FS: 8310

I drove one down to cambridge (old shape, H or J reg I think - had no aircon but had a sunroof...) and was surprised to average 32mpg! I would not hesitate to buy a 540 if I could afford the car and the insurance.

Tim, you managed 32 mpg, from a BMW 540i!

But you got less than that from the 1.0 Corsa?!

1. Owner of the 540 (with a broken leg) was sat next to me.
2. Corsa was a rental car...

AstraVanMan made the world a better place for us by saying..

that can't be right then, the computer said 28.8, the range thingy said 20 miles to empty, shoved £20 in, and when I got home, it said 19 miles to empty.. May have been slightly more in the tank when I left, but the light was still on. :-/

Phew! I thought something traumatic had happened to you! :)

Heh! I wouldn't trust any fuel computer as being that accurate.

Conclusion = I'm being pedantic, the fuel computer isn't quite right, never trust "miles remaining" as being all that accurate (it depends on the running average), but your 540 is still bloody good on fuel for such a big powerful car.

Peter

"Cheater2k" wrote;

Well I have no feelings of like or dislike towards you, you don't mean jack-s*it to me, and I'm certainly not going out of my way to fight with you, how pathetic!

Steve.

"DervMan" wrote;

Whatever, over 50mpg does me fine. Which in comparison to an RST runs on fresh air (almost).

Steve.

"DervMan" wrote;

Really? Like an Aston Martin Vanquish?

I can honestly say I'd rather have my old RST even knowing its faults and history than your KA, everyone is different and your post is really stupid.

Steve.

"Bob Sherunckle" wrote;

Don't believe you.

Yep I was right.

You mean when its been run in? FFS!

Complete Bollocks.

If you say so.

Steve.

Thats ok - i'm sure hes about to prove it :)

How? He just proved that some cars get better with age, and you said we couldn't name one?

Its factual, numerical proof. I suppose you don't beleive in science either do you?

He does, as does the entire motoring world.

• Frankly - what a tit. X79 VSG. Bought from Western Mercedes in Edinburgh new in september 2000 by Ogilvie Fleet of Stirling. Ran for 60000 miles. Definitely ran better at the end than when it was new. It's a German car thing. They build them tight and as they age, they slacken off ever so slightly and run easier. It's not diffivult to understand. *

• M73 sliproad north off the M74 heading in the Glasgow direction. The Merc was geared such that 70 in top equaled 2800rpm. It was a 2 valve cylinder small displacement petrol engine so didn't have much torque at that speed. The differnece I detailed above was as real as you are not. *

• Correct - you're starting to get it. Congratulations. *

• I do - because it's a plain and simple engineering fact. *

Bwahahah. So (a) assuming you've borrowed the Aston for a weekend and you think the RS Turbo rocks, you're missing a synchromesh, or (b) _sure_.

Yes, you're right, spot on. Everybody is different, and it's quite possible that everybody is wrong and the RS Turbo is the best car, ever.

Dan405 made the world a better place for us by saying..

I very nearly bought a S2 RS Turbo in 1992. Mercury grey, 28000 miles, standard bar 150 bhp chip and quiet stainless exhaust, G reg, immaculate, £4000. If I'd never owned or driven a good hot hatch, I'd probably have done so.

the RS2000 Mk5 I bought a couple of years later was a great car.

Very similar story with the first Pug 405 I bought from a local garage.

Popped in to see em after a week, with a huge list of things. They said "Sure, pop it in next week and we'll sort it", and they did. Even replaced all the hoses in the engine, cos it didn't idle properly, and they suspected a leaky perished hose.

So basically brand-new then ?

Surely 15K was a BARGAIN ?

It wouldnt be a fight, lol, reasons are

Nom made the world a better place for us by saying..

yeah, I'd have thought so. Looked lovely apart from the glaring whiteness.

I *HATE* white cars.

even though I've owned about 25 of the f'kin things..

in fact, I've just got home from buying....

a K reg, 173000 mile, 1.4i Astra LS Estate... (stop that drooling)

and it's f'kin white.. and yours for £500 !

Will have 12 months MOT sometime in the week as well, got to be a bargain :-p