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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: TheBoy on 03 July 2012, 17:37:07
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Best ever LPG MPG ever today, despite it being a short fill. This car normally manages 17-18mpg, today 21.86 :D. And it was only 70.9p, despite being a motorway services :o
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Guessing Mrs TB must have done all the driving on this tank then :-X ::)
I generally get about 230 miles to the tank (mostly around town/roundabouts) unless on a long run when it can be up to 270
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Ok, who are you and what have you done with the real TB?
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i think that poorly back is showing ;D
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27mpg was mine on the 2.2, that was at 59p litre :D
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So I make that just under 15p mile? If I get 30mpg average on petrol in 3.2, with a working exhaust & actually connected to back box I think is possible. Thats 19.5p a mile, got 29mpg with my usual runs few tanks ago.
Really cuts into V6 LPG pay back :(
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Ok, who are you and what have you done with the real TB?
;D :y
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Gay!
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So I make that just under 15p mile? If I get 30mpg average on petrol in 3.2, with a working exhaust & actually connected to back box I think is possible. Thats 19.5p a mile, got 29mpg with my usual runs few tanks ago.
Really cuts into V6 LPG pay back :(
Do you drive like a nun, Mr Tunnie? ;)
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30 MPG from a 3.2.. Something's wrong with your calculations or you never leave the motorway, and don't stretch the poor thing's legs. ;D
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30 MPG from a 3.2.. Something's wrong with your calculations or you never leave the motorway, and don't stretch the poor thing's legs. ;D
I think he started to push the miggy instead of driving ;D ;D ;D :y
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30 MPG from a 3.2.. Something's wrong with your calculations or you never leave the motorway, and don't stretch the poor thing's legs. ;D
I think he started to push the miggy instead of driving ;D ;D ;D :y
Either that or he has lost some weight ::)
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seriously even better mpg is achievable but with a manual its easier ::)
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I avoid braking at all costs, it's all about being smooth. Predicting what's happening ahead, well maintained & checking tyre pressures. 30 average is target I have set, 27 from average driving so far, 80% of 70mph cruising saw 29, with some town work
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I was always watching the consumption on the Omega,since I've had the V8 I no longer wish to know :'( :'(
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I avoid braking at all costs
You don't own a Passat, and demolished a lovely Rover back in February?
:P
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So I make that just under 15p mile? If I get 30mpg average on petrol in 3.2, with a working exhaust & actually connected to back box I think is possible. Thats 19.5p a mile, got 29mpg with my usual runs few tanks ago.
Really cuts into V6 LPG pay back :(
You'd probably achieve a lot more than I ever could would want to
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So I make that just under 15p mile? If I get 30mpg average on petrol in 3.2, with a working exhaust & actually connected to back box I think is possible. Thats 19.5p a mile, got 29mpg with my usual runs few tanks ago.
Really cuts into V6 LPG pay back :(
But with your driving you'd get better lpg economy too ;)
The savings still work out to about 9-10p per mile however you look at it as several of us have proven over time ;)
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I was always watching the consumption on the Omega,since I've had the V8 I no longer wish to know :'( :'(
Same since I got the Jeep, partly cos I don't know how to set up the computer and in American Gallons anyway...... ::) ::) ::) As it happens £ wise I put in similar to the 2.2, the 2.6 is so much better on fuel and that is with swmbo driving... :D :D :D
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The solution is to buy a 3.2 V6 Special!
Being poverty spec it doesn't have a trip and MPG computer, so I can drive around in bliss ignorance.
I will eventually get a real life MPG figure for it, but the 3.2 manual does infact seem marginally better than my 2.6 manual.
Something else interesting, well to me anyway ;D is its co2 emissions.
2.6 manual saloon emits 257g/km
3.2 manual saloon emits 258g/km
3.2 auto saloon emits 284g/km
So, as we can see...it's saving the planet ::)
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The solution is to buy a 3.2 V6 Special!
Being poverty spec it doesn't have a trip and MPG computer, so I can drive around in bliss ignorance.
;D :y :y :y
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All well and good but where would you buy a 3.2 V6 Special? I will go and have a little look on ebay.... :D :D :D
Currently watching the closing bidding of a car with a real engine, a V8..... :y :y
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All well and good but where would you buy a 3.2 V6 Special? I will go and have a little look on ebay.... :D :D :D
Currently watching the closing bidding of a car with a real engine, a V8..... :y :y
I've got x2 of them ;D
Actually, have a look in the for sale section, Damon80 has a very nice looking one :y
Or, for ultimate economy, there was a special edition, it was the 'Flintstones' version, top speed is as much as 5mph :y
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All well and good but where would you buy a 3.2 V6 Special? I will go and have a little look on ebay.... :D :D :D
Currently watching the closing bidding of a car with a real engine, a V8..... :y :y
Silly question.. This is Josh. No such thing as "not for sale". ;D
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All well and good but where would you buy a 3.2 V6 Special? I will go and have a little look on ebay.... :D :D :D
Currently watching the closing bidding of a car with a real engine, a V8..... :y :y
Silly question.. This is Josh. No such thing as "not for sale". ;D
;D I'll give you the best P/X deal possible Kevin - You know a nice 3.2 manual would fit nicely next to your Westfield ::)
Actually, neither of the 3.2's are for sale. The white one I intend to keep for a long time, the black one for a year or so.
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All well and good but where would you buy a 3.2 V6 Special? I will go and have a little look on ebay.... :D :D :D
Currently watching the closing bidding of a car with a real engine, a V8..... :y :y
Silly question.. This is Josh. No such thing as "not for sale". ;D
;D I'll give you the best P/X deal possible Kevin - You know a nice 3.2 manual would fit nicely next to your Westfield ::)
Actually, neither of the 3.2's are for sale. The white one I intend to keep for a long time, the black one for a year or so.
Clique again, you did not offer me a good px price..... :P :P :P
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All well and good but where would you buy a 3.2 V6 Special? I will go and have a little look on ebay.... :D :D :D
Currently watching the closing bidding of a car with a real engine, a V8..... :y :y
Silly question.. This is Josh. No such thing as "not for sale". ;D
;D I'll give you the best P/X deal possible Kevin - You know a nice 3.2 manual would fit nicely next to your Westfield ::)
Actually, neither of the 3.2's are for sale. The white one I intend to keep for a long time, the black one for a year or so.
Clique again, you did not offer me a good px price..... :P :P :P
That's because I don't like Jeeps ;D ;D
Actually the WK is a good drive, never driven a WJ, but they're a lot of car.
I could never work out the US v UK functions on the WK, you could have celsius instead of farenheit, but then you'd be stuck with the odometer in KM/s rather than miles. Although I did hear there was a dealer only programme that could set it up however you wanted.
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All well and good but where would you buy a 3.2 V6 Special? I will go and have a little look on ebay.... :D :D :D
Currently watching the closing bidding of a car with a real engine, a V8..... :y :y
Silly question.. This is Josh. No such thing as "not for sale". ;D
;D I'll give you the best P/X deal possible Kevin - You know a nice 3.2 manual would fit nicely next to your Westfield ::)
Actually, neither of the 3.2's are for sale. The white one I intend to keep for a long time, the black one for a year or so.
Clique again, you did not offer me a good px price..... :P :P :P
That's because I don't like Jeeps ;D ;D
Actually the WK is a good drive, never driven a WJ, but they're a lot of car.
I could never work out the US v UK functions on the WK, you could have celsius instead of farenheit, but then you'd be stuck with the odometer in KM/s rather than miles. Although I did hear there was a dealer only programme that could set it up however you wanted.
I did everything wrong when buying this car, I did not even drive it before purchase, from a well respected company though... :y
I was taken aback by it's handling, but having got used to it it is fine, and I love it, always puts a smile on my face when I drive it. :y Mercedes engine and gearbox anyway. Going in for a full service, autobox and diffs, all oils, filters etc in a couple of weeks as this is a keeper.... :y You can't compare it to the Mig as they are very different cars / drives.
I am happy for the computer to read the outside temperature and leave it at that..... :y :y
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Best ever LPG MPG ever today, despite it being a short fill. This car normally manages 17-18mpg, today 21.86 :D. And it was only 70.9p, despite being a motorway services :o
How did you manage that? I get 17 - 18 mpg, but I seem to get the same even if I drive like Tunnie.
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Best ever LPG MPG ever today, despite it being a short fill. This car normally manages 17-18mpg, today 21.86 :D. And it was only 70.9p, despite being a motorway services :o
How did you manage that? I get 17 - 18 mpg, but I seem to get the same even if I drive like Tunnie.
I'm guessing it included a decent long run :-\
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Managed 240 from a tank to empty. Most odd. Travelling during evening rush hour keeping speeds down I guess.
...and no, I haven't worked out the gay figures of gay fuel consumption, as that would be gay! ;D
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Managed 240 from a tank to empty. Most odd. Travelling during evening rush hour keeping speeds down I guess.
...and no, I haven't worked out the gay figures of gay fuel consumption, as that would be gay! ;D
Yours is an 80L isn't it? :-\
That sounds quite thirsty to me.
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Managed 240 from a tank to empty. Most odd. Travelling during evening rush hour keeping speeds down I guess.
...and no, I haven't worked out the gay figures of gay fuel consumption, as that would be gay! ;D
Yours is an 80L isn't it? :-\
That sounds quite thirsty to me.
...where as the morning journey is at 5.40am :-X
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3.2 manual saloon emits 258g/km
My 3.2 Manual emits a bit more than that Josh, due to the extra weight of having to carry LPG tank around in the Boot.
;)
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Managed 240 from a tank to empty. Most odd. Travelling during evening rush hour keeping speeds down I guess.
...and no, I haven't worked out the gay figures of gay fuel consumption, as that would be gay! ;D
I reckon less than 250 to a tank is in the 16-17mpg mark. 300 to a tank is > 20mpg
As you know, I keep accurate figures for mine for the benefit of OOFers considering LPGing. Must post up the stats again soon
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It won't make Keswick on one tank, so will have to fill up no matter what. So why bugger about? :)
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It won't make Keswick on one tank, so will have to fill up no matter what. So why bugger about? :)
I need to fill up in the morning, as its empty again. The should get me to Rheged (on A66, about 1m off the M6) easily. Morrisons at Leyland (about 1m off M6) is normally cheap.
On way back, Keele services on M6 near Stoke is 70.9p, but LPG only available southbound, not northbound.
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I think it only affects idle, but TBE's nozzles are too big as well ;)
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It won't make Keswick on one tank, so will have to fill up no matter what. So why bugger about? :)
I need to fill up in the morning, as its empty again. The should get me to Rheged (on A66, about 1m off the M6) easily. Morrisons at Leyland (about 1m off M6) is normally cheap.
On way back, Keele services on M6 near Stoke is 70.9p, but LPG only available southbound, not northbound.
That'll be me for a fill up .. LPG and stomach .. :)
I shall be filling up from local before I leave .. price just dropped to 70.2 on the account .. 4.6 p drop .. :)
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It won't make Keswick on one tank, so will have to fill up no matter what. So why bugger about? :)
I need to fill up in the morning, as its empty again. The should get me to Rheged (on A66, about 1m off the M6) easily. Morrisons at Leyland (about 1m off M6) is normally cheap.
On way back, Keele services on M6 near Stoke is 70.9p, but LPG only available southbound, not northbound.
yes iirc either me or Lazyfe@ker filled up there (Reghed) on the way back last year. 287 miles from me. No chance
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Morrisons ok. But wasn't there a shell services, past Preston, somewhere... With gas. :-\
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Morrisons ok. But wasn't there a shell services, past Preston, somewhere... With gas. :-\
Leyland - Keswick is just under 100 miles, so a fill up there should last until the same place on the way home !! At least it did with the 'van on the back .. so should do easily without it !!, thats my plan anyway .. :)
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not to put too fine a point on this....
you get how far on what size tank??
and how much does LPG fuel cost ?
coz the numbers being thorn around do not sound nay cheaper than running my 3.2 Mv6 on normal petrol....
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I filled up tonight on the way up the A1 after 217 miles (and they weren't gentle miles either :-X ::)) for about £35.50. And it was a "short(ish) fill which always seems worse than completely emptying the tank. Had I been running on petrol I would have been paying closer to £55/60 from my experiences ;)
I have a 76L tank that actually takes about 64L from empty... Think I put about 55L in :-\
That saw me running across country at my end due to traffic, then sustained drive at :-X leptons across the A14 and A1, plus some more fast roads across to Nottingham and back. Wasn't hanging about... I think we did the run up in just over 5 hours including detours and stops (one of which was for about 45 mins to scoff and feed the hound :y
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I do colwyn bay, and back, on a single tank if i'm being tolerably license friendly..... trip times about 2h.45m - 3h. each way.,
filling up to the brim, on super duper unleaded first... costs about £100 ish
mileage is about 200 each way
i have done it a non disclosed figure under 2.30 ;) , but it definitely used a LOT more fuel..... 3/4 tank in a single direction journey....
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Morrisons ok. But wasn't there a shell services, past Preston, somewhere... With gas. :-\
There is a Shell on roundabout just under M6 which is usually cheap. Trouble is, I can never remember which junction (J24 rings a bell). Its near Mancs. As its not official service station for motorway, its not signposted, so by time you see it, too late.
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not to put too fine a point on this....
I ended up reading your post to the tune of Birdhouse in your Soul by They Might Be Giants.. ;D (It fitted surprisingly well..)
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not to put too fine a point on this....
you get how far on what size tank??
and how much does LPG fuel cost ?
coz the numbers being thorn around do not sound nay cheaper than running my 3.2 Mv6 on normal petrol....
Whilst I accept none of us are angels, chrisgixer really does drive as uneconomically as can be. There is a strange mentality with LPG, whereby you don't really care about fuel costs. Hard to get your head around, if you've not been there. Similar to it being the ultimate sin to run on petrol - something I could never understand pre-LPG, but agree with now ;D
The general concensus is saving around a third on fuel costs, approx 8-10p per mile.
The odd thing with LPG, hypermileing makes very little difference IME, unlike with petrol. Don't really understand why - maybe its these cheap Stag kits. Thus, you don't bother trying to play Miss Tunnie type games of trying to get another 0.1m from this tank compared to last.
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Morrisons ok. But wasn't there a shell services, past Preston, somewhere... With gas. :-\
There is a Shell on roundabout just under M6 which is usually cheap. Trouble is, I can never remember which junction (J24 rings a bell). Its near Mancs. As its not official service station for motorway, its not signposted, so by time you see it, too late.
J23 if my memory serves me, I normally come off and back on there to have a peek and then decide whether to fill there or carry on to Morrisons as said earlier if Im up that way.
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I know its the Haydock turn...
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I know its the Haydock turn...
Yep thats the one on the roundabout almost under the M6, might be worth a punt as a lot of Shell Stations put LPG down yesterday, currently 67.9 around here, cheaper than Mori's.
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I know its the Haydock turn...
Yep thats the one on the roundabout almost under the M6, might be worth a punt as a lot of Shell Stations put LPG down yesterday, currently 67.9 around here, cheaper than Mori's.
Petrolprices.com seems to suggest morrisons is 67.9 as well, although I know that site can be a few days out of date, esp for LPG.
Personally, I'll fill up at home (74.9p :(), then again at Rheged. Suspect I'll need to fill up at way back around the Mancs area, depending how much she uses the car on Saturday.
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Theres a Calor Gas Centre (68p) in Kendal not far from the Meet if that helps anyone but will be the usual 9 to 5 and 9 to 12 on Sat.
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I know its the Haydock turn...
Yep thats the one on the roundabout almost under the M6, might be worth a punt as a lot of Shell Stations put LPG down yesterday, currently 67.9 around here, cheaper than Mori's.
Its no longer there.
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I know its the Haydock turn...
Yep thats the one on the roundabout almost under the M6, might be worth a punt as a lot of Shell Stations put LPG down yesterday, currently 67.9 around here, cheaper than Mori's.
Its no longer there.
Typical, they must of got wind that you were coming up.
Did you leave your Trademark of rubber around the roundabout whilst looking for it? ;)
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I know its the Haydock turn...
Yep thats the one on the roundabout almost under the M6, might be worth a punt as a lot of Shell Stations put LPG down yesterday, currently 67.9 around here, cheaper than Mori's.
Its no longer there.
Typical, they must of got wind that you were coming up.
Did you leave your Trademark of rubber around the roundabout whilst looking for it? ;)
No, as I didn't get off motorway, as didn't need fuel. However, trademark left at the useless 'tards at Keele services, who had run out. 'tards.
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Managed 250 miles on a tank this weekend and most of that was with 1500kg of lattice tower on the back, and 16.5 MPG showing on the MID. :y
Did get it stuck in the field once though. Luckily a TDV6 Disco was to hand. ;D
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I only got 250 miles out of the last tank of petrol :'( ;D
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219 coming back from the Lakes... ::)
Which reminds me, it ran crap on that Morrisons fuel, or at least that's what I hope it was. Lift off and gear change lag was noticeable. H even commented.
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TBE not filled up since Friday (Rheged, nr Penrith), but did leave an impressive rubber mark at Keele Services, in protest of those 'tards running out.
I mean, I know I'm just the stupid kid from the local comprehensive, not a business genious, but in my simple world, the idea is to have something to sell in order to make money? breakless 'tards.
Next option was Warwick services, but seeing as the M40 had just started moving after all the Southbound rubbernecker 'tards had had their fill of nothingness happening Northbound, my foot was fully planted, and would stay that way until home, in order to beat the sad bastards coming out of Silverstone.
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effing word filter >:(
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effing word filter >:(
terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired ;D
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Due to my enforced "good boy" behaviour today I got 278 miles from a tank and still had over 2L in there I reckon. That was 20.21 mpg.
I was quite pleased really considering how much was in the car. Sat at 70-75 when not in traffic >:( or on minor roads to visit the places I needed to
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Got to MK this morning, put in 65.9l, 297 miles... ...not quite the magic 300...
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Got to MK this morning, put in 65.9l, 297 miles... ...not quite the magic 300...
I reckon mine will make the magic 300 if I let Emma drive for the whole of a long run but it'll never happen with me driving ::)
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Based on last nights trip I really need to get off my arse and LPG the Omega - or the M3. One of them, at least. Maybe both..
Almost a full tank of fuel to do Bracknell->Solihull and back :'( But still I don't want to lose the boot space of the Omega (on the basis that it's the only reason I have the car, really!)..
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You need to see Lazyfe@kers boot space.
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You need to see Lazyfe@kers boot space.
When the lazy tart gets off his arse and finishes it ;D
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219 coming back from the Lakes... ::)
Which reminds me, it ran crap on that Morrisons fuel, or at least that's what I hope it was. Lift off and gear change lag was noticeable. H even commented.
ran perfectly today having re filled at Shell shinfield 71.9p
My usual Malthurst Roman BP at 3mile cross is closed because some pikey Ram raided the cash point out of it, destroying the roof canopy in the process. :(
Must have been that Morrisons Shite causing the rough running. :(
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You need to see Lazyfe@kers boot space.
When the lazy tart gets off his arse and finishes it ;D
well there is that. Just the carpet though.
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Never had a problem with Morrisons LPG before... ...though thinking aloud, don't think I've ever put it in anything other than the superior MV6
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Never had a problem with Morrisons LPG before... ...though thinking aloud, don't think I've ever put it in anything other than the inferior MV6
:-X ::)
I've never really had any problems with Morribobs LPG :-\
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I filled up with LPG at Morrisons, Leyland, still running sweetly 145 miles and 1/2 a tank later .. :)
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It is a top end problem. :)
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It is a top end problem. :)
Still never had any problems. But it does seem that you may have been unlucky :-\
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You need to see Lazyfe@kers boot space.
I know, I've been saying I couldn't live with losing 2-3" of vertical height, but.. maybe I could - assuming it was strong enough for all the crap I put in there (like 50Kgs of Jag diff .. 300Kg of iron block V8 ;D)