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bpman

Member Since: 21 May 2008
Location: Oslo
Posts: 8069

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black

CR wrote:
What about a Defender 110 ice ?

that's my overlander ... I travel 100+ miles per day to/from work at the moment

5th Jan 2012 7:52am

MartinK

Member Since: 02 Mar 2011
Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border)
Posts: 2665

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Orkney Grey

It would be a Ford (Focus/Mondeo/Fiesta) for me....

My local Land Rover Indie swears they are the best car to run and abuse...

His view:

1. Take a Focus to Kwik-Fit for an exhaust/brake pads/brake disks... they will be in stock, the cheapest on the shelf, and fitted in a jiffy leaving you with a cheap bill and on the road faster than anything else...

2. Take a Peugeot/Lexus etc to Kwik-Fit. Mechanic looks, sucks his teeth, says the exhaust is special order, wait for it to come into stock, revisit kwik-fit once the part comes into stock, get a bill treble the size...

My pal has a Lexus hybrid, the disks, pads (rear axle only) and at the same time the rear regerative stuff... £1750 !!!!!!!!!

(Main Stealer) It's not even done 60k miles, and only about 5 years old...GULP Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's)

5th Jan 2012 8:37am

T1G UP

Member Since: 08 Dec 2009
Location: Bath
Posts: 3101

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Orkney Grey

MartinK wrote:
It would be a Ford (Focus/Mondeo/Fiesta) for me....

My local Land Rover Indie swears they are the best car to run and abuse...

His view:

1. Take a Focus to Kwik-Fit for an exhaust/brake pads/brake disks... they will be in stock, the cheapest on the shelf, and fitted in a jiffy leaving you with a cheap bill and on the road faster than anything else...

2. Take a Peugeot/Lexus etc to Kwik-Fit. Mechanic looks, sucks his teeth, says the exhaust is special order, wait for it to come into stock, revisit kwik-fit once the part comes into stock, get a bill treble the size...

My pal has a Lexus hybrid, the disks, pads (rear axle only) and at the same time the rear regerative stuff... £1750 !!!!!!!!! (Main Stealer) It's not even done 60k miles, and only about 5 years old...GULP

keep the fezzer and run it into the ground

5th Jan 2012 9:40am

robpenrose

Member Since: 15 Jan 2011
Location: Hampshire or Cornwall
Posts: 338

This might sound a bit of an odd one, its probably not as big as you want but.....................

Mini Cooper S.

My missus has just got one and i love it.

Driven at about 70 is, you can easily get high 40mpg if not 50.

If you want to crack on you can. 0-60 about 7s, 140 mpg if you want and the exhaust sounds great.

£130 a year tax etc.

At about 90 ish, it does about 35-40 mpg.

The above figures are for the newer shape one with the twin scroll turbo, not the older supercharger version. These were very bad on fuel. Current:D4 HSE
Gone: BMW Z4MC
Gone: Defender TD5 90 CSW
Previous: Discovery TD5 ES (Gone)

5th Jan 2012 11:03am

MartinK

Member Since: 02 Mar 2011
Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border)
Posts: 2665

robpenrose wrote:
This might sound a bit of an odd one, its probably not as big as you want but.....................

Mini Cooper S.

My missus has just got one and i love it.

Driven at about 70 is, you can easily get high 40mpg if not 50.

.

We're just about to sell MrsK's Mini. It's a (July...so late 06 plate...almost a 56 plate) 2006 Cooper. 30,600 miles, very tidy. FSH (we bought it with a 5-year main dealer service contract), and lots of extras (Pepper Pack, Visibility Pack, factory Sun Roof etc). One owner (MrsK) from new. It's pepper-white (the most sought-after colour for Minis).

We usually average just over 40 mpg (MrsK's daily commute is about 6 miles each way on Edinburgh by-pass), but regularly 44 mpg. Longer runs are done in the Volvo or the Defender but I guess 50 mpg would be likely on a longer run.

Her new Evoque is built (and now at the dealers) and we collect it on 1st March (12 plate), so Mini has to go in the next 6-8 weeks.

Prices on Ebay or Autotrader vary from £5995 to £8500. So £6k is our target price (i.e. lower end of the scale for a speedy sale).

