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I think I have a slight addiction....... - Dum-Dum - 20-09-2017
..did nearly £600 in V power driving about in the Impreza last month. I can't help but constantly want to go out for a drive, it's just so addictive.
This thing is gonna bankrupt me which is a shame as a love it to pieces.
RE: I think I have a slight addiction....... - bashbarnard - 20-09-2017
jesus thats a lot of fuel
RE: I think I have a slight addiction....... - MisterGTR - 20-09-2017
You need to drive faster! That MPG is far too high [emoji16]
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RE: I think I have a slight addiction....... - Eeyore - 20-09-2017
probably chucking £750 on my car each month in fuel :/ Its an incredible amount. I dont know who these people are who can justify anything less efficient than about 26mpg as a daily doing 1000+ miles a month.
RE: I think I have a slight addiction....... - MisterGTR - 20-09-2017
You can't take it with you.
And the effort you guys have put in to your cars. You deserve to enjoy them!
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RE: I think I have a slight addiction....... - Dum-Dum - 20-09-2017
(20-09-2017, 07:43 PM)bashbarnard Wrote: jesus thats a lot of fuelYeah, not half, 100 gallons is almost 2 massive oil drums of fuel in a month, In a year it'd be £7k.
f*cking ridiculous.
(20-09-2017, 09:19 PM)Eeyore Wrote: probably chucking £750 on my car each month in fuel :/ Its an incredible amount. I dont know who these people are who can justify anything less efficient than about 26mpg as a daily doing 1000+ miles a month.Bloody hell! I can't spend this much month in, month out, I could have a second mortgage in what I've paid in fuel. I'm looking forward to having my bike on the road to hopefully save some money.
(20-09-2017, 09:49 PM)MisterGTR Wrote: You can't take it with you.You can't take it with you but I need to save up for my early retirement. f*ck working till state pension age, I'll be pretty much dead by then.
And the effort you guys have put in to your cars. You deserve to enjoy them!
RE: I think I have a slight addiction....... - toseland - 21-09-2017
Driving a subaru..
must be to meet all your grindr contacts..
RE: I think I have a slight addiction....... - Hobo Ash - 22-09-2017
That is a fair bit of fuel! Worth it for the enjoyment though
Out of curiosity where are you mpg screenshots from? Looks nice having it all laid out like that.
RE: I think I have a slight addiction....... - cully - 22-09-2017
Bloody hell Chris i dont spend that much in a month running 3 cars
TAX+fuel+insurance
RE: I think I have a slight addiction....... - Dum-Dum - 22-09-2017
(21-09-2017, 09:35 PM)toseland Wrote: Driving a subaru..No just driving to see your missus, I know your just jealous cos she loves the Scooby.
must be to meet all your grindr contacts..
(22-09-2017, 08:05 AM)Hobo Ash Wrote: That is a fair bit of fuel! Worth it for the enjoyment thoughMPG is from here; https://www.spritmonitor.de/en it's a great site and a few people here use it.
Out of curiosity where are you mpg screenshots from? Looks nice having it all laid out like that.
This is my account; https://www.spritmonitor.de/en/user/ChrisM433.html it's actually my second account as I felt I had too many cars on the first. Click into one of the cars and click the plus by the top peach coloured bar and it gives you even further analysis.
(22-09-2017, 09:06 AM)cully Wrote: Bloody hell Chris i dont spend that much in a month running 3 cars
TAX+fuel+insurance
Yeah I wasn't spending that running 2 cars and a motorbike a couple of years ago.
RE: I think I have a slight addiction....... - Hobo Ash - 22-09-2017
(22-09-2017, 09:58 AM)Dum-Dum Wrote: MPG is from here; https://www.spritmonitor.de/en it's a great site and a few people here use it.
This is my account; https://www.spritmonitor.de/en/user/ChrisM433.html it's actually my second account as I felt I had too many cars on the first. Click into one of the cars and click the plus by the top peach coloured bar and it gives you even further analysis.
Oh cool that's awesome! Il get on there and enter some info, great that you can put maintenance costs on there too! Thanks for the link
RE: I think I have a slight addiction....... - Danny Wideboy - 23-09-2017
(22-09-2017, 09:58 AM)Dum-Dum Wrote:(21-09-2017, 09:35 PM)toseland Wrote: Driving a subaru..No just driving to see your missus, I know your just jealous cos she loves the Scooby.
must be to meet all your grindr contacts..
Ha!
