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Cool vids

Love the 3rd Gen, a real design classic which IMO looks as fresh today as it did over 20 years back.

Sorry guys gonna miss another meet Off roading in Wales tomorrow

Will def be there for the next meet though, and it will be in the z/28 (at long bloody last he says....)

Have a good one

Quoting: philoldsmobile

TBH i dont think a yank would be suitable for this role, yanks never quite got the idea of small cars..

my pick?

i reckon you cant go too far wrong with a focus TDCi - easily available for £4500 - fun too, decent turn of speed and ace handling, its a superb car.

Yeah I had considered a Focus, it's a shame it such a "so so" type of car. Far too many parked in the work car park.

Damn, wish I was rich then it would just be fun selecting a vehicle for the daily commute.

Quoting: Titsy

How about something on 2 wheels?  

Fast and ecomonical...

Don't have a bike licence, and in all honesty I'm not keen on bikes and certainly wouldn't want to commute a potential 3 hours a day on one and then work in an offce in between.

[Anyone got some decent suggestions???]

Alrighty, here's the dilema.

I currently dirve 110 miles a day back and forth to work (will not be moving closer or swapping jobs anytime soon).

And the time has come to replace my current daily driver. At the present the role is filled by a 1999 Peugeot 106 1.5 straight diesel.

The only good thing I can say about it is, it is economical. 60mpg is common and have clocked it at a max of 66mpg.

The rest of the car is pretty crap though.

Now the replacement needs to be reliable, comfortable and where possible fun or different.

Sadly I don't earn a fortune so running cost mean that 40-50mpg is going to be needed. However with the possibility of LPG conversions it dose open up the avenue to more options which would still be affordable on a weekly basis.

So I'm looking for suggestions. Budget is from as cheap as possible (£1000) to £4500 if it seems interesting enough (including the cost of any conversions or importing).


Current thoughts:


-Subaru Justy 1.3

Pros:
Cheap to buy
Reliable
Economical
4wd
A tad different from other hatches

Cons:
Boring
Dull
Boring
and of course Dull


-Ford Thunderbird 4.6 LX (1997 model)

Pros:
Very cool and nice looking
Fast
V8
American
Individual
Comfy
Auto

Cons:
Finding a low milage one
Would have to be imported and SVA'd
Cost of LPG conversion

- my current Camaro z/28

Pros:
Already own it
Fast, good looking, comfy, etc.

Cons:
Cost of LPG conversion
Putting lots of miles on my "best" car
Limiting furture mods due to running LPG
Small range if small LPG tanks used


Anyone got some decent suggestions???

Quoting: Pod

Hmm, assuming LPG is (for arguments sake) 50p per litre cheaper. Which is £2.25 per gallon saving.

At an install cost of, say, £2250, you'd have to use 1000 gallons to save enough to cover the install.
At PhilO's suggestion of 20mpg on LPG, that would be 20,000 miles driving to break even.

A few arbitrary numbers in there, but it's a reasonable start.

umm interesting.

But it's not just the overal cost but the weekly/monthly budget. Half the weekly running costs makes it easier per pay packet.

Plus if I do go this route and the fact I will be doing 600 miles a week then in less than a year I'd have made my money back.

Yes I have T-tops so don't really want to lose the boot space where they sit.

Will have to have a think

ta

Quoting: philoldsmobile

Alternative automotive fuels in woburn sands are excelent,

Do you have a link or contact number?

Well if I go LPG I'd ideally like to replace the fuel tank so as not to loose any space inside.

And yeah I know MPG will likely drop but hopfully only by 1-2mpg. So with LPG at about half the price it still means a potential 40-45mpg+ in termsof running costs.

Anyone have any experience or can recommend where I can look at getting an LPG conversion.

I'm seriously thinking of promoting my Camaro z/28 upto daily driver. It's comfy, nice to drive has all the goodies, is fast and fun.

Downside is I do 110 miles a day usually (probably nearer to 600 a week) so 24MPG on regualr 95RON is a bit too pricey for me.

However with LPG @ 45-48p per litre it become a more realistic proposition.

Also the higher octane of the LPG will be ideally suited for when I add the supercharger

I wonder, no actually I don't really. But you can bet if the Camaro does ever make it here it'll be overpriced and under powered most likely with few options.

Quoting: DanC

erm next question  

not a lot, about 12 round town, and 16 or so on motorway.
trip computer is at 13-14mpg overall.

reset it last month, and went to Nottingham and back (work), and that was about 17mpg I think.

ok, didn't know if it got up to 20mpg or so, guess it depends on the right foot.

I see some guys in the States claiming 18-20mpg hwy but US gallons are smaller so I don't know.

Guess this might be for the 4x2 trucks, is yours a 4x4?

What sort of MPG do you see from the Hemi?

Quoting: Rocky

is it a teal green LT1 as i saw one the other day

yep there are some pics in the link on his website.

Nice looking car although I think Mick has had a lot of gearbox issues with it.

Quoting: DanC

Mine's the Ram

cool

What Ram is it? 1500, 2500, V8, Cummins?

Will do. Sure he'll be up for it once the better weather sets in anyhow.

Quoting: Roadkill

And why doesn't he come to our meets . . .  

Come on 300BHP . . . your not spreading the gospel

Pretty sure he's been to a meet or two. As he orignally told me about you guys, however this was when you used to meet on a different day, in the evening I think.

I know of one in Leighton Buzzard.

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The chap is called Mick, he's got a C5 Vette and also had a z/28 last year and loves American cars.

He painted my TR7 V8 and my XJ-S and also my brothers Land Rover V8.

He is generally pretty good on price and if asked will deal in cash ;)

Tell him Matt with the red TR7 and Camaro recommened him.

I like this sort of program and history and all I can say is JC was the ideal presenter for it. Brining a sense on realism and a personal touch as opposed to the dry monotone commentry you often get.

Thought that was great so much better than Top of the Pops

Quoting: Giblets

Assuming it's healthy I insist on being taken for a blast in that over the summer!

Certainly, I need to get a new/replacement rear end and a MOT and it's good to go.

A lot of fun, especially if you like sideways action

But might be right about the hole in the roof though, it's got racing buckets in there designed for me (5'3") and a crash helmet. Still I guess you could stick your head out the window

Quoting: Giblets

I love the TR8 btw!

Cheers

Used to be my DD until I blew the diff up on it.

great pic, thats being added to my screen saver for sure.

Is that a US plate on the back or a UK one made to look US?

Caddy look way cool love that era

z28 piccy no worky

Never can remember which car belongs to which username, so post a pic of your rides - American or anything interesting