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| me@td5.org Member Since: 16 Jan 2011 Location: Warwick Posts: 856  
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If it was 30 seconds most people would live with that. It's the overtakes that drivers attempt on the flat because there limiter is slightly higher than the truck in front only to arrive at a incline where the more limited truck is carrying a lighter load and keeps chugging away and the overtaking truck doesn't have enough umph to get past. Do they ever back down and drop back behind..not a chance. I understand why but it winds me up like everyone else that just wants to go as fast as we can to get the boring motorway out of the way. www.td5.org
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7th Aug 2013 8:28pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6318  
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if only the needle moved so slowly for the whole tank.....
110 miles and the needle has barely moved 
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20th Nov 2013 11:14am |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6318
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you are so right
don't think I'll break any records on this tank but I'll be very interested to see the results now things seem to be running rather nicely. I need to get a few long trips in back to back and I can aim for the illusive 600 
even at 600 its a mile off the wifes golf my07 that runs on between 50 - 100% home brew 
yours all sorted now after the we prang? |
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20th Nov 2013 11:32am |
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| Glynparry25 Member Since: 16 Feb 2009 Location: Miserable Midlands Posts: 3015  
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Yeah, all mechanically sorted
 with a couple of upgrades (has to be done). Bigest problem I am having now is getting it registered as a UK vehicle...... HMRC really have a terrible website and even worse post response 
Just noticed that you have your lights on in the picture......... you might be losing distance by doing that- you need to buy some night vision goggles 
Glyn |
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20th Nov 2013 11:39am |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6318
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is that how you had your incident - lights off at night?
- got a spare set going at the right price?
to be fair I only have the side lights on and they're LED so its not impacting too much  |
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20th Nov 2013 11:45am |
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| Glynparry25 Member Since: 16 Feb 2009 Location: Miserable Midlands Posts: 3015
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Haha, quite the opposite, lights on during the day- I also always have my sidelights on all the time- also saves learning the laws in separate countries relating to lights, quite strange how some are compulsory and others aren't. I do mean to get LED ones at some point though.... every time I look at something small I end up researching much more expensive parts and forget about the lights
 I must stop looking!!
Next purchase is one of these:
Then hopefully when I introduce it to my sankey, they will fall in love, one will mount the other resulting in a beautiful cross-breed ........ Then there is no change of 600miles to the tank 
Glyn  
Tent on sankey chassis, not sankey tub on tent chassis!!! :P Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated |
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20th Nov 2013 12:18pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6318
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I suspect it will be a very nice 'partnership' and I look forward to seeing the end result - good luck.
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20th Nov 2013 1:05pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6318
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orange light on at 465.3 miles today.....not my best by quite a long way but I'd say I'm using more revs these days as the engine isn't sounding so bad.
anyhow should see me through to 500 miles on this tank. so far as I'm concerned anything over 450 is ok, 500 and I'm well happy but if I get a few long journeys back to back when I've got plenty of time on my hands it would be good to see what the MAX is.... |
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29th Nov 2013 7:18am |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6318
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On way home last night and orange light came on at 482 on this tank..... so 45ish miles till fill up and that equates to 527 miles on this tank......not too bad.
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25th Jan 2014 12:46pm |
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| keith Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2227 
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Im in total disbelief of all your high millage . Highest ever on 75L TD5 was 410miles at 60mph .
Now highest on 70L 2.2 at 60mph is 320 . 500 + im amazed . |
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25th Jan 2014 2:34pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6318
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Simples.....60 mph is far too quick.
More patience |
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25th Jan 2014 7:47pm |
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| borderterrier Member Since: 09 Dec 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 1677  
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Anyone else getting near these frighteningly frugal figures?
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25th Jan 2014 8:33pm |
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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5792 
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Not me. 300 per tank, 400 the first ever tank
Andy |
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25th Jan 2014 8:49pm |
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| borderterrier Member Since: 09 Dec 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 1677
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I drive sensibly and read the road well (I ride bikes too) and around 400 is the best I get. I cannot see how in real world driving, these guys get another 100 miles from a tank
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25th Jan 2014 8:51pm |
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