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Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 4:38 pm
by liberator
I'd be happy to be able to afford a decent used car with good mileage(my current car gets around 12-14 mpg)

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 4:45 pm
by aldo
Crikey. 'Mine'* does something like 40mpg (manufaturers rating; realistically is a bit less, but still....).


*technically not mine yet, cos I've not taken my test yet; when I do (which should be soonish), I'm buying it- a Renault Clio - straight off my parents for nice price the same as the trade in value, about £3500-4000. Not the flashiest of cars, but it's cheap, reliable and in good nick.

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 9:33 pm
by kasperl
Well, in KM/L, most EU cars do 1 to 10, so 10 kilometers per liter. Someone else can do the conversion, but last time I checked, the EU cars use a shitload less, and I mean a large shitload.

Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2005 2:12 am
by Taristin
Top Gun wrote:
Raa wrote:Better than those gas guzzling deathtraps you like. :p
Gas guzzling or not, I'll still take my 'Stang. I think it has just a little bit more horsepower than the average Honda. :)

Please note that I will most likely never be able to afford said 'Stang. :P
Yeah, you keep bragging about that rustang all you want. :p

I get 250 miles on $20.00 (Which is about 6-7 Gallons, damn price gouging :p I miss the 1.35/gal that it was when I was living in Florida)

Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2005 2:14 am
by Taristin
liberator wrote:It he hits my car, he's buggered. His car weighs 1500lbs, mine weighs nearly 3000lbs. Do the math.
Eh? My car was hit by a Dodge Ram 2500. And it's still looking hot,
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And my car can outhandle alot of others on the road, so I can avoid accidents better. *crosses fingers*

Edit:

4x4'ing! Look at that fender gap! Time for a suspension upgrade! :p

Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2005 5:26 am
by liberator
I get about 215 miles per 21 gallon tank, so my mileage is worse than I thought...:(

Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2005 4:44 pm
by Taristin
That's 10 mpg...

Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2005 6:22 pm
by Black Wolf
4.22 km/l? You're using almost 250 mL to drive every kilometer? That's... terrible. I can only imagine what your exhaust must look like - it's probably half liquid. There's got to be something wrong there.

Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2005 6:31 pm
by Taristin
No... it's an old V8... so that sounds plausible...

Sad, but plausable.

Seriously, Lib. Ignore what the fools are saying about the rustangs, and get yourself a little Honda. It'll last you forever (150k miles is nothing for a Honda motor) and the gas mileage is unbelievable. You'll save yourself alot of money in the long run.

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 4:15 pm
by liberator
That's the thing, I can't afford a car right now.

*edit*
I talked to the Credit Union and I can!!!!

Now to do some looking. I think I've found a good one, but I haven't done the carfax yet.

Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 6:05 am
by liberator
I will be getting a new car very soon, perhaps by the weekend if everything goes well.

It's a 2 owner 1994 New Yorker with 77k miles on her for $2700.