RE: I think I have a slight addiction....... - Piggy - 23-09-2017
£600 a month on fuel.... I don't earn that much in a month
RE: I think I have a slight addiction....... - Dum-Dum - 24-09-2017
(23-09-2017, 10:47 PM)Piggy Wrote: £600 a month on fuel.... I don't earn that much in a month
You also don't have a mortgage
In fairness there is no way I could keep spending that on fuel every month, £400 a month is probably my entire car and motorbike budget and that has to include insurance and other running costs.
RE: I think I have a slight addiction....... - Hobo Ash - 27-09-2017
The important question now then is- what are you swapping this for? Or are you going to put the sale money towards something not vehicle related? And also did you ever get to take it on track? I assume it would have been amazing to drive
RE: I think I have a slight addiction....... - Dum-Dum - 27-09-2017
I'm gonna get another ranger but a mk3 as they have some power. They are comfy, reliable, do enough mpg and are practical in the right circumstances. I want a 3.0 but they command a £3k premium over the 2.5 with only about 10bhp difference.
RE: I think I have a slight addiction....... - Hobo Ash - 28-09-2017
Oh nice! rangers do look very good, probably best truck we've got over here. Look forward to seeing what your next project will be
RE: I think I have a slight addiction....... - mr_fish - 28-09-2017
+1 for the ranger. We run a 2.5TDCi seems to be alright. Cruises well and it very quiet despite what some reviews say. Ride can be a bit bouncy due to the rear leaf springs and reverse is a bit of a pisstake, will do nigh on 25mph which isn't really needed when reversing a trailer.
RE: I think I have a slight addiction....... - bigcheez2k3 - 04-10-2017
The RX8 gets 16mpg... Less than 200 miles per tank
Currently I only have to fill it up every 6 weeks as I still have the XUD. I couldn't bear to have it as my only vehicle.
RE: I think I have a slight addiction....... - Eeyore - 04-10-2017
(04-10-2017, 08:05 AM)bigcheez2k3 Wrote: The RX8 gets 16mpg... Less than 200 miles per tank
Currently I only have to fill it up every 6 weeks as I still have the XUD. I couldn't bear to have it as my only vehicle.
Is that combined or ragging it? Might not get one of those D:
RE: I think I have a slight addiction....... - bigcheez2k3 - 04-10-2017
(04-10-2017, 09:30 AM)Eeyore Wrote:(04-10-2017, 08:05 AM)bigcheez2k3 Wrote: The RX8 gets 16mpg... Less than 200 miles per tank
Currently I only have to fill it up every 6 weeks as I still have the XUD. I couldn't bear to have it as my only vehicle.
Is that combined or ragging it? Might not get one of those D:
Urban I would say, with some ragging. That's been my average over the last 2 tanks.
However, the cat was f*cked. Now has a new one so maybe it might be slightly better?
When I was running the engine in and couldn't rev past 4k I only managed 19mpg so it's never going to be great tbh.
It is fun though...
RE: I think I have a slight addiction....... - Danny Wideboy - 04-10-2017
My RX8 drank fuel like hell. It's fun but expensive, tax alone was about £45 a month.
Very nice place to sit and an absolute hooligan with the traction control off.
RE: I think I have a slight addiction....... - Dum-Dum - 04-10-2017
(28-09-2017, 08:40 AM)Hobo Ash Wrote: Oh nice! rangers do look very good, probably best truck we've got over here. Look forward to seeing what your next project will beYeah, I've tried most of the pick ups in this price bracket and the ranger is by far the most comfortable for the driver with just enough toys and nothing you don't need not to mention having proper LSDs both ends.
(28-09-2017, 10:43 AM)mr_fish Wrote: +1 for the ranger. We run a 2.5TDCi seems to be alright. Cruises well and it very quiet despite what some reviews say. Ride can be a bit bouncy due to the rear leaf springs and reverse is a bit of a pisstake, will do nigh on 25mph which isn't really needed when reversing a trailer.Hahaha by the time I've fitted 35s (that'll gear it up by nearly 20%) that'll be 30mph in reverse
(04-10-2017, 08:05 AM)bigcheez2k3 Wrote: The RX8 gets 16mpg... Less than 200 miles per tankMy motorbike does 50mpg and is nearly as fast as the impreza so I'll still be able to have fun as soon as I finish passing my test.
Currently I only have to fill it up every 6 weeks as I still have the XUD. I couldn't bear to have it as my only vehicle.