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Re: End of year (well not quite) Fleet reports? Ill Start :)

Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 11:37 am
by DodgeRover
8BAK465 wrote: Sat Nov 30, 2019 11:34 pm
DodgeRover wrote: Wed Nov 27, 2019 11:04 pm That's what LPG is for
Can you stil get it? Cant remember the last time I saw an LPG pump?
Have a look at www.filllpg.co.uk for an up-to-date map and prices.

Good availability in most places I go

Re: End of year (well not quite) Fleet reports? Ill Start :)

Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 7:31 pm
by mercrocker
cros wrote: Sun Dec 01, 2019 12:13 am
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And yes, Jo, LPG is still around, the Rover had just filled up with the stuff.
Explains the roof pod, then....

And has Hooli gone into International Transport?

Re: End of year (well not quite) Fleet reports? Ill Start :)

Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 7:42 pm
by Hooli
I'd missed both of those bits & I can neither confirm or deny the transportation rumours.

Re: End of year (well not quite) Fleet reports? Ill Start :)

Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 10:22 pm
by 64A60
1964 Austin A60 Cambridge- Very comfortable and dependable, taken on holidays to the West Country and North Yorkshire and many days out with no trouble apart from a Condenser playing up.

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1958 Austin A55 Cambridge- Bought in October, my oldest car to date. Good bodily and mechanically but some attention required to electrics.

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Re: End of year (well not quite) Fleet reports? Ill Start :)

Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2019 4:01 pm
by mercrocker
Cracking pair of cars....I would be very happy to let them see me out.....

Re: End of year (well not quite) Fleet reports? Ill Start :)

Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2019 6:39 pm
by Jazoli
Jazoli wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2019 8:40 pm I have nothing shite really this year

Smallest car in the fleet has got a noisy gearbox (in reverse) and there's mayo in the cooling system but its running ok at the minute.

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Next one up is my wankerchariot, its dropping into limp mode a lot since I had it remapped so its going back on wed to have it removed, window regulator failed today (my fault, window was frozen) and the winter wheels and tyres are going on at the weekend, also leather seats are fucking cold in the morning so I've bought some heated seat covers!

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Next is the wife's 307CC, it continues to provide sterling service doing 800 miles a week up and down the M6 averaging 50mpg, its had a couple of COM2000 units this year as they keep failing but they are easy enough to sort with Lexia, its also had a wheel bearing and that's it, its due a cambelt but we'll see next spring if she decides to keep it.

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Lastly is my Z1000SX, its almost new so nothing is broken, I just throw tyres and fuel at it, its under a couple of blankets in the garage and will re-emerge in spring.

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5 vehicles came and went

The AS forum bike, I bought this, then sold it, then won it back on a roffle then sold it again.

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I sold my Avensis

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A nice BMW 3 series

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daughter killed her Polo

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and I traded my MT09SP

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Quite a quiet year this year really, next year I am not buying or selling any cars, I may buy a track bike or a van, or a trailer but that really is it, I've spent too much money this year!


An update to the fleet, my A3 has been sold (I never said I wasn't going to buy any more cars this year!!!) and replaced with this barge of much waftyness
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I have documented it over on that other place but it's a Superb 100 Edition with every conceivable extra, and it all works, the heated leather rear seats are about the comfiest place I've sat, it has the ubiquitous grumbly PD130 and an auto box, fast it isn't (yet) but it's a great thing to chill and waft around in.

Re: End of year (well not quite) Fleet reports? Ill Start :)

Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2019 9:25 pm
by fried onions
You can see why the Farina's remained in production for so long. They were just unassuming, comfortable and dependable transport.

Re: End of year (well not quite) Fleet reports? Ill Start :)

Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2019 9:44 pm
by mercrocker
Stop it with the Farina love, fellas...You're making me want another.

Re: End of year (well not quite) Fleet reports? Ill Start :)

Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 12:00 pm
by ghosty
bub2006 wrote: Tue Nov 05, 2019 8:42 pm My experience is low to mid 20s
36mpg 😄

Re: End of year (well not quite) Fleet reports? Ill Start :)

Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 12:01 pm
by bub2006
Non too bad then. Depends on the roads and driving style though. My aunt was lucky to see mid 20s