Focus ST (ST-2)
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Remap it then
I would, but at 23 i think my insurance company might laugh at me when i tell them i want to increase its performance 20%+. I will get on the phone to them and ask this week but i think i know what the answer is going to be. The extra in insurance in alone will probably be close to the price of the re-map!
To be honest i'm happy with it as it is and it is already a big step up in power from my old car so i don't think i'm going to push my luck for now. Maybe come Summer/Autumn time i will reconsider.
What i need to do is stop reading about how brilliantly fast they are when mapped
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My commute to work, which is a 10 mile mix of town driving and 40/50mph stretches gets me about 23MPG. This is with some fairly brisk driving in places...
On the motorway if you keep it at 70 in 6th with a lightfoot then you can get 30, maybe a little more.
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I'm trying SO HARD to justify one of these. I can insure it. I can afford to buy it. I can afford to maintain it. The only problem?
I've done 29.5K miles this year. I wouldn't say we've struggled but we really can't afford to go crazy putting fuel in the thing.
Also, I do tend to have quite a heavy foot, so "best case scenario" would NOT apply to me.
I just love these cars.
I've done 29.5K miles this year. I wouldn't say we've struggled but we really can't afford to go crazy putting fuel in the thing.
Also, I do tend to have quite a heavy foot, so "best case scenario" would NOT apply to me.
I just love these cars.
On my 40 mile trip in its a mix of 25% B road and 75% dual carriageway, mine is running the Dsci map currently [which isnt the kindest to mpg] even so i can easily return 23-25 mpg. That's not hanging about either. I imagine mid to high 20's would be achievable even at 80-85 aslong as you dont rag it away from every junction/roundabout.
I'm trying SO HARD to justify one of these. I can insure it. I can afford to buy it. I can afford to maintain it. The only problem?
I've done 29.5K miles this year. I wouldn't say we've struggled but we really can't afford to go crazy putting fuel in the thing.
Also, I do tend to have quite a heavy foot, so "best case scenario" would NOT apply to me.
I just love these cars.
It is a lovely car but if i was doing 30k a year in it then i would probably think twice about the fuel costs! All depends on your disposable income though i suppose.
I don't think i would have WANTED to afford it if i was doing over 10,000 miles a year in it.
One plus is that an inexpensive re-map will increase the power by a good margin and still leave you with roughly the same MPG. Bluefin even claim it increases your MPG but not quite sure i believe that
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I could have course fill it with Momentum 99 and watch the OMG MPGZ INCREASIN'!!!
I mean Thorney tested it, it must be true!
To add: I don't think i'll do 30K in 2011. It's probably going to be closer to 20K, maybe even a smidge under. But then the year after - it might well end up at 35K, and that would be an utter killer.
I mean Thorney tested it, it must be true!
To add: I don't think i'll do 30K in 2011. It's probably going to be closer to 20K, maybe even a smidge under. But then the year after - it might well end up at 35K, and that would be an utter killer.
I could have course fill it with Momentum 99 and watch the OMG MPGZ INCREASIN'!!!
I mean Thorney tested it, it must be true!
To add: I don't think i'll do 30K in 2011. It's probably going to be closer to 20K, maybe even a smidge under. But then the year after - it might well end up at 35K, and that would be an utter killer.
Well you can have fun with it for a year at least! I might have to sell mine after only having it for a year as well as my whole situation might change in 11 months.
As already mentioned it depends on peoples disposable income, you cant make such a sweeping statement and expect it to cover everyone.
I see where MrMoon is coming from, but to be fair fuel has been going up and up at a silly rate for many years, so it's just something i've come to accept really.
I've just run some figures and i'm coming to a base mileage of around 15K in 2011 (before little "excursions" like sometimes we go to Bristol/London/Hull to visit family/friends). To be fair i'm struggling to see where 30K has gone in 2010, but it has.
I've just run some figures and i'm coming to a base mileage of around 15K in 2011 (before little "excursions" like sometimes we go to Bristol/London/Hull to visit family/friends). To be fair i'm struggling to see where 30K has gone in 2010, but it has.
I do similar mileage to you and as you say "just accept" it. One of the maps on the dreamscience is written to improve fuel economy but, wheres the fun in that
