Monaro maybe....

[2blackhats]

Hello all. Been lurking for a bit...
Okay I think I want a Ls2 6 litre Monaro. So how thirsty is it really? I currently run a Mitsubishi 3000gt as my daily driver and I reckon at worst I get about 13mpg, best 28mpg. How does this compare?
Also when did the Ls2 hit the showrooms? The reason I ask is I'm dinnea want to pay Gordon £400 a year road tax. I'd rather pay £200, so the car needs to be pre 23/3/06. Will this be problem?
Thanks in advance.

[hsv_rulz]

HI, you are making a good choice. Fuel consumption will be same or better than the figures you quoted, depending on how you drive it. Regardless of what the date on the number plate shows, all Monaros - LS1 CV8 and LS2 VXR ceased production in 2005.

[Magic919]

Too bad they don't base the road tax on when it was made. You'll be able to get a 6.0 VXR in the lower road tax bracket.

[hsv_rulz]

Magic919 said:

Too bad they don't base the road tax on when it was made. You'll be able to get a 6.0 VXR in the lower road tax bracket.

You can, if it was first reg b4 23/3/06.
My 05 CV8 was reg'd 21/3/06 and is 200 squid tax

Edited by hsv_rulz on Thursday 3rd January 17:48

[Mattmeister]

see below

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/326404.htm

mine is about as new as you can get so maximum remaining warranty but with the bonus of cheaper road tax!

mine is used daily, mix of b roads, a roads and city ring-road traffic and i get 21mpg regular as clockwork, up to 27 tho on a longer journey. Worst ive seen is 17-18 in town.

[J. J.]

My average,for 6000 miles in the VXR, is 19.8mpg. Worst trip was 12 through heavy traffic; best was/is regularly 25 on dual carriageway and motorway. Best ever was 2.8mpg - uphill and flat out for about 1/2 mile! I tried hard for that, but still averaged nearly 20 on that tankful. CV8 was similar,perhaps slightly worse.
Have to say that on both cars, Wortec remap and exhaust gave about 2mpg better than standard.

[hainser]

Mattmeister said:

see below

www.pistonheads.com/sales/326404.htm

mine is about as new as you can get so maximum remaining warranty but with the bonus of cheaper road tax!

mine is used daily, mix of b roads, a roads and city ring-road traffic and i get 21mpg regular as clockwork, up to 27 tho on a longer journey. Worst ive seen is 17-18 in town.

Best (fastest) colour too

[Magic919]

hsv_rulz said:

Magic919 said:

Too bad they don't base the road tax on when it was made. You'll be able to get a 6.0 VXR in the lower road tax bracket.

You can, if it was first reg b4 23/3/06.
My 05 CV8 was reg'd 21/3/06 and is 200 squid tax

Hmmmm. Not sure you correctly read my post.

[Pool Digger]

Just while we are talking about fuel consumption. I picked up my CV8 VZ with pipe and remap on Sunday and on the first journey home (Cambridgeshire to Hampshire mostly using busyish M11,M25 and M3 @ 50 to 70 mph) returned a staggering 30.8 MPG. Next day returned 29.7 at normal motorway speeds with a bit of town work thrown in on a trip form hants to kent and back. Before buying the car I would have been pleased with 25 mpg so I was well chuffed. It also shut up all the doom and gloom merchants who thought I was mad buying a big V8!

[hsv_rulz]

Magic919 said:

hsv_rulz said:

Magic919 said:

Too bad they don't base the road tax on when it was made. You'll be able to get a 6.0 VXR in the lower road tax bracket.

You can, if it was first reg b4 23/3/06.
My 05 CV8 was reg'd 21/3/06 and is 200 squid tax

Hmmmm. Not sure you correctly read my post.

I don't see what's to misinterpret, you stated "You'll be able to get a 6.0 VXR in the lower road tax bracket." and I said that you can, if it was first reg b4 23/3/06, and as 6.0 VXR's are 05 models .......

[J. J.]

Pool Digger.
You ARE mad buying a big V8!
But then again, so are the rest of us!
Sat three 'Hail Mary's', or repeat Roastbeef's prayer twice!

[2blackhats]

Thanks for your replies guys. It seems the Monaro isn't any worse on the juice than my 3000Gt, so that's a relief. One other quick question, do the wing mirrors fold in? I see from the specs the Monaro is exactly the same width as the 3000Gt and I can only get the GT in my garage if I fold the mirrors in, so folding mirrors are essential.
So........anyone interested in buying a 3000Gt?

[S600VXR]

2blackhats said:

So........anyone interested in buying a 3000Gt?

Keep it yourself as a small runabout...

[Magic919]

You can fold the door mirrors in. By hand, of course :-)

[anonymous-user]

30mpg, are you having a laugh ?! I have an 06 CV8 and on a motorway run the best I ever get is 26mpg. Around town I get about 17mpg and combined (motorway, b-roads & a-roads) is around 20mpg if you take it easy. If you boot it consumption averages about 14mpg. Fuel tank holds about 65 litres which gets me about 250 miles.

You may average 30mpg from a 2 litre petrol but not a 6.0! I also pay £400/year tax so really you're looking at a 55-plate to pay the lower bracket.

Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 4th January 13:24

[ashman4]

now I'm interested; I always get over 30 mpg on motorways (at the legal limit!) and if it is a long run on cruise control, then 32/33. For other use, its much like the other posts. Car is a 04 VXR 5.7l, and NO its not a diesel!!

[ukvoyager.info]

I must drive mine like a tt - I get 23mpg if I am lucky, 18 on a bad tank!

[uk hsv]

2blackhats said:

so folding mirrors are essential.

Monaro mirrors don't fold in very far!!!! 20-30mm ish

[Gas_Man]

ukvoyager.info said:

I must drive mine like a tt - I get 23mpg if I am lucky, 18 on a bad tank!

I get 18mpg on a good day/long run.
Average 13-14mpg most of the time.

[S600VXR]

28mpg on the motorway at legalish speeds... thats with a supercharged LS2! Some of you must drive hard!