Are you thinking of getting a less fuel efficient car ?

[MondeoMan1981]

Just in response to the other thread.....

Anyone thinking of buying anything thirstier ?

For the last year I've been driving a 1.4HDi, 70bhp, 70mpg, £30 road tax bore-box.

This year I'm looking to drop down to something say £150 tax, 50mpg, bigger and more bhp.

[Ecurie Ecosse]

Yup. I got a Range Rover Classic V8 last month.

A bit thirstier than its 123d compadre.

[Pints]

In October last year I changed my daily driver from a 51mpg Golf to a 38mpg MX5.

[Simbu]

Just sold my Focus TDCi and in the market for a mk2 MX5 1.8.

I do low miles so fuel efficiency isn't as big a concern for me as it is for others.

[deadtom]

went from a 1.1 pug 106 to a range rover classic V8 last summer.

now back in the 106 due to the range rover breaking...

[robsco]

Sold my 156 2.5 V6 last week, bought a GTV 3.0 V6 in its place. Probably similar consumption though, to be honest.

[Fordo]

i'm driving a 'boring as hell' diesel MG ZR. - it might be saving me an awful lot of money, but I had much more fun when I had a more interesting car.- I miss the tinkering, the getting friends round to help me fit a gearbox, and the going out for a drive on a sunny summer sunday.

Feel like i lost a bit of 'me' when I started pootling about in a boring-mobile

Certainly thinking of something less fuel efficient- just not quite sure what yet..... every week a new car seems to tickle my fancy. Think i've been diagnosed with 'browsing pistonheads classifieds-itis'

[pits]

Good god no, with the exhaust blowing like it is, it is doing around 9mpg down from 18mpg

[Choppers]

Yep, just got a 328i Sport. Sounds great & currently superb value for money imo

[Deano_BMW]

sold my 45mpg diesel and bought a 4.4 litre V8. have to fill it up ever couple of days and its killing me financially but hey ho

[tr7v8]

Yup Jaguar S-Type diesel goes on Friday & I've already replaced it with a Jeep Grand Cherokee 4L petrol! I don't pay for fuel so it doesn't worry me but quite surprised that the Cherokee managed 25+MPG on a longish run last weekend.

[Ecurie Ecosse]

deadtom said:

went from a 1.1 pug 106 to a range rover classic V8 last summer.

now back in the 106 due to the range rover breaking...

Shame - they are glorious machines.

[pilchardthecat]

54mpg -> 23mpg recently.

[Huntsman]

Er, just switching from a 2.0ltr to 4.3ltrs of goodness. Ooops.

[crowfield]

Me too. Daily driver - 30MPG, but looking for Chimaera as a weekend car

[Terzo123]

Just went V8, lucky if i'm getting 15mpg now :-)

[rob.e]

Swmbo is looking at hybrids :yeuch!:

I feel the need for a v8 weekend toy to maintain equilibrium

[DickSkruttock]

Changed my 520D to a mk1 S3 in November.

[TheStoat]

Nope, I went from a replica Cobra at 12 mpg to a Viper at 20 mpg. Yay for fuel injection!

[Herman Toothrot]

Just before Christmas I changed the VW V6 2.8 (200bhp/200lbs) Manual ~24mpg for an Audi V6 2.7TT (235bhp/235lbs) Auto ~21mpg.