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800 mile trip
« on: 03 July 2011, 15:03:21 »
Got back from Scotland last night after my little girls wedding in Falkirk on Friday, 800 mile trip and 30 gallon of fuel just over 26mpg ::) what is the speed on motor ways again ;) full car and bags and it went like a dream, i now remember why i love V6 Omega's and it has to be an Elite estate.
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Re: 800 mile trip
« Reply #1 on: 03 July 2011, 15:09:16 »
they eat the miles well, Falkirk is nice. That canal lift is a work of art  :y
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Re: 800 mile trip
« Reply #2 on: 03 July 2011, 15:12:18 »
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they eat the miles well, .....

but consume the fuel even better. :-?
I got back from France last Monday after 1850 miles and 100.3 gallons!  :o :o :o :o :o :o
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Re: 800 mile trip
« Reply #3 on: 03 July 2011, 15:16:09 »
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but consume the fuel even better. :-?
I got back from France last Monday after 1850 miles and 100.3 gallons!  :o :o :o :o :o :o

Well mine consumes a lot of fuel, but then again its only 69p litre  :P  ;D ;D

Thats going to be one fat fuel bill  :o

Surprised you've not gone LPG route, towing that pikey van would quickly see fitting costs returned  :)
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Re: 800 mile trip
« Reply #4 on: 03 July 2011, 15:21:03 »
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they eat the miles well, .....

but consume the fuel even better. :-?
I got back from France last Monday after 1850 miles and 100.3 gallons!  :o :o :o :o :o :o

Well mine consumes a lot of fuel, but then again its only 69p litre  :P  ;D ;D

Thats going to be one fat fuel bill  :o

Surprised you've not gone LPG route, towing that pikey van would quickly see fitting costs returned  :)

Oooh.... Where's my popcorn? ;D ;D
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Re: 800 mile trip
« Reply #5 on: 03 July 2011, 15:21:47 »
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they eat the miles well, .....

but consume the fuel even better. :-?
I got back from France last Monday after 1850 miles and 100.3 gallons!  :o :o :o :o :o :o

Well mine consumes a lot of fuel, but then again its only 69p litre  :P  ;D ;D

Thats going to be one fat fuel bill  :o

Surprised you've not gone LPG route, towing that pikey van would quickly see fitting costs returned  :)

I'll just not open credit card statement when it comes!  ::) ;D ;D ;D
I like my boot. ;) The car doesn't generally do enough mileage to warrant the conversion, maybe 5000 miles a year. :y :y And just how much do you spend on a 12 yr old car with 170 000 miles on the clock?  :-/
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Re: 800 mile trip
« Reply #6 on: 03 July 2011, 15:25:58 »
Mine was worth sod all when I LPG'd it, but then I did have big commute. So I guess if you only do 5k a year its not really worth it.

All depends if you intend to keep it another 3 years...
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Re: 800 mile trip
« Reply #7 on: 03 July 2011, 15:31:11 »
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All depends if you intend to keep it another 3 years...

I've had it over 7 years already ..................... so no, I don't  ;) ;) ;)


I fancy one of these
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« Reply #8 on: 03 July 2011, 15:36:17 »
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All depends if you intend to keep it another 3 years...

I've had it over 7 years already ..................... so no, I don't  ;) ;) ;)


I fancy one of these

 :o :o :o :o

Really? Well what ever floats your boat. Not a fan of those front end looks personally.  :-/

I'd rather have this for that kinda money:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201119387111212/sort/priceasc/usedcars/price-from/12000/fuel-type/diesel/model/a8/make/audi/page/2/postcode/nn136er/radius/1501?logcode=p

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Re: 800 mile trip
« Reply #9 on: 03 July 2011, 15:44:05 »
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All depends if you intend to keep it another 3 years...

I've had it over 7 years already ..................... so no, I don't  ;) ;) ;)


I fancy one of these

 :o :o :o :o

Really? Well what ever floats your boat. Not a fan of those front end looks personally.  :-/

I'd rather have this for that kinda money:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201119387111212/sort/priceasc/usedcars/price-from/12000/fuel-type/diesel/model/a8/make/audi/page/2/postcode/nn136er/radius/1501?logcode=p


But unfortunately only made as a saloon  :(. I want an estate-ish so I don't have dog hairs all over the front of my car.  ;)
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« Reply #10 on: 03 July 2011, 15:49:20 »
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All depends if you intend to keep it another 3 years...

I've had it over 7 years already ..................... so no, I don't  ;) ;) ;)


I fancy one of these

 :o :o :o :o

Really? Well what ever floats your boat. Not a fan of those front end looks personally.  :-/

I'd rather have this for that kinda money:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201119387111212/sort/priceasc/usedcars/price-from/12000/fuel-type/diesel/model/a8/make/audi/page/2/postcode/nn136er/radius/1501?logcode=p


But unfortunately only made as a saloon  :(. I want an estate-ish so I don't have dog hairs all over the front of my car.  ;)

Fair point, exact reason MotherT has a facelift Estate for the dogs.

But if you want a Merc, this would keep the dogs in the place, squashed to the back under the acceleration  ;D

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201125393670735/sort/priceasc/usedcars/price-from/12000/engine-size-cars/5lplus/body-type/estate/model/e_class/make/mercedes-benz/radius/1501/postcode/nn136er/page/1?logcode=p
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Re: 800 mile trip
« Reply #11 on: 03 July 2011, 16:04:07 »
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I'm trying to reduce my fuel consumption, not get shares in Texaco  ;D ;D I did test an E320 diesel a few weeks back. For a car running on the fuel of the Devil, it flew!

The R class comes as a R500 though.  :y :y :y
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Re: 800 mile trip
« Reply #12 on: 03 July 2011, 18:39:57 »
well if i had 15k to spend ......i wouldnt spend it on one car lol.
But if i had to, and i wanted a fast, reasonably economic sports estate.....

without a shadow of a doubt it would be a BMW 535d m sport touring.

like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-535d-M-Sport-Auto-Touring-High-Spec-Car-/360377163582?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item53e8271f3e#ht_2306wt_1139

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Re: 800 mile trip
« Reply #14 on: 03 July 2011, 19:31:47 »
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What makes you think I actually have £15k to spend?  ::)  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D
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