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Compared to a V8...
£10 a week difference in commuting the same route
it’s a 2 litre petrol with the non turbo version of the gt4 celica
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£10 a week difference in commuting the same route
it’s a 2 litre petrol with the non turbo version of the gt4 celica
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And my 3.5t iveco is 270 go figure.
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And my 3.5t iveco is 270 go figure.
different years I’m guessing
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I've always said that, the more you use the more you pay. Simples.
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I decide to do my bit for the environment ....I was going to buy a 1l diesel runabout but all the taxes coming down the line made me switch to a petrol...2.5t ...200bhp...2 ton Volvo 4wd!
Bit bonkers....but got to do my bit
I was thinking about a classic van...no mot and no road whatever....just didn't know where to start looking.
Bit bonkers....but got to do my bit
I was thinking about a classic van...no mot and no road whatever....just didn't know where to start looking.
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Classic van you say? Everyone knows that a Renault master mk1 is the best classic van... LolI decide to do my bit for the environment ....I was going to buy a 1l diesel runabout but all the taxes coming down the line made me switch to a petrol...2.5t ...200bhp...2 ton Volvo 4wd!
Bit bonkers....but got to do my bit
I was thinking about a classic van...no mot and no road whatever....just didn't know where to start looking.
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they're known as the EcoBoom for a reasonWhy would you possibly want a stinking, clattery, heavy, tdci fiesta when you could have an ecoboost and have lower maintenance costs? And it'll rev better and sound better. Because, 3 cylinders
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Why would you possibly want a stinking, clattery, heavy, tdci fiesta when you could have an ecoboost and have lower maintenance costs? And it'll rev better and sound better. Because, 3 cylinders
I didn’t want to spend too much
my missus has a fiesta st 1.0 with 125 it’s surprisingly quick
was looking more than anything to lower the commuting costs
Robin Reliant.... or Mk1 transit with the Essex V6... :-)
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Get a Sandero stepway, cheap tin box, great engine. So good, I bought two of them.
They're tough, with the build quality of an early 90's clio
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the second one is too rich for me
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Get a Sandero stepway, cheap tin box, great engine. So good, I bought two of them.
They're tough, with the build quality of an early 90's clio
one of the lads at work has a 29k miles mk1 Clio in purple
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Cheers...hadn't thought about the Renault....I was looking at MK1 transits but prices are high (guess a few others had the same idea).
Don't know if I understand the rules correctly....but a 40 year old van would be exempt from MOT, road tax (VED), ultra low emission zone charges (quite ironic that last one!)?
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They're massively overbuilt underneath, and they run an iveco 8140 engine which powered many an Iveco Daily van. The non-turbo ones are very very slow though. They do drive nicely though, comfortable.
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Just had a look....my mates dad had one in the early 1980s I think 
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Slow is fine with me....as long as it can get up to 20mph it'll be good enough to keep up with London traffic these days!
.Slow is fine with me....as long as it can get up to 20mph it'll be good enough to keep up with London traffic these days!
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the only criteria needs to be that it’s big enough to carry a mtb, I’m not keen on them on the roof or on the boot lid
an electric car is not an option ever in my life
