RE: PH Fleet: C63 AMG Going Nowhere...
Discussion
ArosaMike said:
Why on earth do you bother to drive?! You could happily walk that in about 30mins and cylce it in 15! I utterly hate having to drive to work. If I could take any other option I'd be straight there. Sadly....public transport from the East of Leicester to an old WW2 airfield in Warwickshire isn't exactly forthcoming or straight forward, and as good as it would be for my health, a 99 mile round trip on my pedal bike 5 days a week is pushing it somewhat!
Not meaning to be harsh, but I don't have any sympathy for anyone who sits in traffic for 30mins a day to travel less than 10miles!
Don't think he's after any sympathy?Not meaning to be harsh, but I don't have any sympathy for anyone who sits in traffic for 30mins a day to travel less than 10miles!
If you can afford it then do it.
If the Greens had their way V8's etc wouldn't be allowed on the city commute!
KP
I'm driving a C63 AMG Kleeman Estate, it's fine if you drive in comfort mode and go lightly on the gas 17mpg in London. But if you stamp on it between every light I have seen the mpg drop to 11.
I get 24mpg on the open road.
But I would happily burn up a full tank just revving it for the sound, is possibly the best I have ever heard, forget Ferarris/Lambos this car is unreal on full tilt, like a GT40/Machine gun...
I get 24mpg on the open road.
But I would happily burn up a full tank just revving it for the sound, is possibly the best I have ever heard, forget Ferarris/Lambos this car is unreal on full tilt, like a GT40/Machine gun...
No point in moaning about it. If you have a short city center commute you could easily buy a Bicycle or a 125 scooter or somesuch. In fact I don't really understand why anybody bothers commuting in a car in the center of London or Manchester as it just seems like a pointless exercise unless you are driving in from some distance away. Why would you want to sit in traffic all the time? It would just aggravate me..
Neezer said:
No point in moaning about it. If you have a short city center commute you could easily buy a Bicycle or a 125 scooter or somesuch. In fact I don't really understand why anybody bothers commuting in a car in the center of London or Manchester as it just seems like a pointless exercise unless you are driving in from some distance away. Why would you want to sit in traffic all the time? It would just aggravate me..
You pays your money you takes your choice! 
The biggest problem is the f
king traffic lights. They take forever and then worse they give pedestrains literally minutes to cross, its just insane. Some crossings you can go back and forth 3 times before the lights change back for vehicle traffic.
In return this is one of the biggest causes of congestion on journeys and the idiotic greenies and government dotn see this, but it is causing far more pollution by having vehicles just sitting at red lights iddling for one or two, and many times no people to cross the road.
king traffic lights. They take forever and then worse they give pedestrains literally minutes to cross, its just insane. Some crossings you can go back and forth 3 times before the lights change back for vehicle traffic.In return this is one of the biggest causes of congestion on journeys and the idiotic greenies and government dotn see this, but it is causing far more pollution by having vehicles just sitting at red lights iddling for one or two, and many times no people to cross the road.
KP said:
Don't think he's after any sympathy?
If you can afford it then do it.
If the Greens had their way V8's etc wouldn't be allowed on the city commute!
KP
I wasn't suggesting he was after sympathy....just questioning his choice! I mean, driving a decent AMG Merc is great.....on an open road. Why on earth drive it 3.5 miles in the city to work at 4mph average?! Trying to drive anywhere in London even outside rush hour is about as fun as a poking your own eyes out with a blunt fork! There are about 1000 other ways I'd rather commute 3.5 miles in London. I mean, crawling on your hands and knees would at least mean you got to study the types of tarmac Boris is using for the pavement AND it'd still get you there quicker...If you can afford it then do it.
If the Greens had their way V8's etc wouldn't be allowed on the city commute!
KP
I'm not even pretending to play the green argument or anything either. It's just that driving around London in rush hour makes about as much sense as rowing to New York!
I'd take the fastest/cheapest way to work I can. At the end of the day it's realistically:
1. Spend £10 in petrol sitting in traffic for an hour
2. Keep fit and get to work 45mins earlier whilst spending nothing
No brainer!
almost 8 miles for me, today I took the Chimaera.....ArosaMike said:
I wasn't suggesting he was after sympathy....just questioning his choice! I mean, driving a decent AMG Merc is great.....on an open road. Why on earth drive it 3.5 miles in the city to work at 4mph average?! Trying to drive anywhere in London even outside rush hour is about as fun as a poking your own eyes out with a blunt fork! There are about 1000 other ways I'd rather commute 3.5 miles in London. I mean, crawling on your hands and knees would at least mean you got to study the types of tarmac Boris is using for the pavement AND it'd still get you there quicker...
I'm not even pretending to play the green argument or anything either. It's just that driving around London in rush hour makes about as much sense as rowing to New York!
I'd take the fastest/cheapest way to work I can. At the end of the day it's realistically:
1. Spend £10 in petrol sitting in traffic for an hour
2. Keep fit and get to work 45mins earlier whilst spending nothing
No brainer!
No way Is that bad , what we talking about here is a mere 150% more money on petrol than your average diesel , if I had the money I know what I would drive to work in at 6mph everyday I'm not even pretending to play the green argument or anything either. It's just that driving around London in rush hour makes about as much sense as rowing to New York!
I'd take the fastest/cheapest way to work I can. At the end of the day it's realistically:
1. Spend £10 in petrol sitting in traffic for an hour
2. Keep fit and get to work 45mins earlier whilst spending nothing
No brainer!
sospan said:
Interesting stats....
