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Stuart H

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1st Dec 13 at 22:46

Just saying if I struggle to get 39mpg then there's no way he's getting 50mpg out of an old corsa.

Generation

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1st Dec 13 at 23:13

We all know he isn't

tom130691

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1st Dec 13 at 23:57

quote:
Originally posted by Tiger
I miss fuel being 59.9p per litre

Back in the war?

Ian

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2nd Dec 13 at 00:20

Was about that when I started driving.

Ben G

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2nd Dec 13 at 00:29

76p a litre is the lowest I can remember from my driving days.

Went up to something like 1.10 then dived to 85p somewhere between 2008 and 2010. Those were good days.

Tiger

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Registered: 12th Jun 01
Location: Leicestershire Drives:Astra VXR
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2nd Dec 13 at 09:51

It was 59.9p when I started driving in 1997. I also remember there was very little change in fuel prices over 6 month periods.

SVM 286

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2nd Dec 13 at 10:19

I remember being pissed off with £0.52 because it had been £0.48 for a while. Then it jumped to £0.56 and I was f*cking incandescent.

I'd be happy with £0.56 now.

99sport

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2nd Dec 13 at 20:48

Ok I did it properly and I'm getting 42mpg on motorways! Fair play not 50 lol I'm big enough to admit being a twat ha ha incidently my gearbox is a f16c?! Oh and when replacing the exhaust two bolts snapped in manifold to downpipe so have to get mani off and get drilling

bloody awkward thing lol

0775kieran

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2nd Dec 13 at 20:53

Even 42mpg doesn't sound rite, put up how you have calculated it.

Tiger

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2nd Dec 13 at 20:55

Get a thread extraction kit, i've used one before on my motocross bike and they really are brilliant for stud removal.

Corsa_Sport21

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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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2nd Dec 13 at 20:55

Fuel prices havn't changed for me. Its always been £10 or £20.

And you sure its not an F15??

Tiger

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2nd Dec 13 at 20:57

quote:
Originally posted by 0775kieran
Even 42mpg doesn't sound rite, put up how you have calculated it.

Splitting hairs or what! 42MPG sounds more accurate. I was getting 35mpg average on my old S plate Audi A3 1.8T and that had 130k on the clock.

99sport

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2nd Dec 13 at 21:02

I got 40 litres in from empty and did 365 miles, I know I need to brim it a couple more times but its a good indication I reckon and its defo a f16c?! Its done 68k and had one lady owner who treated it well with a folder full of paperwork

[Edited on 02-12-2013 by 99sport]

Corsa_Sport21

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2nd Dec 13 at 21:05

Ah right, so you have fitted the F16 then.

99sport

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2nd Dec 13 at 21:05

The fact it was her sons on her insurance and he ripped the engine out aint recorded ha ha

0775kieran

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2nd Dec 13 at 21:05

quote:
Originally posted by Tiger

quote:
Originally posted by 0775kieran
Even 42mpg doesn't sound rite, put up how you have calculated it.

Splitting hairs or what! 42MPG sounds more accurate. I was getting 35mpg average on my old S plate Audi A3 1.8T and that had 130k on the clock.

1.8t's aren't bad on fuel mine used to be okay, till I went for smiles per gallon and only get low 20's compared to the 39 I used to get.

99sport

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2nd Dec 13 at 21:06

Nah I've just been putting it back to standard not putting stuff on it lol

Corsa_Sport21

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2nd Dec 13 at 21:07

So this lady has had the F16 fitted??

Wonder why she would go to the hassle of fitting a big block gearbox onto a small block engine.

99sport

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2nd Dec 13 at 21:09

No she had nowt to do with it just insured it for her son. Apparently he had a brother who had a nova and things got a bit competitive.

Tiger

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2nd Dec 13 at 21:09

quote:
Originally posted by 0775kieran

quote:
Originally posted by Tiger

quote:
Originally posted by 0775kieran
Even 42mpg doesn't sound rite, put up how you have calculated it.

Splitting hairs or what! 42MPG sounds more accurate. I was getting 35mpg average on my old S plate Audi A3 1.8T and that had 130k on the clock.

1.8t's aren't bad on fuel mine used to be okay, till I went for smiles per gallon and only get low 20's compared to the 39 I used to get.

On the motorway I was getting 42mpg in the audi, but combined it was 35, thats why I thought a normally aspirated Corsa 1.6 should easily make 42mpg.

Corsa_Sport21

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2nd Dec 13 at 21:12

Still makes you wonder why he has fitted a gearbox with longer ratios than the standard box.

If the competition was to do pointless mods, then im guessing he won.

sc0ott

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2nd Dec 13 at 21:15

Do you know if the car was bought from griffin motorsport? Sounds a lot like it was.

[Edited on 02-12-2013 by sc0ott]

99sport

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2nd Dec 13 at 21:15

Lol he had a different engine in it but put this engine in it to get rid. From what my brother says, the nova was rage flip purple with a massive bodykit and a v6 but how true the v6 bit is I don't know. Rumours tend to become truth in villages lol

99sport

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2nd Dec 13 at 21:16

Don't know mate I'll have a dig around see if I can find out where its been

99sport

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2nd Dec 13 at 21:19

I haven't seen many other sports in the dark blue colour its in. Might just be me though and they're common as muck ha ha

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