Swalsey - Member
Impressive - which car is that then? Does its computer say you get 60mpg or is that calculated?
Seat Ibiza 1.9tdi Re mapped.
Computer said 71.6mpg but 60 is calculated 
I drive like a right granny some time!
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Anyone else so sick of petrol prices that there thinking of changing their car?
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Yeah if I had payed the list price for it!! I didnt. I got a 22k car for 15k - two years on they still selling for 15k+.
Thats good, but you still needed to finance the £15k and you've probably lost some anyway:
This is known as the 'hidden' cost, as its not until you actual sell that you know the true running cost of any car.
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@will - still impressed!
@IvanDobski - sub 8mpg! Just as well you're on LPG! Thanks for the info
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The issue of getting a certificate from the people that fit it so that you can show your insurance company is, a myth.
Tell that to my insurance company, it still needed a certificate from a competent assessor before they'd touch it.
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Neither Norwich Union nor NFU where interested, in LPG cert, when I insured with them.
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I'm pricing up LPG conversion for my petrol t4 at the moment. looking like it will pay for itself in a year with the mileage i'm doing.
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The LPG tank is in the car and takes up a lot of space. Even if it is put in the spare wheel well, where do you put the spare wheel ?
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Don't carry a spare? That's what i will be doing with mine and a can of this
(unless i'm going on the continent fully loaded where i can put it in a trailer of something)
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You carry 2 cans of Holts tyre gunk. Or find a space saver the same PCD and leave it in the boot. I had a Saab 900 2.3 N/A on Lpg. Did 25 - 28 mpg , sold it at a profit too. Insurance co were ademant that they had to see the installer cert. Then ran a CarinaE 1.8 on LPG , that was a shed but did 30 mpg on gas. Big ends failed but I got alot back on 'bay.
Just sold my Cooking oil converted ZX . Lost £20 in depreciation in 55,000 miles. Cost around £100 in parts. Bought 1750 ltrs of clean unused cooking oil , adn that saved over £500 in fuel costs. Got 55 - 60mpg on veg oil.
Now running a td pd Passat . By rolling and in gear coasting run that at over 60mpg, not bad for 225,000 miles. Thats actual, not fuel computer , which actually underestimates a touch. Still hurts to put the 9 galls or 41 ltrs in each week.Posted 2 years ago # -
I always carry tyreweld. Two punctures sir? A flat on the motorway Sir?
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Thinking of changing my car for a more economical one, also current car get on a bit and has high mileage. Looking around to see what choice there is for a good sized family car, would like something with all wheel drive as it came in very handy during the winter.
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b r - Member
Yeah if I had payed the list price for it!! I didnt. I got a 22k car for 15k - two years on they still selling for 15k+.
Thats good, but you still needed to finance the £15k and you've probably lost some anyway:
This is known as the 'hidden' cost, as its not until you actual sell that you know the true running cost of any car.
Nurburgring's only come in white. That is not a Nurburgring.
I probably will lose money tho. Will need to do the sums first and see whats what.
Here's one from piston heads. A bit optimastic on the price I think.
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Crikey thats a huge amount of money for an Astra. Especially as you can get the Focus ST for the same price.
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Yeah if I had payed the list price for it!! I didnt. I got a 22k car for 15k - two years on they still selling for 15k+.
Still selling? for £15K?
Or still being advertised for £15K?
Two totally seperate things, my friend.......
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Have a look at Auto Trader. I think you may raise an eyebrow at a) How many Astra VXRs are for sale (Shedloads) and b) What they are being advertised for......Posted 2 years ago # -
I just did the sums I pay 235 on average every month on fuel based on the last 12 months total cost around 2400 plus 215 tax abd not including running costs which I assume with new tyres all round an filter n oil change every 5k is around 700£ my car costs a fortune ! An that's just an average guy doing 17k in an average 1.8 Volvo s40
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We just changed a 2litre petrol megane to a xsara diesel and now get double the mileage we now get 50 instead of 25 to the gallon .It just takes longer to get anywhere though!
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