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15-04-06, 10:22 PM
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My sister had a 2.0 Ford Mondeo. Similar sized tank got 550 miles per tank.. And that is me driving both cars in the same way.. Hope that helps.. Even better if you get a smaller car with a smaller engine
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16-04-06, 09:05 AM
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65mpg out of a diesel car is briliant. There's not many cars out there, especially diesels... that can manage that sort of mpg. The wee A-class merc is good to drive, quiet, and comfy as hell.. My mate had one, and got over 500 miles to a tank of diesel
 Mercs are bullet proof, they go forever with an oil change every 6K miles and regular servicing. They're also rather good at holding their value  A Corsa 1.2 is greedy on petrol, and it's residual value after 3 years is crap. Hold onto it any longer, and you'll be shocked at the trade it price  Just make sure you service the merc regularly, it'll do you proud service over many years.. My Merc lorry that I drive has now covered 485,600 km in just over 3 years. That's a lot of diesel burnt at 7.6mpg 
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16-04-06, 10:56 AM
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cheers jimmy et al..
appreciated... I just wanna find one with all the bits I want in the right colour and only about 50-60 K miles on it..... I will find that holy grail!! |
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19-04-06, 03:04 PM
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19-04-06, 03:16 PM
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19-04-06, 08:56 PM
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the milage aint that bad check who owned it last whether it was a fleet car or not, came belt should be ok for about 120k, but you need to find out if the rear wishbones have been replaced this was a big issue with the a class, when i woked in the motor trade we wouldnt touch em if they hadnt been done
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19-04-06, 09:31 PM
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some years ago i had a fiesta diesel, now it was a really crap car but the mpg was great! on a run i work'd it out at late 60s!! which is great cuz the 1.8 petrol focus i drive now is averaging 27mpg
 the 1.8 fiesta d is one group higher than my focus 1.8 zetec which doesnt really make sence cuz the fiestas 0-60 was 17seconds!
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19-04-06, 09:36 PM
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seems like alot more car and performance for less cash.
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19-04-06, 11:05 PM
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oo this thread still goin??.
cool ta again fo rthe advice guys I'm a lover not a mechanic.! |
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20-04-06, 08:28 AM
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My (slow as hell) VW Polo 1.9SDi gets 60mpg EVERYTIME!
0-60 is well in excess of 10secs but who gives a sh*t. Cheap to run & cheap to insure as it's group 2. Currently £185 fully comp. At first it was a snobbery thing with the Polo, but after 1yrs faultless ownership I love it. Bulletproof engineering from VW. 1yr old, 5800miles!!!!
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