The Polo 'Supershed' 6n 1.9d!

[320touring]

This has now decided to thank me by rotting through the backbox..

[320touring]

Backbox delete completed for a total of £3!

Being a diseasal, its quiet even without one.

We're now heading towards the 2nd tank with VEG-aiming for 20%(likely made up of 9l veg with 1l petrol for dilution). The warmer weather should allow that to be ran no issue.

[LeoZwalf]

That's got at least another 100,000 in it!
Keep it going...

[320touring]

LeoZwalf said:

That's got at least another 100,000 in it!
Keep it going...

You're keeeeeen!

[Parabola]

I used to keep a 1l bottle of veg oil in the boot's cubbyhole.
Well handy if you ever run out of diesel!

[320touring]

Parabola said:

I used to keep a 1l bottle of veg oil in the boot's cubbyhole.
Well handy if you ever run out of diesel!

This being fitted with the Lucas prince of darkness(tm) pump means i'm very wary of running it on svo.

That, and the last time i changed the filter i had to tow start it means bunging in a litre of veg would be interesting..

[320touring]

Thjs has just run 48mpg doing cold start 1.5mile runs to the station..

468 miles for 43 odd litres is pretty damn good!

[LeoZwalf]

320touring said:

LeoZwalf said:

That's got at least another 100,000 in it!
Keep it going...

You're keeeeeen!

Course I am!
Look here to see how far these things can go...
Old diesel Polos on mobile.de

As for your 400+ miles on a tank, sounds about right... waaaay back (2005/2006 ish) I had an L reg Corsa 1.5 TD with around 125,000 on it. Bought for 100 quid because it "wouldn't start". I started it pretty much on the first turn of the key and did a "Shut up and take my money!" If I remember right, the best I had out of that was 620 miles on a tank

there's definately something special about old school diesels in small cars like Polo, Corsa etc. Bulletproof and stupid MPG and tiny purchase cost; all round winners. I think if diesel road tax wasn't so feckin insane here, I'd take a punt on something like this again

[320touring]

Got up the gumption to take this thing out for a proper drive today- 226 miles on some of the most fun roads in Scotland- so much more fun than driving on the motorway!

Needless to say it ran faultlessly, and did the full run on less than 1/2 a tank. Passed a fair few of the "40 mph everywhere" brigade too

https://fuguttycars.wordpress.com/2015/04/19/long-...

[AyBee]

Had one of these as my first car, did the same mpg everywhere it went, no matter how I drove it

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AyBee said:

Had one of these as my first car, did the same mpg everywhere it went, no matter how I drove it

This one seems to do anywhere between 40-53mpg..

If I'm careful round town it does 48.

I think it was in its natural speed zone yesterday- about 60mph seems to be magic

[320touring]

The last tank came in at over 51mpg, and she's just been fuelled up with a 50/50 mix of vegand derv.the veg was 79p/l so sub 99p a litre average

That is 8.7p per mile!

[320touring]

We're about 160 miles into the 50/50 tank, and the car is running well- even seems ok starting in the morning!

Today the Polo did a remarkable impersonation of a battery charger to help revive a mate's car..
https://fuguttycars.wordpress.com/2015/05/10/defib...

[320touring]

Still on the same tank of 50%veg!

Had a fair run at the less than pristine bodywork on her today-made a good bit of progress, and got some stuff done on other fleet members too!


Fu'Gutty Full-on Fleet Fixery leads to Fantastic Feeling of achievement!
https://fuguttycars.wordpress.com/2015/05/30/fanta...

[320touring]

This Little cracker has now left the fleet after 4000 miles at an average of 47.93 mpg

Super cheap servicing and no ill effects of running on a 50% veg mix- I'd have another!

You can read of it's departure here:
https://fuguttycars.wordpress.com/2015/06/21/flyin...

[320touring]

No one sad to see this little champ tootle off?

I reckon my octavia has big boots to fill!

[Parabola]

I was sad when mine died too. (Too much tinworm).

Actually miss my little 1.9d!