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12-09-2005, 09:01 AM

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economic everyday car

what do you drive?

I've got a 4l v8 bmw 540i!!

lol

it still can do 28mpg thou

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12-09-2005, 09:02 AM

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Saffy with a T34 = under 200 miles a tank when driven fruitily!

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12-09-2005, 09:10 AM

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and after 157 miles

it averaged

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12-09-2005, 09:22 AM

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yes but its

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12-09-2005, 10:03 AM

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My 1.2 corsa with BSM plastered all over it

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12-09-2005, 10:19 AM

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Agreed!

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12-09-2005, 10:26 AM

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12-09-2005, 11:30 AM

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My 1.2 corsa with BSM plastered all over it

its a bastid shite motor?

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12-09-2005, 01:27 PM

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Pug 306 TD. Average 52MPG

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12-09-2005, 01:40 PM

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Avensis taxi
just filled up
194 miles - £25

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12-09-2005, 02:11 PM

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vectra 2.0 dti just got it last week as a runaround.

250 miles to £10 worth of vegtable oil

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12-09-2005, 02:18 PM

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saffy 2.0i ghia - 350 miles to a tank.

altho im thinking of getting a diesel and running it on veg oil as st_gt said

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12-09-2005, 02:26 PM

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saffy 2.0i ghia - 350 miles to a tank.

altho im thinking of getting a diesel and running it on veg oil as st_gt said

Its sound, I was a little scepticle but it runs fine on a 50/50 mix, gonna up it to about 70/30 next week

http://www.ravenfamily.org/andyg/vegoil.htm

Well worth it!

And if your worried about getting caught out just declare 10% of your usuage as they have no way of monitoring it

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12-09-2005, 02:27 PM

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MR2 Turbo - worse MPG than the cossie

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12-09-2005, 02:30 PM

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Rover 825SD or a 3.0 V6 Vauxhall Omega Elite (still gets around 33mpg on a run)

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12-09-2005, 02:34 PM

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MR2 Turbo - worse MPG than the cossie

Fill it with veggy oil!

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12-09-2005, 02:42 PM

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I'm getting 38 mpg from my Zetec-S fiesta with mixed motorway and A roads.....which is nice. Not brilliant i'll admit but not bad considering i dont drive it like a nun and it is cheap as chips to run and insure

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12-09-2005, 02:50 PM

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Re: economic everyday car

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I've got a 4l v8 bmw 540i!!

And you can sell 50 kilos of skunk a day just winding down the window and pretending to ask directions

I have a raleigh burner bmx, I get 10 miles to a Big Mac and a large thick shake

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saffy 2.0i ghia - 350 miles to a tank.

altho im thinking of getting a diesel and running it on veg oil as st_gt said

Its sound, I was a little scepticle but it runs fine on a 50/50 mix, gonna up it to about 70/30 next week

http://www.ravenfamily.org/andyg/vegoil.htm

Well worth it!

And if your worried about getting caught out just declare 10% of your usuage as they have no way of monitoring it

thats a great link

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