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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Drive to work if you want to, but 'smelling nice' isn't a valid excuse - you could easily ride 5 miles in less than half an hour without even raising a sweat!
As for 'refreshed' ... 25 minutes of gentle pedalling would be a much better way of perking you up than driving!
Drive to work if you want to, but 'smelling nice' isn't a valid excuse - you could easily ride 5 miles in less than half an hour without even raising a sweat!
Depends if there are hills!
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Speaking as someone who lives at the bottom of a 5 mile hill ... er, yes, that's true! If the office is at the top of a whacking big hill, then a lot more effort would be required.
MacB
Lover of things that come in 3's
- Location
- Farnborough, Hampshire
We have a couple of Hyundais, an I30 and an IX35, been very happy with them
SteCenturion
I am your Father
- Location
- The Dark Side of the Moon.
My missus is also in the market for a new motor.
She currently drives a 1 litre VW Polo but pays more for tax than my 2 litre Astra.
She & I are wooed by by the Ford Focus - 1 litre engine (110 BHP) - hers is 55 bhp about 70 MPG & £1 a decade tax.
She currently drives a 1 litre VW Polo but pays more for tax than my 2 litre Astra.
She & I are wooed by by the Ford Focus - 1 litre engine (110 BHP) - hers is 55 bhp about 70 MPG & £1 a decade tax.
Andrew_P
In between here and there
The obvious question is why? If you have car that is bought and paid for that does everything you need why replace it? Buy a new bike instead!
SteCenturion
I am your Father
- Location
- The Dark Side of the Moon.
Both Nissan & Toyota have very good deals on new cars at the moment.
E.g by any new Micra & get a lovely shawl & 1 litre of embalming fluid free.
Buy any new Yaris & receive a free 24 hour girdle & 100 Great Knitting Patterns (deluxe hardback) free.
Offers not to be missed.
E.g by any new Micra & get a lovely shawl & 1 litre of embalming fluid free.
Buy any new Yaris & receive a free 24 hour girdle & 100 Great Knitting Patterns (deluxe hardback) free.
Offers not to be missed.
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threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
Build 'em yourself mac?
Because I want something shiny and new!(The Clio is a 52 plate and after coming off my bike a few days ago it actually hurt to change gears, would be nice to have something that's less effort)
Piemaster
Guru
- Location
- UK City of Culture
Dacia or Renault?
If you look closely you can see they have different badges.Certainly in Brazil the Sandero and Duster I've seen there are badged as Renaults.
I regularly get hire cars, the booking is for "Astra 1.4 or similar". There's been a fair variety over the past 18 months and they are just that, all similar.
Only notable one was when they had run out so I got an upgrade to a BMW M525 diesel. After a couple of hours on a motorway even that was 'meh'.
If you look closely you can see they have different badges.Certainly in Brazil the Sandero and Duster I've seen there are badged as Renaults.
I regularly get hire cars, the booking is for "Astra 1.4 or similar". There's been a fair variety over the past 18 months and they are just that, all similar.
Only notable one was when they had run out so I got an upgrade to a BMW M525 diesel. After a couple of hours on a motorway even that was 'meh'.
stowie
Legendary Member
[QUOTE 2876626, member: 9609"]I took the DPF off my van and improved the mpg from 44 to 50. They are just a complete nightmare if you drive with economy in mind, in fact try to avoid the
modern diesel engines altogether, they are being destroyed with anti-pollution crap. And are going to become incredibly expensive maintenance wise.
15 years ago a good driver in an artic was getting just over 8 to the gallon, very few are now achieving more the 7.5 They are now using more diesel to produce less emissions, it's completely mad. The latest Scania Euro 6 engine is a ¼ tonne heavy than the engine it is replacing, it is amazing how much crap they are sticking on engines now.[/quote]
I think that they are now going to inspect the DPF on MOT now and fail a vehicle that has had one removed.
I had a Mondeo in which I did around 15k a year almost exclusively on motorways and the DPF failed on that. I have had an insignia for 6 months and the "swirl flaps" in the manifold failed which is such a common problem on diesels that I see garages offering services to remove them. In BMW I believe they have a habit of coming off, making a jaunt around the engine and comprehensively blowing up everything. I was very glad my car was under warranty as the bill was in the thousands to strip down the engine, replace the turbo and manifold and rebuild.
For a small car around town I would avoid diesels like the plague.
modern diesel engines altogether, they are being destroyed with anti-pollution crap. And are going to become incredibly expensive maintenance wise.
15 years ago a good driver in an artic was getting just over 8 to the gallon, very few are now achieving more the 7.5 They are now using more diesel to produce less emissions, it's completely mad. The latest Scania Euro 6 engine is a ¼ tonne heavy than the engine it is replacing, it is amazing how much crap they are sticking on engines now.[/quote]
I think that they are now going to inspect the DPF on MOT now and fail a vehicle that has had one removed.
I had a Mondeo in which I did around 15k a year almost exclusively on motorways and the DPF failed on that. I have had an insignia for 6 months and the "swirl flaps" in the manifold failed which is such a common problem on diesels that I see garages offering services to remove them. In BMW I believe they have a habit of coming off, making a jaunt around the engine and comprehensively blowing up everything. I was very glad my car was under warranty as the bill was in the thousands to strip down the engine, replace the turbo and manifold and rebuild.
For a small car around town I would avoid diesels like the plague.
SteCenturion
I am your Father
- Location
- The Dark Side of the Moon.
I believe both the Yaris and Micra are the best cars to have if you're planning on driving off a seaside jetty/pier or down the Motorway the wrong way.2877985 said:
Cletus Van Damme
Previously known as Cheesney Hawks
- Location
- Out in the sticks...
Is this a 1.3?
What engine is your Jazz a 1.2 or 1.4?
Sounds good for my choice of either of these 2 motors then
I have to admit with the Jazz I usually see old people in them, personally it does not bother me as it seems hugely practical. I need to look at a few, as with the Suzuki I will get a newer car for the same cash and there is just me and also my daughter when I have her so not a problem having back seats down.
