lazy_arse_pie

im finding mine a bit expensive to run am only doin very small runs to work and family and stuff i love the car but im on the verge of getting shut due to the costs of running it and thinking on a series 2 rst do you think i would benifit doing this ? , ive owned rst' and i can remember them not being to bad

ive toyed with the idea of getting a runabout but there isnt really much point in one as i wouldent use the cossie then


how much does yours cost to run each month ?

cheers Pie™

bill

i use mine daily but, only just got it back on the road so cant really comment, plus had a lamba sensor fitted via msd, so should be doing 35-38 to the gallon

get that done mate

lazy_arse_pie

its only stg1 and am getting 50 ish miles to Ł20 normal driving out the optimax

Alps Pacino

50ish miles to Ł20 is a bit harsh i used to get about 130ish to Ł25 at stage one and its still about the same now its stage 3

the saint

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used mine for 2years and it wasnt that bad, my dad used his every day when he had his and my mum uses hers every day, she had an rsturbo to use every day and she thought it was shit and went and bought the cossie

lazy_arse_pie

looks like a set up at msd might be in order , wouldent be to bad if i could get 100 miles for the Ł20

Graceland

i used to use mine everyday, untill i sat down and worked out i had done Ł2500 in fuel just going to work and back in 8 months

i then bought a fiesta diesel and the cossie comes out once or twice a week

Graceland

Extremely lazy pok pie - i get around 120 miles to Ł20 if i drive steadyish giving it a bit of poke here and there


the fiesta sees 250 miles for 20 of derv tho

Mr S1

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Pie - just go and buy a cheap diesel mate..............it's only a smoke so doesn't have to be flash.

Keep the Cosworth mate - it puts a smile on your face and no amount of money can buy that................

lazy_arse_pie

yeah thats what im doin am not goin mad init just easy

lazy_arse_pie

i know im thinking that what am i goin to get for 4K that will be better

jonty

get an s2 jeff

Graceland

i gave 400 for my shitbox fiesta with 12 months tax n test - propper piece of shit, i've run it into gateposts and everything and it feels so good

lazy_arse_pie

lmao !

Mr S1

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Gracie - that's the way forward mate

Ol' shitter that's cheap. My everyday hack is a little 1.25 Zetec Fiesta (mint one though) and she's a real nice one. TBH I wouldn't run anything bigger than that as a) the mileage I do is pretty hefty, and b) I'm a tight arse who hates buying petrol !!!

Only do about 350 miles a year in my S1 and I moan like fuck on the 2 or 3 occasions I have to put petrol in her

Graceland

serious - it really does feel good when you can leave it in the middle of a shitty town center with the doors unlocked and the window open and then go shopping

Graceland

and its payed for itself many many times over - have done 4000 miles in it and not even checked the oil

lazy_arse_pie

what do you do about insurance though

Graceland

one policy for the taxi and one policy for the fiesta

easy really

Mr S1

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Get something worth Ł500, 3rd party only. If it's a small diesel or a Fiesta like mine it's pennies.

Graceland

my fiesta is 340 fully comp

Mr S1

iTrader: (2)

Pennies eh Gracie ? The way forward IMO. See my previous post Pie !! Worth doing mate, keeps the mileage and costs down on the Cosworth as well. With the saving in maintenance and petrol you'll pay for the 2nd motor and all the costs associated with it.

lazy_arse_pie

shit id be better putting the petrol in the cossie

lazy_arse_pie

am payin Ł100 a month for the cossie insurance like

Graceland

seriously - get a second car, then have that on a main insurance policy, then get the cossie on a specialist limited mileage policy

Mr S1

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Pie - Gracie's right mate..............honestly.................my s1 costs pennies to insure on classic limited mileage policy. Alot less than my Fiesta in fact.

lazy_arse_pie

am goin to look into that cheers

Ginge !

get a new chip and set up by msd, i found my cossie better on fuel on motorways than my xr3i cabrio BUT round town and to work ( ie short distances) the cabrio is alot better

i do 20 quid in fuel in the cossie at 100mph from london to oxford and 30 in the cabrio as the cab reving to 5500rpm


go over 110mph in the cossie then i loose the economy for some reason BUT not as bad as when i borrowed the misus uncles mondeo 2.0 ghia X

i done 40 quid in fuel just driving to oxford but was following a SL55 at 125 to 140 , had top slow down to 125 when there was anything remote like a bend as the car just wobbled all over the shop


i also find tha driving style affects economy too, dancossie as a citreon zx 1.9 turbo diesel and we used that when we picked up his old flip painted erst in black pool, we done 45 quid in diesel there and back



the following week i borrow it and i drove to derby to pick up my cossie engine,,,,,,,, doine half the distance and used 50 quid in diesel


but i wasnt doing 70mph like he was so i think diesels are not too hot on fuel when spanking em either ( was doing about 100ish or more,,,,,, well i had my foot flat to the floor all the way )

rs nuts

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looks like me and my m8 shouldent bother comeing down on tuesaday after reading this jeff

get it set up proper and keep it seems too me you want too

and p.s sell me the ------er

lazy_arse_pie

am in 2 mins ian , still come matey no probs

b19bal i dont really do the long distances its very rare most of mine is town and the od trip to wales (45 miles)

AJC

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i used to use the s1 every day, bought a 405 diesel with 10 month MOT
for 350 quid, cd player included, cant knock it, 50mpg, plus,
leave it any where with out any fret

lazy_arse_pie

i know were yous are coming from but if i get a runaround the cossie will be useless tbh

rs nuts

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nah cant be bothered wasteing my time

Ginge !

if its L8 then get it closed loop controlled and a decent map on it, alot of off the shelf chips are focused "on boost" and as a result they can be quite rich lower in the rev range

also check the water temo sensor in the head aint fooked and the rear brakes aint binding,,,, i compalined about crap economy around town after and was still not that great after stu custom made me a chip for it

stu said to check both of these, i ignored it and 4 weeks later i needed new rear pads,,,,,,,,, i changed em thinking nothing and then 6 weeks later i needed a new set again


can ya guess what the problem was

lazy_arse_pie

lol ok


b19bal will check the brakes not to shure on the water temp sensor lol




btw ive just had me first break down in the cossie

rs nuts

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get used too it

lazy_arse_pie

twitchyrear

mines garaged over the winter,to expensive to run when i just go to work and back,plus all that road salt in the winter is no good for my minty white paint and the heaters are better in my daily drive(93 escort)

lazy_arse_pie

well in

Ginge !

new to cossies are we,,,,,,,,,, so the 2 month honeymoon period is over

now your gonna learn ya bank managers number with out the need of speed dial


mines been off the road since april