Not advertised anywhere else (yet)...so available soon..PM me if interested... Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's)

5th Jan 2012 11:25am

bpman

Member Since: 21 May 2008
Location: Oslo
Posts: 8069

T1G UP wrote:
MartinK wrote:
It would be a Ford (Focus/Mondeo/Fiesta) for me....

My local Land Rover Indie swears they are the best car to run and abuse...

His view:

1. Take a Focus to Kwik-Fit for an exhaust/brake pads/brake disks... they will be in stock, the cheapest on the shelf, and fitted in a jiffy leaving you with a cheap bill and on the road faster than anything else...

2. Take a Peugeot/Lexus etc to Kwik-Fit. Mechanic looks, sucks his teeth, says the exhaust is special order, wait for it to come into stock, revisit kwik-fit once the part comes into stock, get a bill treble the size...

My pal has a Lexus hybrid, the disks, pads (rear axle only) and at the same time the rear regerative stuff... £1750 !!!!!!!!! (Main Stealer) It's not even done 60k miles, and only about 5 years old...GULP

keep the fezzer and run it into the ground

I'm going to do just that

.. pumped up the tyres and I'm getting 56mpg on the motorway @70(ish) and the cash I saved will buy the Maggiolina etc

5th Jan 2012 6:35pm

T1G UP

Member Since: 08 Dec 2009
Location: Bath
Posts: 3101

bpman wrote:

I saved will buy the Maggiolina etc

Now theres a good idea.

I think i'm going down the trailer route for the family / longer stays and, if i can buy one, a cheap Mag for the odd night out.

5th Jan 2012 7:42pm

bpman

Member Since: 21 May 2008
Location: Oslo
Posts: 8069

T1G UP wrote:
bpman wrote:

I saved will buy the Maggiolina etc

Now theres a good idea.

I think i'm going down the trailer route for the family / longer stays and, if i can buy one, a cheap Mag for the odd night out.

I bought an ex-demo from Brendan and if/when the time comes to do an expedition trailer, it'll fit on the top

5th Jan 2012 8:38pm

T1G UP

Member Since: 08 Dec 2009
Location: Bath
Posts: 3101

bpman wrote:
T1G UP wrote:
bpman wrote:

I saved will buy the Maggiolina etc

Now theres a good idea.

I think i'm going down the trailer route for the family / longer stays and, if i can buy one, a cheap Mag for the odd night out.

I bought an ex-demo from Brendan and if/when the time comes to do an expedition trailer, it'll fit on the top

Pray tell, (via pm)

5th Jan 2012 9:00pm

bpman

Member Since: 21 May 2008
Location: Oslo
Posts: 8069

You've been PM'd

5th Jan 2012 9:37pm

pom

Member Since: 01 Jun 2010
Location: Worcester
Posts: 1343

i have an A3 audi, the 170bhp dsg. If you dont nail it you get 50 mpg. If the urge takes you there aint much that can keep up.

Like the landys though dont get one without warranty. I had a new mechatronix unit (whatever that is) at 4k miles and service told me it cost them £4k

Cracking fun though, basically a rollerscate with seats and a radio.

Conversely there are some well cheap ultra mpg eurobox's on £120 a month lease.

Pom

5th Jan 2012 9:51pm

T1G UP

Member Since: 08 Dec 2009
Location: Bath
Posts: 3101

pom wrote:
i have an A3 audi, the 170bhp dsg. If you dont nail it you get 50 mpg. If the urge takes you there aint much that can keep up.

Like the landys though dont get one without warranty. I had a new mechatronix unit (whatever that is) at 4k miles and service told me it cost them £4k

Cracking fun though, basically a rollerscate with seats and a radio.

Conversely there are some well cheap ultra mpg eurobox's on £120 a month lease.

Pom

mechatronic unit is the hydraulic pumnp that runs the dsg box. had a golf gti dsg, mad fast!

5th Jan 2012 9:54pm

bpman

Member Since: 21 May 2008
Location: Oslo
Posts: 8069

I had flappy paddles on my Q5 - preferred the auto setting but had a 3 yr warranty

5th Jan 2012 10:17pm

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