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johnos1984 wrote: »Nice car but I just don't want one
Fair enough so. There is lots of crap at around the 4k mark and below, but keep looking and something will jump out.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3068823
Float your boat? Too expensive?
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Drummerboy08 wrote: »Christ, 50/55 litres? Took 80 quid to fill last night, that was with the bingo light on for 20 miles or so.
I'm the same 50/55 litres to fill depending on the orange button, currently at 29 mpg, but working off my first ever full tank, on course for close to 35 mpg
Shall report back
I have adopted the "drive into work and bring lunch, rather than buy it" attitude, driving is so much more fun
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Drummerboy08 wrote: »Everyone said at the time "Why didn't you get a Turbo?". Having had the N/A for 9 months or so, I genuinely think that a TT would be undriveable as a daily. In the wet mine would step out very easily if I wasn't careful, in saying that it was controllable.
A Turbo would just spend all day sitting at lights lighting up the rear wheels.
Not really. It's all down to tyres. And honestly, **** tyres or low profile will show up immidiatly in a car like that.Drummerboy08 wrote: »I'd have kept that car if I could have afforded to tax it.
Well, that's the issue with living in the pale. The rural tax scheme sort of works
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If you drive'm like a sissy, you're probably ok. If you like a bit of welly, don't do it.
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To give you an idea, himself never ever, ever (even if the hounds of hell were chasing him) exceeds 65 mph on the motorway (and that's a push) and does mainly 10-20 mile round trips.
Loves big comfy cars, and currently drives a 1.8 petrol C5
He doesn't much like welly, I reckon they'd be a good match, and he'd adore the car, having been a passenger both in an accord, and in his car 0 -
Drummerboy08 wrote: »It was on the rural tax scheme, in the Pale! That was half the problem....
Sorry. Yes. That's what I meant. It works outside the pale. In the pale it's not a good plan.To give you an idea, himself never ever, ever (even if the hounds of hell were chasing him) exceeds 65 mph on the motorway (and that's a push) and does mainly 10-20 mile round trips.
Loves big comfy cars, and currently drives a 1.8 petrol C5
He doesn't much like welly, I reckon they'd be a good match, and he'd adore the car, having been a passenger both in an accord, and in his car
He'd be ok in the Accord so. It's the big rev's that chew the fuel.
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Ardennes1944 wrote: »I wonder what they did to this car or what its bhp is http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2893032
Just spent 250e on cycling sh!te....i deserve to be shot
Who would pay that money for an 18 year old civic? (am not a fan)
What ****e did you buy? I've a few colleagues who are serious car nuts, and cyclists at the same time, I don't really get it 0 -
It was a petrol I was thinking of, the one I was in was an automatic.
I'm not a fan of japanese cars, and I remember thinking it was one of the nicest cars I'd been in.
Top of the list to check out when himself decidesheI need to find him a new car, big boot, space for four adults, comfy for long trips etc.
Thank you!
Octavia ...
No honestly. Don't rate cars by where they are build.
I loved the boxy Accords when I was a kid. Or the 4x4 Lancer Station Wagon that was jap only.
And they are good cars. Even reliable enough engines, just fuel consuming.
Toyota's then are serious reliable, but feck they are boring .. and costly. At least Hondas have a soul.
Even with german stuff you can get good and wrong. I rate anything VAG after '04 to be right in the bin. But I'm opinionated. Thats the way it is.
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Ardennes1944 wrote: »Im not a fan either as i dont really like jap cars but i sure am curious
Got some clothing gear, new trip computer thingy, new shoes cleats and pedals and some maintenance crap. Cycling is expensive i picked the wrong thing!
Add an engine to that two-wheel thing. Otherwise there's is no point to the exercise.
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Octavia ...
No honestly. Don't rate cars by where they are build.
I loved the boxy Accords when I was a kid. Or the 4x4 Lancer Station Wagon that was jap only.
And they are good cars. Even reliable enough engines, just fuel consuming.
Toyota's then are serious reliable, but feck they are boring .. and costly. At least Hondas have a soul.
Even with german stuff you can get good and wrong. I rate anything VAG after '04 to be right in the bin. But I'm opinionated. Thats the way it is.
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I'm the same about post 04 VAGs was lucky enough to have a 99 golf and 00 bora when they came out, then I drove my mothers 1.4 Octavia, put me off them for life.
I won a van when I was a kid in a competition, my da traded it in for a lancia, great blinking car it was, I blame my alfa love on that childhood memory
He just wants big, comfortable and black (his car is nicknamed bubba/the best), we have slightly sick minds), regular service every 6-10k miles, oil check every 2 weeks, wash/tyre pressure/lights the same.
Those accords are lovely, he'd really enjoy it. so it's deffo a plan, thank you Motors/Marlow, I was a bit lost for ideasArdennes1944 wrote: »Im not a fan either as i dont really like jap cars but i sure am curious
Got some clothing gear, new trip computer thingy, new shoes cleats and pedals and some maintenance crap. Cycling is expensive i picked the wrong thing!
I thought the accord was a good VAG when I got into it, it was beautiful, this as back in 2007, think it was an 05 model, and I was in the backseat en route to a sales meeting!
I don't get this cycling thing at all!Add an engine to that two-wheel thing. Otherwise there's is no point to the exercise.
/MAlanstrainor wrote: »At least i'm not the only cyclist around these parts:D
Jaypers, you need to work where I do, it's like a cycling mafia alien throng arrive in in the morning in their weird outfits, hit the showers and office workers emerge
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Ardennes1944 wrote: »Im not a fan either as i dont really like jap cars but i sure am curious
Got some clothing gear, new trip computer thingy, new shoes cleats and pedals and some maintenance crap. Cycling is expensive i picked the wrong thing!
The B18 engine that's gone in isn't a TypeR engine, I'd say with breathing mods and a healthy engine it's sitting around 175BHP
Those Civics are just go-karts for the road, I enjoy mine which would have a similar power output to the one above0
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