Best smoker barges 1-5 large [Vol 22]
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Thanks all. I only put £50 in it and it wafted 135 miles home showing just shy of 50mpg on computer. Now, I'm a 60mph max guy, Captain Slow, but even if that is over exaggerating, its still pretty frugal although it takes a hit going through towns. Bit of a rattle over bumpy roads but I knew that, everything works, air con a little slow to come in, maybe needs a re gas but icy cold once settled. Interior is immaculate, gearbox smooth, its now 'retired' and will spend the remainder of its life trundling back and forward to Dundee and will likely never see the far side of 60mph again.
I'll keep an eye on suspension and get the swirl flap repair done and hopefully its good to me.
I'll keep an eye on suspension and get the swirl flap repair done and hopefully its good to me.
biggbn said:
Thanks all. I only put £50 in it and it wafted 135 miles home showing just shy of 50mpg on computer. Now, I'm a 60mph max guy, Captain Slow, but even if that is over exaggerating, its still pretty frugal although it takes a hit going through towns. Bit of a rattle over bumpy roads but I knew that, everything works, air con a little slow to come in, maybe needs a re gas but icy cold once settled. Interior is immaculate, gearbox smooth, its now 'retired' and will spend the remainder of its life trundling back and forward to Dundee and will likely never see the far side of 60mph again.
I'll keep an eye on suspension and get the swirl flap repair done and hopefully its good to me.
Sounds good, nice its not silver as well, Audi seem the master of 50 shades of grey.I'll keep an eye on suspension and get the swirl flap repair done and hopefully its good to me.
BlueMR2 said:
Does the thread think that prices of older cars (not the most desirable low mileage, well looked after but more average examples) are starting to reduce in price?
I'd say...double whammy of big or mahoosive rfl and being banned from most cities seems to have brought many to their knees. macron said:
I googled this to find out more about them; one of the first links was a 2009 PH SOTW article for one... £1,000!macron said:
Rate beastie. The bohemian's Cossie...MightyBadger said:
...also might have managed to rejig family's car insurance so that we now have all four cars insured on individual policies for less than we were paying for a two car multicar...go figure. This means, if the quotes are accurate, I can and will keep my 150k mile mini for tip runs, dog walking and all of the stuff it currently does. This makes me irrationally and inordinately happy as I've had it 7 years and had hope to take it past 200k...hope to get all that sorted tomorrow; it may also be an idea to have 'a spare car' for when the inevitable happens with ze German... CRZ and Audi cheapest quotes were Tesco and that was me with zero no claims due to being a named driver on the multicar forever!! biggbn said:
Fast Bug said:
That looks great! Colour suits it really well 
I didn't notice the colour till I saw it in the sun. It is a bit of a chameleon!! Edited by biggbn on Thursday 16th July 19:46
Bear-n said:
biggbn said:
Very pleased for you. It will probably f
k you over at some point, but right now what a thing to buy for that money - congrats! k you over...
biggbn said:
Thanks all. I only put £50 in it and it wafted 135 miles home showing just shy of 50mpg on computer. Now, I'm a 60mph max guy, Captain Slow, but even if that is over exaggerating, its still pretty frugal although it takes a hit going through towns. Bit of a rattle over bumpy roads but I knew that, everything works, air con a little slow to come in, maybe needs a re gas but icy cold once settled. Interior is immaculate, gearbox smooth, its now 'retired' and will spend the remainder of its life trundling back and forward to Dundee and will likely never see the far side of 60mph again.
I'll keep an eye on suspension and get the swirl flap repair done and hopefully its good to me.
Congratulations, it looks great. I wholly respect and understand your “retirement’ and trundling comments, and I’ll admit to knowing nothing about Audi diesel engines, but I suggest giving it an occasional workout, even if it’s only booting it hard as you join the A90 (?) before reaching the first average speed camera. My wife is a pootler in her S211 E320CDI and I have to take it out and “clear the pipes” now and again; we have had it almost since new, and that was the advice of the mobile MB mechanic when it went into limp mode while under warranty. It’s now reached 185k miles, and while I’ve been dismayed at the amount of sooty muck in its innards when I have worked on it, it continues run happily. I'll keep an eye on suspension and get the swirl flap repair done and hopefully its good to me.
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