Post #176,695
9/28/04 3:47:13 AM
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That's a smaller tank than my Laguna.
I've got a 66 litre (17.43 US gallon) tank in that. And get better mpg. (Motorway driving is ~35mpg, urban is ~20mpg).
I can get about 450 miles out of a tank in normal use - probably 75% urban, 25% motorway.
Peter
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Post #176,719
9/28/04 8:45:54 AM
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That's about the same economy as my Lancer.
In metric it's about 9 litres/100km. In imperial, that's about 32 miles per gallon.
And my girlfriend just bought a Nissan X-Trail (medium sized 4WD) that boasts 8 L/100km (35mpg). It remains to be seen if it really does, but it's a 2.4L engine in a 1.5T body (I'm told that's light for a 4WD), so it just might.
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Is it enough to breathe
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Post #176,786
9/28/04 1:33:56 PM
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I get slightly less MPG when...
averaging 120MPH.
No but seriously, driving through Hills and Mountains a coupla years back in my Lancer to Bill's... got like 38MPG ~ 80MPH.
I like my Lancer, still do in fact, as of today I completely own it. Only the Lender has to sign off on it.
Cheers!
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Post #176,850
9/28/04 5:48:51 PM
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What kills me...
is that my airplane at 124 mph gets better miles/gallon than my 2003 Honda Pilot.
No joke. I burn less gasoline flying to work than I do driving to work (in that UAV - which I have ceased to do for the reason below).
I don't understand all the hype around Honda cars. I've got a 1994 Ford Aerostar with the same size engine on a truck frame with 160,000 miles that gets 10% better fuel economy than the 2003 unitized body Honda Pilot (which is front wheel drive most of the time). If Honda engineering is so great, why does my van get better mileage than my UAV?
bcnu,
Mikem
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-Ted Grant
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Post #176,853
9/28/04 5:54:29 PM
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Dunno about mpg...
...but my next car is, without doubt, going to be a BMW 3-series.
The build. The quality. The drive. The cabin. The reasonable depreciation.
Oh yes.
Peter
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Post #176,862
9/28/04 6:09:26 PM
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Re: Dunno about mpg...
Oh christ, Peter in a turban :-)
my brother in holland sez only north africans and turks drive german in europe. Sensible people drive renaults, volvos and ford windstars. I asked him why and he claims the quality of mercedes and bmw is in the toilet lately.
regards,
daemon
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Post #176,863
9/28/04 6:13:01 PM
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That's Holland, though.
They're all pot-smoking hippies over there, allegedly.
In-the-toilet quality of a BMW or Mercedes (with the notable exception of the A-class, which is renowned as a bag of shite) is still better than the run-of-the-mill repmobiles (an example of which I currently own).
Peter
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Post #176,865
9/28/04 6:19:40 PM
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Re: That's Holland, though.
good to know as beamers(used) are dead cheap here.
regards,
daemon
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Post #176,926
9/29/04 1:59:41 AM
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Cheap as chips here, too.
Which is why I want one :-)
Peter
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Post #176,984
9/29/04 11:36:56 AM
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You know the diff between a porcupine and a BMW, right?
bcnu,
Mikem
"The struggle for the emancipation of the working class is not between races or religions. It is one of class against class. Every trace of anti-Semitism, or any form of race hatred cannot assist the oppressed, it can on the contrary only aid the exploiters. Workers of all nationality, religion or creed must stand together against the common enemy: capitalism."
-Ted Grant
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Post #177,052
9/29/04 5:18:07 PM
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:) BMW == Break My Windows
Two out of three people wonder where the other one is.
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Post #176,854
9/28/04 5:54:40 PM
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when I hear "Honda Engineering"
I think of reliability, not fuel economy.
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Post #176,855
9/28/04 5:56:22 PM
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With Toyota, you get both ;0)
bcnu,
Mikem
"The struggle for the emancipation of the working class is not between races or religions. It is one of class against class. Every trace of anti-Semitism, or any form of race hatred cannot assist the oppressed, it can on the contrary only aid the exploiters. Workers of all nationality, religion or creed must stand together against the common enemy: capitalism."
-Ted Grant
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