Well, if you had gone ahead with a Suzuki Swift....Originally Posted by Ferrer
I sometimes wish we had some of the cars you have and the fuel wasn't so expensive here...
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Well, if you had gone ahead with a Suzuki Swift....I sometimes wish we had some of the cars you have and the fuel wasn't so expensive here...
Furniture
how bad is the fuel for you?
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Furniture
Yesterday I put some petrol on the car and the price was, 1,12 €/litre of 95 octane petrol. The Mini is honestly a killer, realistically you can't go below 9l/100km no matter how hard you try. It wouldn't suprise me if the next car was a Kia Picanto diesel...
Despite that I still the enjoy the Mini everytime I drive it, spi...
Lack of charisma can be fatal.
Visca Catalunya!
Furniture
wow, the mini does suck then.. i only recently got my P licence, and admit to driving less then smoothly (due to high revving and speedy deleverance of pedal to the metal).. but i do drive low revs as usable (4th @ 60kph 2250RPM)
which manages to average out fuel...
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Well, weight, bad aerodinamics and a supercharged engine equal to high fuel consumption. Of course it can average less if you did extra-urban driving only and you had a very very light right foot (averaging 100km/h on the motorway, changing before arriving 2000rpm). But one doesn't buy a hot hatch to do that, do you?
Lack of charisma can be fatal.
Visca Catalunya!
Furniture
definately not!
maybe we should give this thread back, sorry wings..
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Yeah, go find a cheap Japanese car- go dumpster diving if you need to and learn from that. If you can go for the Civics or Accords (or Integra), go for it. Definately fuel thrifty, great car to keep if it is in good condition and a good car to begin with too. Plus if you do break something it wouldn't be too cheap to replace (just don't get anything too old). A late 80's and anything from the 90's wouldn't be a bad choice.
Enthusiast
Get a diesel car, a TDi Golf or something. Newish (mid 90's onwards) are much easier to drive than the diesels of ol'
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A Solstice, although only a two seat two door, would be a nice car to learn in. Also although only a two door a Cobalt SS would be fun and it has four seats. Also the Caliber, while ugly IMO, would be a practical choice, but underpowered. The Fusion, Focus, the Mercury clone of the Fusion. There's probably more that I missed.
Last edited by aNOBLEman; 06-19-2006 at 04:08 PM.
Rookie
ya, I learned in a Jetta TDI...my dad gets around 48 mpg with a bit of acetone in the tank...
Fanatic
Spoken like a true Mini-man!Despite that I still the enjoy the Mini everytime I drive it, spi...alright, it sounds wierd...
Just watch out for reliability costs...and proper tyres...and girls who say it's " sooo cute"
Furniture
So far reliability has been good, and I think the tyres can still last another 10.000km or so (currently approaching 30.000km)...Spoken like a true Mini-man!
Just watch out for reliability costs...and proper tyres...and girls who say it's " sooo cute"
Lack of charisma can be fatal.
Visca Catalunya!
Fanatic
Nope standard transmission is a 6 speed.
Enthusiast
Err, just buy whatever you like and within your budget. Doesn't really matter what you get. Just slap yourself in the face every time you stall it. You'll learn it quickly enough that way..
The Voice of Reason
Seriously? Personally I've found diesels to be very easy to drive, and would be easier than most to learn on. They'd be very forgiving to a learner, as they are pretty damn difficult to stall and provide adequate torque even if you time your shifts badly.
Now of course if you're talking about a truck it's a different story, but that would be because it's a truck, not just because it's a diesel.
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