheap like that!
Roger, on the motorway in the 40 anyway, can get up to 60mpg saint like driving. booting it shoudl see much below 30mpg either really. |
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