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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: I_want_an_Omega on 19 October 2011, 17:45:29
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This is a followup to DLKs recent post about liking the DS3.
I've just had one for 3 days as a courtesy car whilst my C5 was being sorted.
Overall I enjoyed it. It was a 1.6 VVT petrol model. Drove well but you really had to rev it to make it go. Very little torque. Felt very solid and well made. :y
I did 200 miles in it and used £35 of fuel. :-\
The only negatives were that it was noisy compared to the Omega and C5 - it's defo a town/runaround car, and also that there is nowhere to comfortably rest your left foot.
There you go, that's my mini review.
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they do look nice but still french ::) ;D
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200 miles on £35 of fuel works out at around 36.5 mpg taking fuel @ £1.35 a litre,thats not bad is it ?
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Indeed, with dealerships that make Vx look good. It's taken 5 visits to sort a problem on the sat nav on the C5. The car is (just) still under warranty - but I'd hate to be the 2nd or 3rd owner when somnething goes wrong in a few years time :'(
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200 miles on £35 of fuel works out at around 36.5 mpg taking fuel @ £1.35 a litre,thats not bad is it ?
I suppose not, but my daily drive Diesel C5 gets 50+ mpg when driven the same way.
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200 miles on £35 of fuel works out at around 36.5 mpg taking fuel @ £1.35 a litre,thats not bad is it ?
I suppose not, but my daily drive Diesel C5 gets 50+ mpg when driven the same way.
and so does mine (1.6HDi) :)
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I like them a lot, very nice little cars :y
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200 miles on £35 of fuel works out at around 36.5 mpg taking fuel @ £1.35 a litre,thats not bad is it ?
Bloody awful for a modern 1.6 petrol :o
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200 miles on £35 of fuel works out at around 36.5 mpg taking fuel @ £1.35 a litre,thats not bad is it ?
Bloody awful for a modern 1.6 petrol :o
Esp for a small shitbox....
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I have not driven one yet but do intend too.
I do also like the 206, I have had a couple of GTi's which go quite well but the 2.0 HDi was brilliant on fuel.
If wanting a small car I would have another without a seconds thought.
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I have not driven one yet but do intend too.
I do also like the 206, I have had a couple of GTi's which go quite well but the 2.0 HDi was brilliant on fuel.
If wanting a small car I would have another without a seconds thought.
I was diappointed with 206GTi, guess I was spoilt by the nutty 205GTi 1.9 :-\
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200 miles on £35 of fuel works out at around 36.5 mpg taking fuel @ £1.35 a litre,thats not bad is it ?
Bloody awful for a modern 1.6 petrol :o
Esp for a small shitbox....
About the same cost per mile as my MV6 on LPG. Now, let me see.... ::)
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I have not driven one yet but do intend too.
I do also like the 206, I have had a couple of GTi's which go quite well but the 2.0 HDi was brilliant on fuel.
If wanting a small car I would have another without a seconds thought.
I was diappointed with 206GTi, guess I was spoilt by the nutty 205GTi 1.9 :-\
Aye. Those were the days. FWD, chuckable oversteer has never quite been replicated in the same way. Shame, but it's saved a few skid marks (and not just the ones on the road). ::)
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I have not driven one yet but do intend too.
I do also like the 206, I have had a couple of GTi's which go quite well but the 2.0 HDi was brilliant on fuel.
If wanting a small car I would have another without a seconds thought.
I was diappointed with 206GTi, guess I was spoilt by the nutty 205GTi 1.9 :-\
Aye. Those were the days. FWD, chuckable oversteer has never quite been replicated in the same way. Shame, but it's saved a few skid marks (and not just the ones on the road). ::)
Indeed, kept mum's hotpoint busy ::)
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There you go, that's my mini review.
sorry, i thought you were talking about a citroen.
:y
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i have a bit of a soft spot for small french cars.... having had a love affair with a 205Gti, then an AxGT and AxGTi.
the Ax was a belter.... revved to about 8k, drove the needle WAY past the end of the speedo, cornered on rails, and used bugger all fuel....
nearest thing to a 4 wheeled motorbike i've ever driven..... brilliant.... till my sister borrowed it and totalled .....
it backwards and end over end in to a field up by Hook Norton,.... (runoff the road by a drunk driver to be fair.... ) , forced up on the grass verge, clipped a hidden rock, and spun out backwards into a field with about a 6-8 foot drop in to it from the raised section of road.... car rolled backwards end over end a couple of times, not one panel was left intact/straight, all the glass gone, 2 alloys cracked....
sister had nothing more than cuts and bruises, and most of them were because she took her belt off without bracing herself, as she was upside down....
no she is not borrowing my miggy.... not ever.....
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I must say that I was quite impressed with the economy on the Partner van I bought. Bearing in mind it's a van so not geared the same as the cars I managed just shy of 55mpg running up to get it fitted out in Rush hour :y I'm always sceptical when mpg figures are quoted but it only used just over 1/4 of a tank for 200 miles :y
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200 miles on £35 of fuel works out at around 36.5 mpg taking fuel @ £1.35 a litre,thats not bad is it ?
Bloody awful for a modern 1.6 petrol :o
Esp for a small shitbox....
About the same cost per mile as my MV6 on LPG. Now, let me see.... ::)
Thats what I was thinking, a little more £45 worth of gas gets me 370-400 miles :)
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200 miles on £35 of fuel works out at around 36.5 mpg taking fuel @ £1.35 a litre,thats not bad is it ?
Bloody awful for a modern 1.6 petrol :o
Esp for a small shitbox....
About the same cost per mile as my MV6 on LPG. Now, let me see.... ::)
Thats what I was thinking, a little more £45 worth of gas gets me 370-400 miles :)
You're still paying sub £50 for 75L of LPG :o :o If only it were true up here :'( :'(
Only on a run though ;) And if you change to "Project Chav" you'll find that mileage reduces a bit ;)
Actually... You might not as you drive like Miss Daisy :P :P ;D ;D
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200 miles on £35 of fuel works out at around 36.5 mpg taking fuel @ £1.35 a litre,thats not bad is it ?
Bloody awful for a modern 1.6 petrol :o
Esp for a small shitbox....
About the same cost per mile as my MV6 on LPG. Now, let me see.... ::)
Thats what I was thinking, a little more £45 worth of gas gets me 370-400 miles :)
You're still paying sub £50 for 75L of LPG :o :o If only it were true up here :'( :'(
Only on a run though ;) And if you change to "Project Chav" you'll find that mileage reduces a bit ;)
Actually... You might not as you drive like Miss Daisy :P :P ;D ;D
Yup, still 69p litre here, although tend to only put 70-72L in, fill ups cost £45-49 ish.
Project Chav could be rather more expensive to fuel.
But as I could actually win some 0-60 dashes and give other cars run for their money, I might actually drive bit quicker :D
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The DS3 racing is what I like quite a lot! Orange wheels too, and 203 BHP :o
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200 miles on £35 of fuel works out at around 36.5 mpg taking fuel @ £1.35 a litre,thats not bad is it ?
Bloody awful for a modern 1.6 petrol :o
Esp for a small shitbox....
About the same cost per mile as my MV6 on LPG. Now, let me see.... ::)
Thats what I was thinking, a little more £45 worth of gas gets me 370-400 miles :)
You're still paying sub £50 for 75L of LPG :o :o If only it were true up here :'( :'(
Only on a run though ;) And if you change to "Project Chav" you'll find that mileage reduces a bit ;)
Actually... You might not as you drive like Miss Daisy :P :P ;D ;D
I'm paying 69.9p near work :y