mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
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Doesn't bother me one bit...Fuck it i say who cares
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Colin
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Depends where I end up getting a job tbh, if I go off shore i'll be going to work once every 5 weeks via train so will get something thirsty as you like to excite me when im home, if I end up working on shore & out of town i'll get a diesel...........as simple as that really 
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
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My car has only moved twice in about 2 weeks i think..I run about in the missus astra 
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Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
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Originally posted by Colin
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Originally posted by Ste L
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Originally posted by Robin
I couldn't give a flying fcuk about it
I fill my car up when it needs it.
You both drive small engined hatchbacks though....good mpg comes as part of the package
when i had the xe nova i didn't...
just used to fill it up when it needed doing
[Edited on 07-01-2007 by Ste L]
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
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only matters if im skint
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STEvieXE
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Registered: 21st Jan 03
Location: Ballymena N.I.
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matters alot to me. round trip to my work each day is 70 miles. (have heard thats nothing on the mainland but for northern ireland thats quite a distance)
hence the d turbo 306.
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R Lee
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Registered: 15th Aug 03
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I'm bothered.
I wouldn't get a car that does under 25mpg combined to be honest
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psycho sport
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Registered: 27th Mar 03
Location: Guildford Surrey Drives: Vauxhall Monaro
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i reset the trip meter every time i fill up, like to see how the cars doing on mileage and what not. i like to see how many miles my £10, £20, £40 investment gets me!
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SVM 286
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Registered: 13th Feb 05
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Originally posted by TNM
So does it bother you?
It bothers me that i'm incapable of buying an economical car any more.
My daily driver gets through 60 quid in a fortnight and I usually only use it to commute to work and back.
This however is not as bad as my new car which I WAS using daily and would get through about 63 quid a week. I'd fill her up every Saturday night, and that was after doing fewer miles.
It also seems kind of silly that my small 1.6 litre hatchback does about 15 to the gallon at full tilt.
I should be sponsored by Shell.
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xtremewheels
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Registered: 3rd Sep 06
Location: Nottingham
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Originally posted by cunningham
am not botherd either but if i was i would take the bus lol or get a deisel
Costs just as much to use a bus these days anyway. £4 to get to town and back (1hour total round trip) can get there on £3 or under in the cors a
But it doesn't bother me tbh
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rustyarchs
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Registered: 29th Aug 04
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quote:
Originally posted by SVM 286
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Originally posted by TNM
So does it bother you?
It bothers me that i'm incapable of buying an economical car any more.
My daily driver gets through 60 quid in a fortnight and I usually only use it to commute to work and back.
This however is not as bad as my new car which I WAS using daily and would get through about 63 quid a week. I'd fill her up every Saturday night, and that was after doing fewer miles.
It also seems kind of silly that my small 1.6 litre hatchback does about 15 to the gallon at full tilt.
I should be sponsored by Shell.
the land of the v8s is an expensive one
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SVM 286
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Registered: 13th Feb 05
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It certainly is sir.
You of all people are well qualified to know this fact.
Bet the 944 is good on juice though.
Lovely engine. Lovely car in fact.
If anything bad happened to the Merc and I got a reasonable payout, i'd deffo be after a 44 or a 28 if I could find either cheap enough. 
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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I diddn't realise £41 of petrol would fit in a tank of a corsa b 
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SetH
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Registered: 15th Jul 01
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Originally posted by Colin
Ones a 4WD V6 & the others a FWD Turbo though the larger capacity & permanent 4WD will always be thirstier.
Better scenario would be to take the 1.8T GTi & the GT tdi - similar performance stats but one will do many more mpg that the other.
state the obvious, i was aware of that but in this context my point was still valid.
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M2RTY
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Registered: 25th May 01
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Originally posted by TNM
Does MPG bother you?
I get fed up with people saying i bet the MPG isnt very good on that.
Or whats the MPG like.
Mabe im not old enough or something but when my tank is empty i fill it up.
if it last 100 miles then it last 100 miles. If it last 300 it last 300.
I wouldnt drive a sports car if i was botherd about MPG.
So does it bother you?
bothers me a lot
i do 1500-2000 miles a month
it costs twice as much to do it in my bm then my corsa
why pay twice as much to go to work in the dark and back in the dark on your own doen a boring road?
the bm is reserved for fun driving
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TOMAS
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Registered: 7th Aug 02
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Like above, bothers me cos my car takes me approx 2K miles per month with work. Only really use it to keep an eye on performance, if it suddenly dropped I'd get it looked at. 540 miles to a £43 diesel tank full in my Astra 1.7CDTi
It used to cost me a fortune in the Toyota Camry 2.2 petrol and best is the Astra is quicker!
Probably something to do with the Grandad driving 
[Edited on 07-01-2007 by TOMAS]
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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never bothered me untill i had a powerfull everyday car.
The cally likes to drink juice, and as colin says sitting in traffic burning £££ on the way to work can wear a little thin 
I have a 1.28v as a second car now and even thats bad on fuel, im starting to really really want a diesel :O
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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Originally posted by psycho sport
i reset the trip meter every time i fill up, like to see how the cars doing on mileage and what not. i like to see how many miles my £10, £20, £40 investment gets me!
Same, I just like to know how many miles I have left, as the fuel guages are always dodgy!
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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It bothers me but not the extent that I make a note of every journey
If I did less miles then I wouldn't be as bothered about MPG.
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J100RSA
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Location: Thornhill, West Yorkshire
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my corsa managed a massive 9mpg last time i had it out and the calibra ran around 15mpg so as you can see i dont give a fuck
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Jas
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Registered: 13th Oct 04
Location: Mid Wales
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i tried to reset the miles thing on my clock but i always forgot to check it when i was next filling up
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rustyarchs
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Registered: 29th Aug 04
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Originally posted by SVM 286
It certainly is sir.
You of all people are well qualified to know this fact.
Bet the 944 is good on juice though.
Lovely engine. Lovely car in fact.
If anything bad happened to the Merc and I got a reasonable payout, i'd deffo be after a 44 or a 28 if I could find either cheap enough.
944 can be very good on juice if you treat her with respect and go slow start going that wee bit faster though and she reminds you that all good ladys swallow
928 wouldnt be to good on petrol but it does have that added bonus of 310bhp
you have good taste
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Rob H
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Registered: 28th Oct 00
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Bothers me 
With the high milage i do to work and back in M6/Birmingham traffic, I worked out that if i had to run a VXR, it'd cost me in excess of £300 a month in fuel on top of insuring it and paying the loan off.
IMO that's a huge amount of money to be committed to paying unconditionally every month, just to get to work and back .
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Simon L
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
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It is a factor when buying a new car.
I want a combination of speed/mpg.
Thats why i'm not considering a scooby for my next car, even though the performance appeals to me.
My 1.8T ibiza hits 100 in 14.6, and still returns 45mpg if i need it to.
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Lee Wilson
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Registered: 20th Feb 06
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: XE Corsa
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I reset the clocks everytime I fill up. Like to see what I get to a tank.
I'd get scared if I only had 100 miles to a tank and know somethings wrong
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