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shane2corsa
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19th Nov 06 at 18:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Might be moving house soon, out into the countryside.
The concern i have is that i have my corsa -60mm lowered, 1.6 16v fuel drinker and i need to travel about 20 mile to work each day, (too far to use the moped)

so do i.....

1. get an economical diesel car - and sell the corsa
2. get a diesel engine and put in the corsa
3. get an economical diesel car - and turn the corsa into a track car (and be skint)
4. just put up with the corsa how it is

comments please
Shane
SportBoy
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19th Nov 06 at 18:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
3 ... youl be skint whatever you do

[Edited on 19-11-2006 by SportyBoy]
Jonny P
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19th Nov 06 at 18:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
1.6 Aint exactly a fuel drinker mate. id just put up with it.
Colin
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19th Nov 06 at 18:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
20 miles a day is not alot really your 1.6 surely gives around 30odd mpg, being lowered is surely more a pain around town with speed bumps & such like



[Edited on 19-11-2006 by Colin]
Colin
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19th Nov 06 at 18:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I was doing 40 miles a day in my 18mpg Impreza, double if I went to visit the girlfriend
Graeme
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19th Nov 06 at 18:12   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i drive 17 miles a day each way and then another 30mile round trip if i go see my girlfriend and live in the country side and my car is fooking low and its a bit modified but theres no point having a car and not driving it!


[Edited on 19-11-2006 by Graeme]
VegasPhil
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19th Nov 06 at 18:15   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
4.

I do the same, And will be doing it with a XE soon

Want a Clio DCi though!

Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
BarnshaW
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19th Nov 06 at 19:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
can i just ask what the 60mm drop had to do with it? lol
andy1868
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19th Nov 06 at 19:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i drive 22 miles a day in a 1.6 on minimum wage, sometimes twice (not for much longer though)
Corsa Sport Gav
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19th Nov 06 at 19:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by andy1868
i drive 22 miles a day in a 1.6 on minimum wage, sometimes twice (not for much longer though)


i do 60 miles aday in a 1.8 20v i aint on min wage tho
GavCorsa
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19th Nov 06 at 20:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i do minimal miles, live bout 5 mins from my work and still drive, i'm very lazy tho
i'd just put up with it if i was u, not much money then why spend on new car/engine !!
MarkM
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19th Nov 06 at 20:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I travel 55 miles round trip from college four times a day!!



[Edited on 19-11-2006 by MarkM]
BabyBlade
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19th Nov 06 at 20:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
1. 20 miles to work isnt actually that much

2. A 1.6 corsa is not a big fuel drinker.

Your definately worrying about nothing, but if you are that concerned why not a 1.2 8valve corsa or even a 1.0...
andy1868
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19th Nov 06 at 20:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
my sentiments exactly babyblade
shane2corsa
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maybe im just being daft then, its just annoying when my old man is getting 500-600 miles per tank in his diesel astra van! and im lucky to get 300 miles to a tank.

its going to be about 20 miles each way too so thats over a gallon of fuel a day not including seeing the missis

just me over reacting i suppose!!

will be worth it in the end as the new place has a 7500 sq foot work shop, plenty of room for a corsa to be tinkered with in!
shane2corsa
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19th Nov 06 at 22:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
can i just ask what the 60mm drop had to do with it? lol


have you not seen lincolnshires roads
deano87
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19th Nov 06 at 22:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Get a 12v, really good fuel economy

haha on a serious note, the longer journeys you'll do, the better the fuel economy you'll get. My girlfriends 1.4 16v Fiesta used to do about 250miles to a tank around town etc, verging on the red. I was driving it 40miles round trip for 6 days once when working, got to 270 miles with quarter of a tank left.

 
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