Common Faults website??

[SXGuy]

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the question is how can i reduce £50 a week driving to and from work.

Its urban roads, cant do motorways to work. On a good day the road is clear enough to do 40mph and takes around 45 minutes to travel.

My bmw has 6 speed gear box, so at that speed i find it very rare to get in to 6th gear, slight breaking from the guy in front and im back in 4th lol.

I make it my mission everyday to stay in 6th as long as possible.

[BBoo]

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Don't the Jags have a Ford engine?

Might put Di off!

German good - VW/Audi/Seat/Skoda all the same car basically. Porsche too! Mercs not as good as they were - buy a good old one.

Japanese reliable but boring.

Italian unreliable but great fun on the odd journey they don't break down.

French comfortable, good for carrying garlic.

If I could ever afford to buy a sensible new car again, it would be one of the German ones mentioned above, but I'd buy an old banger, join a breakdown club and blow the money on sun, sangria and se....... Senorita BBoo!

[di30]

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Some good choice of cars there, cheers guys, just waiting for that win now lol.

[Bricktop]

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Volkswagen, Skoda, Hyandai, Kia (just on the warranty) etc.

Nothing French, Nothing GM, Nothing Italian.

Good call

I think the Hyundai warranty is slightly better than the Kia one though, great coverage up to 5 years .

[di30]

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Hmmm food for thought

Cheers guys

[pompeyfaith]

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Anything German is good, or the new Jags look nice

[oscar]

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Will be looking into buying a new car then, what car do you suggest guys? Lol.

I wish!

Volkswagen, Skoda, Hyandai, Kia (just on the warranty) etc.

Nothing French, Nothing GM, Nothing Italian. Can you guess which cars I have had?!!

[di30]

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A nice win on the lotto would be nice tonight.

Will be looking into buying a new car then, what car do you suggest guys? Lol.

I wish!

[Handyman]

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^^^^^ When you ask her what gear she drives in does she describe what she's wearing

Reminds me of the car I bought that was advertised as one careful Lady owner, Must had been Lady Beodicia.

[Never-In-Doubt]

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Takes your Ferrari to go shopping does she ?

focus

see the problem

ps I'm Niddy, not ML thus no ferrari for me

[Bricktop]

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Takes your Ferrari to go shopping does she ?

[Never-In-Doubt]

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My mrs does 90mph and wonders why we're filling up every two days

[Bricktop]

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Tip - if you want to increase your fuel economy on the motorway/A road, drive on a light throttle at exactly 56mph, avoid accelerating/decelerating wherever possible.

Someone I know used to drive at approx 70 - 75mph to work on the motorway, he went down to 56 and saved £35 per week in fuel costs, he timed the runs and there was only about 5-10 mins difference in arrival time.

I had to do a fuel consumption test for a customer and with a measured amount of fuel I managed an average of 82mpg out of a 1200cc petrol hatchback staying at exactly 56mph. Admittedly the car was about 6 months old, but even an old car will still return good mpg if driven correctly.

[Handyman]

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Hang on a mo folks @ 12 years ago I had a VW Passat estate as a company car. Now I'm not lead footed and I get 250 miles to £20 from my 2.3 250bhp saloon. The VW was a diesel and I used to regularly get @ 60 mpg.

As the Skoda is basically a WV I would not be surprised with the new technology driven well you could get @ 70 - 80 mpg. 88 is perhaps pushing it a bit.

As I said it's all in the driving Lady Hooray averages 24 in her SAAB Hot Aero. When I drive and set the trip computer I get 40.

Regards all, Handy

BTW never had a speeding ticket, but I don't hang around. ooops touch wood

[oscar]

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A client came round with a skoda estate, 88mpg i couldnt believe it lol

I still don't believe 88mpg - possibly on a trip computer going down a hill with your foot off the accelerator!

High MPG is what I want, but I aint going to get it for 750 quid. I know (according to the adverts, some of the Hyundai claim to have a similar efficiency.