Drivers now soend quite a lot more time stuck in congestion.
Why?
Obviously the Congestion Charge doesnt't work then?
Ah.....
Force people to pay to sit longer in stationary traffic, reduce mpg, get more in fuel tax and VAT.
As Alexander would say..
Simples! Tch
it's because the rephased the bDrivers now soend quite a lot more time stuck in congestion.
Why?
Obviously the Congestion Charge doesnt't work then?
Ah.....
Force people to pay to sit longer in stationary traffic, reduce mpg, get more in fuel tax and VAT.
As Alexander would say..
Simples! Tch
d traffic lights in town and made the time spent on red longerin a magazine i read regularly (not sure if i am allowed to post the name of it so i wont to edge on the side of caution) a guy built an Audi Diesel powered kit car. I think it was a Westfield or another 7 rep. Either way on a run from Northern Ireland to Mallory Park he got 90MPG and was going around a ton on the motorways.
If you are after something fun a kit car with a roof on it around the 500kg mark and a VAG group diesel will have you laughing everytime you drive past the petrol station seeing as you'd have one of the most fuel efficient cars on the road.
The best bit is, it would be a huge amount of fun and you'll still get decent economy when your beating it to within an inch of its life out on the track
If you are after something fun a kit car with a roof on it around the 500kg mark and a VAG group diesel will have you laughing everytime you drive past the petrol station seeing as you'd have one of the most fuel efficient cars on the road.
The best bit is, it would be a huge amount of fun and you'll still get decent economy when your beating it to within an inch of its life out on the track
Escort Si-130 said:
The biggest problem is the fking traffic lights.
Ummm......NO. The biggest problem is too many cars and peoples insistence to keep driving into cities in them. If you drive in to a city from outside a city, you must pass a bus stop or rail station that would take you in? I can't believe any large city hasn't got good enough transport links from suburbs to be able to drop the car off.king traffic lights. ArosaMike said:
I wasn't suggesting he was after sympathy....just questioning his choice! I mean, driving a decent AMG Merc is great.....on an open road. Why on earth drive it 3.5 miles in the city to work at 4mph average?! Trying to drive anywhere in London even outside rush hour is about as fun as a poking your own eyes out with a blunt fork! There are about 1000 other ways I'd rather commute 3.5 miles in London. I mean, crawling on your hands and knees would at least mean you got to study the types of tarmac Boris is using for the pavement AND it'd still get you there quicker...
I'm not even pretending to play the green argument or anything either. It's just that driving around London in rush hour makes about as much sense as rowing to New York!
I'd take the fastest/cheapest way to work I can. At the end of the day it's realistically:
1. Spend £10 in petrol sitting in traffic for an hour
2. Keep fit and get to work 45mins earlier whilst spending nothing
No brainer!
Each to their own.I'm not even pretending to play the green argument or anything either. It's just that driving around London in rush hour makes about as much sense as rowing to New York!
I'd take the fastest/cheapest way to work I can. At the end of the day it's realistically:
1. Spend £10 in petrol sitting in traffic for an hour
2. Keep fit and get to work 45mins earlier whilst spending nothing
No brainer!
Undoubtedly driving is at its best when your travelling along a deserted B road but as its my passion I can still gleam enjoyment from the daily commute.
My passion for cars isn't limited to just physically driving - merely sitting in a nice vehicle is enough for me.
Like I said, each to their own.
Cheers,
KP
Get the theory of a derv powered Caterfield, but the urban reality/worst bit might be something else completely?; imagine sat in a long hardly moving traffic jam on a drizzly day in London etc, no ac, ventilation that mainly comes complete with a damp crotch, windows misted up, idiots in lycra screaming obscenities here, there and everywhere unbaffled via little or no sound proofing ...... mmmmnnnn maybe for once, I'd rather have the relative isolation and tranquility of an all metal soundproofed cocoon - even if it is using three or four times the petrol.
Nah, forget the maybe, the C63 everytime thanks, it's a very nice place to be anywhere anytime.
Nah, forget the maybe, the C63 everytime thanks, it's a very nice place to be anywhere anytime.
Edited by splitpin on Tuesday 8th March 23:31
PSBuckshot said:
kambites said:
You couldn't drive anything built in the last five years then, because they just about all seem to be designed with an eye on fuel economy these days.
That's why I drive a 72 Mini Cooper.The last Cooper made was a Mk2, production ended '69.
Unless you have an Innocenti?
alolympic said:
Ummm......NO. The biggest problem is too many cars and peoples insistence to keep driving into cities in them. If you drive in to a city from outside a city, you must pass a bus stop or rail station that would take you in? I can't believe any large city hasn't got good enough transport links from suburbs to be able to drop the car off.
Actually if you spend enough time in a city, e.g London, you will notice that the city centre is gridlocked a lot of the time because of the badly planned roadworks. Now that roadworks don't appear to be having a strong enough effect all the roads are being narrowed. I have just spent over 45 minutes on what should be a 10 minute journey stuck in traffic around trafalger square because they have or are planning to narrow the road along hay market and past trafalger square. At this rate traffic light phasing won't have any effect on causing jams because the cars aren't moving because there are no more roads if they keep narrowing them. Another thing that doesn't make sense is not allowing cars to turn left onto Westminster bridge from Whitehall and instead make them drive all the way around parliament square to connect back onto the same bit of road!!!Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff