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Keep it stiff

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1,850 posts

204 months

Thursday 11th February 2010
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Filled up the R8 at a motorway services this week, rejoined the M6 in a speed camera zone, after 10 minutes at 50mph the trip computer gave me a range reading of 478 miles. If only this was the case!

stigmundfreud

22,454 posts

241 months

Thursday 11th February 2010
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Keep it stiff said:
Filled up the R8 at a motorway services this week, rejoined the M6 in a speed camera zone, after 10 minutes at 50mph the trip computer gave me a range reading of 478 miles. If only this was the case!
can easily believe it. Can get close to averabe 30mpg at a constant 50 on motorway so 30 * 74ltrs = approx 493 to a tank

ARAF

20,759 posts

254 months

Thursday 11th February 2010
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stigmundfreud said:
Keep it stiff said:
Filled up the R8 at a motorway services this week, rejoined the M6 in a speed camera zone, after 10 minutes at 50mph the trip computer gave me a range reading of 478 miles. If only this was the case!
can easily believe it. Can get close to averabe 30mpg at a constant 50 on motorway so 30 * 74ltrs = approx 493 to a tank
But how many of those miles would you be pushing for? hehe

stigmundfreud

22,454 posts

241 months

Thursday 11th February 2010
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very low came on today, first station I pulled in wink

ARAF

20,759 posts

254 months

Thursday 11th February 2010
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stigmundfreud said:
very low came on today, first station I pulled in wink
Once bitten....

I don't blame you. cool