my new V8 family wagon
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swilkins999 said:
That does look lovely. May I ask how much you paid for it?....
Not at all, it cost me £3,995 and is a WHOLE lot of car for the money IMO. When i was shopping around, all the other examples at similar mileage/condition were around 7-8K and to get others at the same price they were all either very tatty, low spec or had been to the moon and back miles wise.on a side note its now badged back up and the chav plate is gone
West4x4 said:
its all your fault ive spent the afternoon looking at these and getting rather to good insurance quotes! Whats the real world MPG?
Day to day it averages 15mpg and on a run last week I've seen 20mpg but I'm not expecting any more than that TBH.
It doesn't bother me as I'm in the army and my quarter is only just outside the base. I cycle to work during the week which saves a lot of fuel.
Do not underestimate the cars drinking problem though. When I first got it and took it onto the base to take the videos on the first page, I checked the trip computer on the way home and it was a 8.6mpg
Edited by JordanTurbo on Saturday 8th September 11:43
Rosscow said:
That's awful!! How do you drive to achieve that?!
car gets 95% short journey use (no more than 10 miles), i live right on the A12 so it's normally traffic lights and traffic and when i do get a chance its 'make the carpet flat' timeeven on a motorway, being EXCEPTIONALLY careful i can only get 28mpg
It's booked in next week for an angel tuning remap which promises 10-17% better MPG (and +50hp although that im a little more sceptical about..)
£195 fixed price.. if it works, its a bargain
Pixelpeep said:
car gets 95% short journey use (no more than 10 miles), i live right on the A12 so it's normally traffic lights and traffic and when i do get a chance its 'make the carpet flat' time
even on a motorway, being EXCEPTIONALLY careful i can only get 28mpg
It's booked in next week for an angel tuning remap which promises 10-17% better MPG (and +50hp although that im a little more sceptical about..)
£195 fixed price.. if it works, its a bargain
That makes me very happy with my 2 tonne A6 Avant!! 3.0 V6 diesel and over the last 600 miles I've averaged 33mpg, getting 40mpg on a run to Heathrow and back (and these were calculated figures - the on board computer gave 47mpg).even on a motorway, being EXCEPTIONALLY careful i can only get 28mpg
It's booked in next week for an angel tuning remap which promises 10-17% better MPG (and +50hp although that im a little more sceptical about..)
£195 fixed price.. if it works, its a bargain
Rosscow said:
That makes me very happy with my 2 tonne A6 Avant!! 3.0 V6 diesel and over the last 600 miles I've averaged 33mpg, getting 40mpg on a run to Heathrow and back (and these were calculated figures - the on board computer gave 47mpg).
Yeh i was quite emotional when i saw the audi RS3 with its 330odd bhp and 4 wheel drive was cheaper to tax and better on fuel than my 2wd 237bhp thing..still - ill let everyone know my thoughts after the map, its gotta improve SOMETHING!!
moving on.. OP.. fancy doing some tunnel vids?
i would love to do plenty more vids but im now on a 5 month op tour in Afghanistan until the end of January.
rest assured when i get back there will be vids up. going to visit the in-laws involves the Dartford tunnel and with only a slight detour i can have a play in the Hindhead tunnel too
rest assured when i get back there will be vids up. going to visit the in-laws involves the Dartford tunnel and with only a slight detour i can have a play in the Hindhead tunnel too
Now that I am back from Afghanistan its time to bump this thread 
First thing, first. When I got back the car was sent strait to my mate's garage to have two silencers put back into the exhaust.
Along with the silencers he changed the tips for a slightly larger set to fill the bumper cutouts better which I like.
Before:
Now:
The car sounds so much nicer now. The popping and banging has gone, there is no droning at cruise anymore, but there is still a nice V8 rumble at idle and at the top end of the rev range she still sings well
First thing, first. When I got back the car was sent strait to my mate's garage to have two silencers put back into the exhaust.
Along with the silencers he changed the tips for a slightly larger set to fill the bumper cutouts better which I like.
Before:
Now:
The car sounds so much nicer now. The popping and banging has gone, there is no droning at cruise anymore, but there is still a nice V8 rumble at idle and at the top end of the rev range she still sings well
Edited by JordanTurbo on Friday 1st February 11:22
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