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Re: So, back to the age old question
« Reply #45 on: 15 July 2020, 19:12:12 »
Quote from: joshwyatt on 14 July 2020, 23:21:38
Discovery 3/4
She fancies an Evoque, but I think she may struggle with economy with one.
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Re: So, back to the age old question
« Reply #46 on: 15 July 2020, 19:16:46 »
Quote from: YZ250 on 15 July 2020, 17:45:54
Transit Custom, all day long.  :y

Quote from: TheBoy on 14 July 2020, 18:41:19
What do you replace an Omega with?  Mrs TB's daily, covering about 2k monthly, so rules out anything tasty.

Requirements:
Comfortable mile cruncher, so large saloon ................ Large, it's a van
40+ mpg ............. Easily achieved
ideally well over 500m to a tank (one area that became problematic with TBE) .................. Easily achieved
Sludge-o-matic ............ Hmmm........... failed on that one so she'll have to use a stick shift. Andy B, apologies for using Americanism's  ;)  ;D
RWD/AWD/4WD .............. Some Ex Water Board vans are 4WD    ::)
Good visibility (unlike the x351 XJ, which is a bit crap) ........... Big mirrors and the Kombi has extra windows
Comfortable for passengers ............ Kombi rear seats are a bit too upright for long journeys but the drivers seat is OK.  :y
Sub 100k ............ Plenty about, but plenty that aren't
Ideally less than £6-7k, unless the car perfectly suits her needs. ....... Not going to get an M Sport Van but plenty of choice otherwise.
DAB + BT streaming. BBC Radio is not conducive to her remaining mild mannered. ........... Yep, phone to van music so all good there.

But the biggest bonus is, as you are now over 50 years of age, and as a camper, you can stick your Porta-Potti in the back of the van for when you need a piss and can't wait.  :y  Also,you get to update it on a regular basis as it will get stolen due to shite security locks, you soon learn not to leave tools in it after the first three sets get nicked out of it but other than that it suits her needs almost perfectly. I'll pop over in my sisters Sport van if she wants a test drive.   ;D

Hope that has been helpful.  ::) ;D
I do keep suggesting getting a Tranny, but she's having none of it.
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Re: So, back to the age old question
« Reply #47 on: 15 July 2020, 19:17:46 »
An AWD Insignificant, is it like the old chavaliers 4x4 and needed all 4 tyres at once?  Is that common on AWD?
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Re: So, back to the age old question
« Reply #48 on: 15 July 2020, 19:24:31 »
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An AWD Insignificant, is it like the old chavaliers 4x4 and needed all 4 tyres at once?  Is that common on AWD?
Yes, and yes.

The one I linked to is wwd, but it is the only automatic diesel saloon on Autotrader. Unless you want a bright blue manual VXR ;)
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Re: So, back to the age old question
« Reply #49 on: 15 July 2020, 19:26:03 »
Which way is the engine mounted in an AWD Insignificant?
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Re: So, back to the age old question
« Reply #50 on: 15 July 2020, 19:26:47 »
Although changing 4 tyres at a time probably makes it unviable to her.
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Re: So, back to the age old question
« Reply #51 on: 15 July 2020, 19:34:03 »
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Which way is the engine mounted in an AWD Insignificant?
Same way as the normal one  :y

You have more chance of buying an automatic 2.2dti Omega with ten miles om the clock than finding a diesel 4x4 Insignificant SALOON. Hatch and estate exist but are rare.

The twin turbo cdti SRi 4x4 may be an option, but again they're rare and hatch only and not as well equipped as the Omega relatively speaking.
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Re: So, back to the age old question
« Reply #53 on: 15 July 2020, 19:39:04 »
Have to say, the 4x4 Insignificant is a good drivers car, especially on decent roads  8)
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Re: So, back to the age old question
« Reply #54 on: 15 July 2020, 19:42:32 »
OK, Insignificant is out.
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Re: So, back to the age old question
« Reply #55 on: 15 July 2020, 21:07:20 »
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Quote from: joshwyatt on 14 July 2020, 23:21:38
Discovery 3/4
She fancies an Evoque, but I think she may struggle with economy with one.

Hyundai Santa Fe?  :-\

It's hard enough finding an Omega replacement for ordinary Omega owners, but for a female Omega owner?  :o  ;D
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Re: So, back to the age old question
« Reply #56 on: 15 July 2020, 21:25:35 »
Anything viable on the work schemes? :-\
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Re: So, back to the age old question
« Reply #57 on: 15 July 2020, 22:19:09 »
Toyota Avensis? On the AWD front[although Mrs. TB would disagree probably] XC70,must say I can't fault my V70 which of course is WWD but none the worse for that. Auto box on Volvo needs to be/have been maintained properly though.
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Re: So, back to the age old question
« Reply #58 on: 16 July 2020, 12:42:27 »
There aren't that many big, RWD, diesel, auto saloons to choose from. I reckon it will have to be German.
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Re: So, back to the age old question
« Reply #59 on: 16 July 2020, 14:27:25 »
Spend three grand fixing everything on TBE and use the rest for petrol.

The actual cost of time faffing with finding lpg probably isn't too far of the ppm of petrol. And you keep a car that works for your needs.

Also modern petrols are more efficient as well, so an E500 petrol with the 7 speed box will probably average 35 on a run.  ;)
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