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    Quote Originally Posted by Fleet 500
    37 mpg.
    may be not, as the UK and US gallon are not equal....Time to go metric perhaps?
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    Quote Originally Posted by henk4
    may be not, as the UK and US gallon are not equal....Time to go metric perhaps?
    Nevar!

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    Quote Originally Posted by henk4
    may be not, as the UK and US gallon are not equal....Time to go metric perhaps?
    they like their measurements to be as antiquated as their cars
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    Quote Originally Posted by clutch-monkey
    they like their measurements to be as antiquated as their cars
    well, we have seen the demise of the british car industry, now the US companies go down the drain...good riddance to them, they deserve it and yes there might indeed be a link to the absence of the use of proper units...
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    Quote Originally Posted by henk4
    well, we have seen the demise of the british car industry, now the US companies go down the drain...good riddance to them, they deserve it and yes there might indeed be a link to the absence of the use of proper units...
    well, how can they be expected to build vehicles with proper fit and precision when using such imprecise units? it's not their fault! maybe if GM were to secretly switch to metric..
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    You guys should cut back on the alcohol during the evening hours.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fleet 500
    You guys should cut back on the alcohol during the evening hours.
    not just alcohol
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fleet 500
    You guys should cut back on the alcohol during the evening hours.
    it is around 09.00 here...
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    I dont have a car right now (just sold it). But I've only owned one so far so I'll go with that one.
    1991 Audi 90 Quattro 20v - 2,3 20v inline 5 170 hp. It did about 20L per 100 km(1L per 5km) when I drove pretty quick. When easy on the throttle about 14L per 100 km (1L per 7km).

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    Quote Originally Posted by quattro_20v
    I dont have a car right now (just sold it). But I've only owned one so far so I'll go with that one.
    1991 Audi 90 Quattro 20v - 2,3 20v inline 5 170 hp. It did about 20L per 100 km(1L per 5km) when I drove pretty quick. When easy on the throttle about 14L per 100 km (1L per 7km).
    no wonder you sold it
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    Subaru Legacy (2.5 Turbo, AWD, Automatic)

    City: 19 mpg or 12.4 l/100km
    Mostly highway: 23 mpg or 10.2 l/100km

    Could probably get better, it's just very hard to drive this car conservatively.
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    Quote Originally Posted by henk4
    no wonder you sold it
    That was because maintainance was a little bit too much with my driving. And the engine had it's best time too. But it was fun.

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    Quote Originally Posted by henk4
    Time to go metric perhaps?
    You joke - some stupid woman announced she thought that the UK should switch to km/h, but keep all the current limits (so there would be no need to replace the signs) 30km/h in town, 40/50/60km/h on most rural roads and 70km/h on the motorways. This would also stop all accidents, because as we all know - speed kills. (It is nothing to do with bad driving, according to the government)

    Unsurprising - she's Welsh

    Scary - She's an MP

    As for mpg, my father's Passat TDI will comfortably get over 50mpg (60mpg US, 5.6l/100km) at a cruise when you want it too, which is nice.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Coventrysucks
    As for mpg, my father's Passat TDI will comfortably get over 50mpg (60mpg US, 5.6l/100km) at a cruise when you want it too, which is nice.
    there is a slight error in your calculation, 5.6 l/100 km equals 42 mpg US. and 50 imperial......maybe you should go metric after this,,,,
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    Quote Originally Posted by Coventrysucks
    You joke - some stupid woman announced she thought that the UK should switch to km/h, but keep all the current limits (so there would be no need to replace the signs) 30km/h in town, 40/50/60km/h on most rural roads and 70km/h on the motorways. This would also stop all accidents, because as we all know - speed kills. (It is nothing to do with bad driving, according to the government)
    Thats exactly what it IS like in norway.... Fookin government...
    Over here they use money on speedtraps and police controls...
    NOT uppgrading the road...

    and Henk just pwnd you

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