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Dammit I get a new job which saves me about 115 miles a day of driving, and all's well and good until I notice my MPG figure... 16! :cry:

My days of ludicrous economy are over :cry: :cry: :cry:

At least I'll be filling up less than once a month now instead of every 4-5 days :D
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It's all about the bottom line dude!
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So your short route into/back from town is getting you 16MPG? :shock:

That's V6 territory 8)
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Welton wrote:That's V6 territory 8)
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Christ, that's big 4x4 territory!
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Welton wrote:So your short route into/back from town is getting you 16MPG? :shock:

That's V6 territory 8)
Yep, 5 mile round trip. Wonder what ebay v6 prices are like at the moment... ;)
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mjb wrote:Yep, 5 mile round trip.

5 mile round trip - that is a long commute. Mine round trip is only 3 miles. Not that great for the car but a good incentive to walk. :mrgreen:

steve_earwig wrote:Christ, that's big 4x4 territory!
I got 18MPG out of my 2.6 6cyl Landrover. :mrgreen:
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Oh man, if I had just a few miles a day to go I'd be on my bike at every opportunity! 8)
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mjb wrote:Dammit I get a new job which saves me about 115 miles a day of driving, and all's well and good until I notice my MPG figure... 16! :cry:

My days of ludicrous economy are over :cry: :cry: :cry:

At least I'll be filling up less than once a month now instead of every 4-5 days :D
Something wrong there dude!

New air filter and some Redex needs bought methinks!
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mjb wrote:
Welton wrote:So your short route into/back from town is getting you 16MPG? :shock:

That's V6 territory 8)
Yep, 5 mile round trip. Wonder what ebay v6 prices are like at the moment... ;)
Dude!!
Frikken cycle to work!

I would at that distance (or lack there of)
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Blue406 wrote:cycle to work!

I would at that distance
*awaits mjb to say something about a 'big hill'

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Welton wrote:
Blue406 wrote:cycle to work!

I would at that distance
*awaits mjb to say something about a 'big hill'

:lol:
Actually that is the reason... Keele Uni is at the top of a lone, relentless and very nasty hill. My old Laguna actually failed to make it up there a couple of times... I tried it once a few years ago and there's no way you'll ever get me on a bike going up that hill again!
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Well ok, you'd have to push it up the hill, but just think how quick your ride home would be! :cheesy:
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Come on mj stop being a wimp :cheesy: get on your bike and latch onto a car
and get a tow up that hill :P pretend you are tailgating :shock: I have no problem with
it but then i am in my super mpg hdi "D9" luxury estate :) :) :)
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Dude, you can't avoid hills when you're on a bike! I tried for years, always tried to plan the route to avoid the biggest hills (which is something of a challenge in Wales! :lol: ). Then realised it's the variety of the ride that does you the most good.

Get on the bike (I assume it's a mountain bike), select a low gear and take your time on the climb. In a month you'll be flying up there, and you'll be a damn site fitter!

I'm gutted I can't ride to work any more, only used to do it once a week because it took an hour each way, 11 miles each way but including some fairly impressive hills. This year I changed jobs, so it's the first year I haven't cycled it for about 5. Legs are like sticks and I get knackered climbing the stairs :shock: I really must find the time to do something about it! :oops:

Also think of the rush you'll get on the way home - remember, what goes up must come down! 8)
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