The Car Thread

[Shozuki]

Really nice MJ looks great in black, were the seats your choice not sure about them mate but minor detail sweet little car.

Oh and Shozuki for being such a show off it's bought not brought
You poser you, get the windows down the stereo up some Ride on Time playing and you'll be golden up town on a Saturday night

lol, oops my mistake! whilst were talking MPG - I get 16 MPG from the M3 and i'll get around 20 from the R8 hence I'll buy something like a 530d to do the donkey mileage day to day, best way I think.

[Neil]

Audi?

And it's a cabriolet honey!

Mwah.

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[randombs]

I get around 20 on a good day in my BMW.

Seriously, the MPG gauge is my new speedo. When I'm doing 50 MPG I feel like I'm king of the road!

[prinnysquad]

And it's a cabriolet* honey!

Mwah.

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NNNoooooooooo!

* I had to google that

[CMcK]

While I don't care about my cars MPG it's actually pretty reasonable for an older 3.2 litre engine. I average mid 20's around the doors and low to mid 30's on motorways. I'm not exactly light with my right foot though to be honest!

[Colin]

You must be the wealthiest 24 year old around Shozuki.

But i'm a wee bit confused. You already own a 2010 530d, as you said in this post............

lol damn, should get the R8 then

yeah I'll just trade the M3 for the updated one, plus I have a 530d (2010)

But now you're going to buy an R8 and ANOTHER 530d in this post?

lol, oops my mistake! whilst were talking MPG - I get 16 MPG from the M3 and i'll get around 20 from the R8 hence I'll buy something like a 530d to do the donkey mileage day to day, best way I think.

That lottery win is going too far kid!

[Yakumo]

I got 29mpg out of my last tank in the Impreza. I almost fell over.... It was all motorway miles at 70mph though, so turbo isn't even spinning. I'm still getting 24/25 normally on the school run.

I put 30 to 35 ltr a week in my Impreza. Been doing the motorway myself the last few weeks and will do until December. I avarage 150kmph so about 90mph i guess. Its great having next to no speed cameras

By the way, how much is petrol in the UK these days. Normal petrol here is about 125 yen (97 pence) per ltr while the good stuff (called High Octaine here) is about 138 yen (£1.01p) per ltr.

[Temple81]

My loacal is £1.13 a couple close are £1.24 and the other is £1.15. Thats for normal unleaded add about 5-20p for the better stuff.

[Yakumo]

Not that much different than Japan then. I was under the impression that fule was sky high in the UK.

[Temple81]

It has dropped a bit over the last year or so, it was getting silly at one point, not that over a quid isn't silly anyway.

[Neil]

You must be the wealthiest 24 year old around Shozuki.

But i'm a wee bit confused. You already own a 2010 530d, as you said in this post............



But now you're going to buy an R8 and ANOTHER 530d in this post?



That lottery win is going too far kid!

Hmmmm Shozuki you said you ordered a brand new 2010 BMW M3 with a 12 week delivery time. This would give the car a delivery date of 27-10-10. Have you traded this against the R8 already or have you traded in the 08 plate M3 dude?

The 530d is a mystery do you own one as claimed or are you thinking of buying one? No need to bull**** on here pal

Cmon clarification please..

[Hohum]

Oh dear, has someone been called out?

Personally I don't see the logic - why buy a brand new 530d as a second car for longer mileage trips? Yes, it's a diesel, but the depreciation hit you take will far outweigh any fuel cost savings. Buy a cheap, second hand, common-as-muck diesel saloon if MPG matters enough to you to warrant a second car for commuting tasks, otherwise it seems pointless.

[Neil]

Oh dear, has someone been called out?

Personally I don't see the logic - why buy a brand new 530d as a second car for longer mileage trips? Yes, it's a diesel, but the depreciation hit you take will far outweigh any fuel cost savings. Buy a cheap, second hand, common-as-muck diesel saloon if MPG matters enough to you to warrant a second car for commuting tasks, otherwise it seems pointless.

You speak the truth sir!

Kudos

[randombs]

Buy a cheap, second hand, common-as-muck diesel saloon if MPG matters enough to you to warrant a second car for commuting tasks, otherwise it seems pointless.

lol can't wait to see Sho's reply

[Hohum]

If I was financially comfortable and needed a second car better suited to long distance travelling in terms of fuel usage, then I'd buy something along the lines of a used diesel Mondeo, Accord, etc. - i.e. a purchase suited to the goal I wish to achieve, which is saving money. Buying a premium brand new/nearly new car for MPG reasons just doesn't make any sense to me at all as you just stand to lose thousands before you've barely used it (particularly if I was looking to purchase a model of car I already owned... ).

Seriously, I can't help but feel we're being taken for a ride (see what I did there?). As such, I don't expect him to reply to any of the previous posts, although he's welcome to prove me wrong.