craig1410
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| posted on 26/5/08 at 08:39 PM |
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Hi,
Just a quick update :
Struck a deal today with Arnold Clark Toyota in Kilmarnock to buy a new Aygo Platinum 3dr 1.0 Vvti. I got a decent trade-in for my Cupra and they even
threw in air conditioning on the Aygo for free (£500 option) as well as tax, tank of fuel and a set of Aygo floor mats.
I'm happy with the deal but not happy with the prospect of walking away from my Cupra on Thursday... 
I only hope I get as much fun from my Locost once it's on the road and driving a mundane car every day should give me the motivation I need to
get to and beyond SVA!!
Thanks again for your advice (even if I did end up ignoring most of it...) 
Cheers,
Craig.
[Edited on 26/5/2008 by craig1410]
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darrens
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| posted on 26/5/08 at 09:40 PM |
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glad to see tha stuck wi petrol, the world is a louder place with all these extra diesels around.
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Jasper
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| posted on 27/5/08 at 08:03 AM |
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Been thinking just the same thing about my 6 mile drive to work, so I got my old mountain bike out and started riding to work - stay fit, costs
'nowt, and it's a lovely ride along Brighton seafront - can't think why I didn't do it years ago ......
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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Schrodinger
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| posted on 27/5/08 at 08:55 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Jasper
Been thinking just the same thing about my 6 mile drive to work, so I got my old mountain bike out and started riding to work - stay fit, costs
'nowt, and it's a lovely ride along Brighton seafront - can't think why I didn't do it years ago ......
I bought my first mountain bike a few years ago and thought that I would ride the 8 miles to work in Stowmarket as we were being encouraged to do as I
worked in the NHS.
Two days later my base got moved 18 miles further away in Ipswich
Keith
Aviemore
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 27/5/08 at 09:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion will return 74.3mpg
Phil
Only if you drive it down a steep hill 75 miles long!
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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ned
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| posted on 28/5/08 at 12:14 PM |
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Just thought I'd add my tuppeth to this thread. I'm still running Chris Gamlin's old vw bora. It's a 1.9tdi 115 which has been
chipped (around 140bhp) and has just clocked 170k miles. I ran to and from work (about 55 miles) yesterday on the fuel light and on the way home,
driving conservatively (around 55-60mph in 6th) along the m25/a3 I achieved over 68mpg. I have recently found along with teh higher cost of fuel that
just driving slower and concentrating more on gentle acceleration, maintaining a steady speed and lifting off well in advance rather than slamming on
the brakes when approaching traffic queues and sets of lights makes a massive difference. Admittantly this is rather boring but lets face it motorway
driving has never been exciting. I recon over the 27 miles it make no more than 5-10 mins difference to the journey time and I can get 100-150 more
miles out of my tank.
Food for thought when you look at the price of a new car and the mpg of these green/eco friendly models when you could just drive your current one
more carefully.
Ned.
[Edited on 28/5/08 by ned]
beware, I've got yellow skin
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