1969/70 Jensen Interceptor II
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Breadvan72 said:
Apologies in advance to anyone in South East England who planned to buy petrol tomorrow, as I will have used it all by lunchtime.
Get a Bristol instead. I sometimes get over 20mpg out of mine! (410 only - 411 drivers don't believe me if I tell them I once got over 300 miles out of a tank!)
What's mpg of an Interceptor in daily use - at a 70mpg cruise, in 40mph general town use, and in high traffic-use?
Oh, and, errm, a 120/130mph cruise?
Absolutely love these cars. Have done since I saw and heard one on the road and in a local garage when I was 5yo. I then had a Matchbox met-red one in 1973.
Oh, and, errm, a 120/130mph cruise?
Absolutely love these cars. Have done since I saw and heard one on the road and in a local garage when I was 5yo. I then had a Matchbox met-red one in 1973.
Edited by quiraing on Saturday 15th June 08:52
Breadvan72 said:
For that you need to enquire of Richard Calver in Australia, keeper of the Jensen knowledge, or try asking on the JOC forum.
Button's dad shared your lack of observational skills as to car badges, alas.
tried , but no responce ! Button's dad shared your lack of observational skills as to car badges, alas.
its the car used in the 70s Survivor series
quiraing said:
What's mpg of an Interceptor in daily use - at a 70mpg cruise, in 40mph general town use, and in high traffic-use?
Oh, and, errm, a 120/130mph cruise?
Absolutely love these cars. Have done since I saw and heard one on the road and in a local garage when I was 5yo. I then had a Matchbox met-red one in 1973.
70 mpg cruise? Er, I don't think that you meant to say that! My wife's diesel Pug 205 does 60 mpg, but that's with a 60 BHP chuggabug motor. The diesel or hybrid Jensen existeth not. Oh, and, errm, a 120/130mph cruise?
Absolutely love these cars. Have done since I saw and heard one on the road and in a local garage when I was 5yo. I then had a Matchbox met-red one in 1973.
16 or maybe, absolute top whack, 18 mpg on a long motorway run. 14-15 if giving it some hoofy on an Autoroute. I do not know where this town is that you drive about at 40 mph in. City traffic - 8 to 12 mpg.
I have just driven the car from Islington to Oxfordshire via Camden, Belsize Park to collect daughter and doggy, and Regent's Park. Motorway cruising very smoothly at 80 (indicated). The oil pressure is fine, the autoshift is clunk free, and the (Jag XJS) brakes are working better than they have been for ages. The car is running too cool, so I need to adjust the fan settings using the under-bonnet Kenlowe dial. I reckon about 14 mpg on the trip (light London traffic, congested M40 with lots of weekend driver dicks tailgating in every lane, short point and shoot blat down country A road to house). Spotted: Plymouth Barracuda in Camden Town, 1969 and 1970 Morris Minors on M40 nearside lane. Photies of post-respray Fabboceptor later!
Yes, but money is money, alas.
After a 21 month layoff from driving this car, during which I have been driving things that are lighter and more grippy, I have had to re acquaint myself with its quirks. It is fast as a fast thing on a straight. You can push on through swoopy bends, but you have to plan each corner and set up correctly. There is not much adjustability. Brakes - pretty good by the standards of the time when the road is dry, but in the wet it is easy to lock the wheels up if you are late in braking and/or too heavy footed. Descending a fast hill this morning on the way to the station, in rainy rain, I cocked it up quite badly and had quite a slide, but came to no harm. Car not to blame - operator error!
The car has Bridgestone Dueller tyres, a type that is aimed mainly at the SUV market, and they would not have been my first choice, but they were fitted not long before I bought it and still have tread and life. If I keep the car, I may get some more sporty-grippy rubber bits.
After a 21 month layoff from driving this car, during which I have been driving things that are lighter and more grippy, I have had to re acquaint myself with its quirks. It is fast as a fast thing on a straight. You can push on through swoopy bends, but you have to plan each corner and set up correctly. There is not much adjustability. Brakes - pretty good by the standards of the time when the road is dry, but in the wet it is easy to lock the wheels up if you are late in braking and/or too heavy footed. Descending a fast hill this morning on the way to the station, in rainy rain, I cocked it up quite badly and had quite a slide, but came to no harm. Car not to blame - operator error!
The car has Bridgestone Dueller tyres, a type that is aimed mainly at the SUV market, and they would not have been my first choice, but they were fitted not long before I bought it and still have tread and life. If I keep the car, I may get some more sporty-grippy rubber bits.
Hmmmm.... browsing new tyres (235/60/15 W), but...'kinnel!
http://www.mytyres.co.uk/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?dsco=110...
http://www.mytyres.co.uk/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?dsco=110...
Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 18th June 08:45
I boobed - I had erroneously searched using the sizing for the Mark III's wider fifteen inch wheel tyres, as fitted to the GKN alloys (often now replaced by sixteen or seventeen inch versions of that wheel). The current fit for my fifteen inch Rostyles is in fact 205/70/15. The only ones I have found in this size so far are Vredestein Sprint Classics, a retro looking tyre aimed at high performance classic cars. I have been very pleased with the wet and dry performance of the Vredestein Hi-Tracs on my Murena, bought for about 40 quid each, but these Sprints are going for a stiff £232 per corner.
The handbook tyre spec was Dunlop ER 70 VR 15 SP.
The handbook tyre spec was Dunlop ER 70 VR 15 SP.
I see, I thought 235 sounded gigantic.
I don't know if you'd welcome recommendations but I used Wheels In Motion in Chesham last year for a full set of tyres and a geo set-up for the "uvver arf's" MX5. I believe that's not a million miles form your new gaff.
I'd heard good things about them so we decided to make a trip of it. We stayed in Roald Dhal's old local on the outskirts of Gt Missenden (sadly Sophie was not in attendance) and then drove over to Chesham the next morning.
I then got to bed the new tyres in on the cross country run back to Devon. Good times all round.
I don't know if you'd welcome recommendations but I used Wheels In Motion in Chesham last year for a full set of tyres and a geo set-up for the "uvver arf's" MX5. I believe that's not a million miles form your new gaff.
I'd heard good things about them so we decided to make a trip of it. We stayed in Roald Dhal's old local on the outskirts of Gt Missenden (sadly Sophie was not in attendance) and then drove over to Chesham the next morning.
I then got to bed the new tyres in on the cross country run back to Devon. Good times all round.
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