Worth getting rid of my S Type R?
Discussion
Evening all,
Bit of background, and I know its a marmite car!!
Had the S Type R for 1 year and love it, love the sound (V8 with supercharge whine is a thing of beauty!), prestige, the acceleration, reliability and overall been a damn good car! . She is a late 06 with all the bits an pieces with 55K miles and just done all the tires, brakes and large service. Black and in great condition, on finance with some equity.
I have recently started a new job where I need to do a fair few more miles and the 16 mpg is killing me. Filling up for £80 and getting around 210 miles which is poor! Doing about 3-400 miles per week.
So do I get rid and go for something economical or do I keep an grin and bear it?
Is life to short or do it do 'the right thing'?? If I do the 'right thing' what the hell do I go for?
Bit of background, and I know its a marmite car!!
Had the S Type R for 1 year and love it, love the sound (V8 with supercharge whine is a thing of beauty!), prestige, the acceleration, reliability and overall been a damn good car! . She is a late 06 with all the bits an pieces with 55K miles and just done all the tires, brakes and large service. Black and in great condition, on finance with some equity.
I have recently started a new job where I need to do a fair few more miles and the 16 mpg is killing me. Filling up for £80 and getting around 210 miles which is poor! Doing about 3-400 miles per week.
So do I get rid and go for something economical or do I keep an grin and bear it?
Is life to short or do it do 'the right thing'?? If I do the 'right thing' what the hell do I go for?
I think in the end that this seemed like it made sense, selling my car and buying something else might end up costing more than the extra fuel. Its just killing me watching the poxy fuel gauge drop at such a ridiculous rate!!
pilchardthecat said:
Get busy with a spreadsheet. You can change cars, but don't forget you can easily spend 6 months fuel savings on fixing something on a car you don't know. If the R is in good nick and near the bottom of the depreciation curve, you might be better off swallowing the fuel costs.
Sounds like quite a lot, would take bloody ages to recoup that kind of money.
Its mostly motorway, it only has a quoted MPG of 23 so 19 ish or less is probably about right.
If its slim you will need to put the tank in the boot and loose a fair bit of space.
The fuel is between 65p-70p at the moment, you will loose 5-10% economy but obviously the fuel price still means you will be better off.
It just depends how long it will take you to pay off on the mileage you are doing.
If you do decide to go down the LPG route I'd recommend going with someone that has converted a car with this engine before, you don't want to be a test job.
What kind of driving do you do to get 19.5? Is it mostly town?
Its mostly motorway, it only has a quoted MPG of 23 so 19 ish or less is probably about right.
andrewrob said:
Zanderman said:
Would LPG be a viable option? Can anyone explain what it would entail and what the benefits (and negatives) would be likely to be.
Cheers!
I've seen the 4.0 Super quoted at £2500-£3000 for a conversion cant imagine the 4.2 being that much different. Does yours have a slimline spare wheel or a full size?Cheers!
If its slim you will need to put the tank in the boot and loose a fair bit of space.
The fuel is between 65p-70p at the moment, you will loose 5-10% economy but obviously the fuel price still means you will be better off.
It just depends how long it will take you to pay off on the mileage you are doing.
If you do decide to go down the LPG route I'd recommend going with someone that has converted a car with this engine before, you don't want to be a test job.
What kind of driving do you do to get 19.5? Is it mostly town?
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