£500miles to £55 sounds good to me.
Sounds awesome to me, I'd be very happy if my car did that. At £1.10/litre that gives 45mpg!
What an earth do I buy?
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Sounds awesome to me, I'd be very happy if my car did that. At £1.10/litre that gives 45mpg!
good looking and when remapped is actually quicker than the petrol from a rolling start
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306 DTurbo to be honest - screwmod it past your 100bhp minimum! 
Spending £7.5k less in the first place makes the difference between 45mpg and 55mpg irrelevant, which is the crux of everyone on here's issues with diesels really - At that mileage the difference between 55mpg and 35mpg is about £1500 a year, not factoring in that diesel costs more.
At those costs, it takes a Seat Leon Cupra FR about two years to save money over a Cupra R, for example. While obviously running costs are important, its the bigger picture and all that.
A £5k petrol which can get 40mpg is probably the best way to go, factoring in buying savings. If it absolutely positively has to be diesel regardless of sums, the basic Seat Leon Cupra TDIs are well within budget and is probably worth a look, while the FRs are at about £8k - but obviously isn't the best value.
Spending £7.5k less in the first place makes the difference between 45mpg and 55mpg irrelevant, which is the crux of everyone on here's issues with diesels really - At that mileage the difference between 55mpg and 35mpg is about £1500 a year, not factoring in that diesel costs more.At those costs, it takes a Seat Leon Cupra FR about two years to save money over a Cupra R, for example. While obviously running costs are important, its the bigger picture and all that.
A £5k petrol which can get 40mpg is probably the best way to go, factoring in buying savings. If it absolutely positively has to be diesel regardless of sums, the basic Seat Leon Cupra TDIs are well within budget and is probably worth a look, while the FRs are at about £8k - but obviously isn't the best value.
Soldato
Mk5 GT Tdi golf .. 45+MPG 140BHP drives well what more can you aask for /
Soldato
why?
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Soldato
[TW]Fox;12603703 said:
seems that way.
lets buy a 9k car to fill up with derv instead of petrol. people are so stuck on that MPG figure that they forget all the other costs
I'm doing 30,000 miles per year, thats why.
I need a reliable car, which pretty much rules anything french *renault* out.
Associate
you do realize its not the 90's don't you?
I am realise how unreliable MK2 phase 1/2 Clio's are.
I drove down to London on Monday and about an hour into the journey, I started to experience discomfort in my lower back. I arrived in London and my lower back was numb!
Offset pedals for the lose.
Offset pedals for the lose.
£500miles to £55 sounds good to me.
Souns bloody excellent to me.
Caporegime
I'd recommend deadlifts to improve your erector strength.
I already do them. It's more to do with the unsupportive seats and legs twisted to the left.
Don
I suggest you take the design of the car you want to a well known car maker and ask them to built it to your exacting specifications.
A big small car that has over 100bhp does over 48mpg has a warrenty, is not a barge, is cool and right for your age, good at 40 mile journeys, costs 9k to buy, handles well, is not crampt, does not have offset pedals, good supportive seats, reliable, not french and cheap to insure.
Hell, i think i would buy it!
A big small car that has over 100bhp does over 48mpg has a warrenty, is not a barge, is cool and right for your age, good at 40 mile journeys, costs 9k to buy, handles well, is not crampt, does not have offset pedals, good supportive seats, reliable, not french and cheap to insure.
Hell, i think i would buy it!
But imagine how kewl all your friends thought you were?