Xmas "eco run"
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Re: Xmas
432 miles!
PS - 1st and 3rd pics are the wrong way round
I reckon there's 480 in that tank if you brave it!
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PS - 1st and 3rd pics are the wrong way round
I reckon there's 480 in that tank if you brave it!
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Re: Xmas
Nice dials.
Anyway Ross you only get 320 out of your NA? I can get more than that, hell I get 300/310 when I have been blasting it around a bit. My cars nearly on 130,000 now aswell. mind you I dont fill my car with crap like some do. What state is yours in?
Anyway Ross you only get 320 out of your NA? I can get more than that, hell I get 300/310 when I have been blasting it around a bit. My cars nearly on 130,000 now aswell. mind you I dont fill my car with crap like some do. What state is yours in?
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Re: Xmas "eco run"
Well starting last leg now, didnt notice pics haha, will sort them out later on. Here we go again!
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Check your brakes are not binding.hirsty wrote:wish i got that sort of mpg! My rev2 N/A gives me around 250miles driving at 56mph behind lorrys.
Chris great stuff - be interesting to see the complete trip mileage & MPG.
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Re: Xmas
And thats were it ended folks, tbh im sure youll agree to almost make cardiff was a fantastic effort. I was happy to cross the border and more than a little surprised to get that far.
And heres what was on the clocks.
563.8 miles on a single tank. Less than 30 miles to go and started coughing and for those who know that stretch through newport the hard shoulder gets very intermitent without warning so pulled over asap before it cut out completely. The 5 litres in the jerry can got me home too.
Perhaps shell wouldve finished the job but thats for someone else to try, never doing that again!
Thanks for reading.
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Xmas "eco run"
Wow that is incredible ! Very good going there Chris - I have to say that I could never be that patient, but that is a sterling effort
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Re: Xmas
Nice going mate. That particular bit of road is horrible at the best of times so fair play to you for having the balls to knowingly ( man thats some "censored" spelling by me) run out og juice there.
By the way what did you have in your car with you?
By the way what did you have in your car with you?
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i wish i could get that lol on the plus side no matter which way you go on the jerry can you have a shell garage not far off the motorway
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Chris - absolutely fantastic return mate and a testament to how your car is set up as well as the way you must have driven to get that sort of distance on 1 tank.d-peg wrote:Very grand attempt Chris!
46.4mpg pal!!! Sterling!!!!
Yep I know that stretch of road as well done it a few times and wouldn't want to running out or breaking down suddenly with the intermittent hard shoulder.
Blows the myth that these are extremely thirsty animals - its not the car its the way its being driven.
And that is fair enough as they are meant to be driven most of the time.
But this shows categorically that given just a bit of careful driving over 30 is easy - close to 40 is achievable without trying too hard but over 40 is there if you really need it to be by adjusting your driving style and making sure the brakes don't bind and everything is set up right.
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Re: Xmas "eco run"
Cheers again all. Yep didnt really plan on running out there but was careful enough not to be a hazard to anyone. Was a case of after the first cough being more aware of potential places to pull over. Was still actually running when i pulled in so no real danger to anyone.
In the boot I had suitcase full just clothes and my laptop. In the frunk spare fluids for the car wich i normally have. Spare litre of engine oil, spare 2 litres of coolant, 5 litres of washer fluid, original tool bag and jump leads. + the 5l jerry can of spare fuel of course and emergency tyre weld. Would say possible an extra 50 kilos maximum over unladen.
Anyway enjoying the holidays so a merry xmas to all and a happy new year.
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In the boot I had suitcase full just clothes and my laptop. In the frunk spare fluids for the car wich i normally have. Spare litre of engine oil, spare 2 litres of coolant, 5 litres of washer fluid, original tool bag and jump leads. + the 5l jerry can of spare fuel of course and emergency tyre weld. Would say possible an extra 50 kilos maximum over unladen.
Anyway enjoying the holidays so a merry xmas to all and a happy new year.
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