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Dec 15, 2007 18:01:42 GMT
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well i was searching ebay for something abit more economical and found this The question is... ... is it retro yet because i kinda like it      id never heard of this before but its actually a 1.0 td very strange its nippy in a slow kind of way but ive bought this to get me about as cheap as possible what you think |
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Hirst
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Dec 15, 2007 18:06:31 GMT
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The mpg they get is ludicrous! Over 100 if you're gentle. The older one was in the Guiness Book of Records until just a few years ago for best mpg for a production car driven around the UK or something with an average of 109mpg.
You'd think with the cost of fuel these would be in high demand, but they're quite unknown so prices are pretty low.
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Dec 15, 2007 18:27:12 GMT
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Should serve you damn well when it comes to economy ;D
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Dec 15, 2007 18:27:36 GMT
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Charades are cool as, love em! Would be really funny to get that and tune it slightly  |
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Dec 15, 2007 18:32:46 GMT
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i really need to take a picture of the turbo it really is the smallest thing ever and i very doubt it could ever run any amount of bhp
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Dec 15, 2007 18:34:41 GMT
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um i could always tune it in a different way how about a veg oil fed 1.o td |
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Ruki
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Dec 15, 2007 19:03:58 GMT
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If you ever want to sell that pm me, i would love that |
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Joe T
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Dec 15, 2007 19:20:22 GMT
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"nippy in a slow kind of way"
Never heard that before!
100mpg is awesome though - diesel power rules!
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Dec 15, 2007 19:26:13 GMT
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like it
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Lets clear up car terms:
"Understeer" is when you hit the fence with the front of the car.
"Oversteer" is when you hit the fence with the rear of the car.
"Horsepower" is how fast you hit the fence.
"Torque" is how far you take the fence with you.
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Dec 15, 2007 19:27:38 GMT
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If you ever want to sell that pm me, I would love that as long as this is reliable and trouble free i can't see me getting rid anytime soon ill keep my exe out for another tho because i think everyone should have one |
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Dec 15, 2007 20:07:07 GMT
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I've been on the lookout for one of these! I bid on one a while back but it got pulled.  What does the engine sound like? |
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Last Edit: Dec 15, 2007 20:08:08 GMT by milfordcubicle
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Dec 15, 2007 20:11:46 GMT
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The engine note isn't as characterful as I was expecting. |
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Dec 15, 2007 20:15:12 GMT
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thats about how they sound lol theres one on ebay now but its in ireland
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Dec 15, 2007 20:15:53 GMT
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I'd love one of these, great lil' cars!!
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Tim
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Dec 15, 2007 23:07:08 GMT
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Hah, thats ace, and i want one :-)
my current tank just doesnt do enough MPG
probaby be worse after we wind the boost up over xmas :-)
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Dec 16, 2007 18:19:03 GMT
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anyone know where i can get a workshop manual or similar for this car i can only find one for the petrol models which is all good for mine i just need engine info now
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I love the engine noise of these cars, its totally bizarre. My mate used to have one which he ran on red (obv he found it a bit expensive to run on ordinary juice :  |
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Speedle
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Dec 17, 2007 12:30:22 GMT
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yup gets my retro vote lovely little car and with MPG like that itll pay for itself in no time |
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well today was judgement day for the daihatsu engine got a 2 litres of the finest veg oil whiped my fuel inlet pipe off and stuck it in the oil all went well and ran just as it did on derv and I ain't even fitted a pre heater yet so 100percent success   |
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Speedle
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awesome! now if the govermanet really was interested in the enviroment all diesels would be running on veg oil! just imagine the huge amount of emmisions no longer going into the atmosphere! good work mate!
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