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Caterham



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[Wanted] Ford fiesta or similar
thought I'd ask on here on the off chance.

looking for something like this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/142574290101

small decent hatchback approx. 2 - 3 years old. preferably no road tax, 80+ mpg and should last a good while if looked after.

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...80+mpg. Looks like out need another Defender! Whistle Rolling with laughter

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Caterham if you can’t get 100 mpg out of a Fiesta I’m going to be very disappointed Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter 2015 HT XS 90
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Re: [Wanted] Ford fiesta or similar
Caterham wrote:
thought I'd ask on here on the off chance.

looking for something like this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/142574290101

small decent hatchback approx. 2 - 3 years old. preferably no road tax, 80+ mpg and should last a good while if looked after.

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I have something very similar for my everyday work car... I can only achieve a mere average of 71mpg round the M25 etc. Working towards Carry on camping!
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Caterham



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Sulisuli wrote:
Caterham if you can’t get 100 mpg out of a Fiesta I’m going to be very disappointed Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter


you a me too.

....71mpg - there's clearly something wrong. perhaps the brakes are dragging?
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Andy80



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71mpg averages over the last year (21,000 miles)... Average M25 stop start stuff not laboratory conditions Wink

To get MPG anything higher than this you would need to:

No inclines
Drive 50mph
Do not exceed 1500rpm
No Aircon
Empty car
Tyre pressures at 60psi
And a laboratory Rolling with laughter Working towards Carry on camping!
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Caterham



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to be fair 71 mpg average is excellent and I'd be quite happy with that.

BP man I think anything smaller than a fiesta would be a struggle as it'll be doing the 'swim run' which means me plus upto 3 girls and their kit. Thumbs Up
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Caterham



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Andy80,

I test drove a 2013 1.5 tdci the other day and although it had 70k miles on it I was really impressed with the overall condition and how tight it all seemed.

the only concern was from cold at about 1750 rpm it was kagarooing - I'm inclined to think it had something to do with the exhaust system ie stick egr (if they even have them) or similar. This was on very light throttle / off throttle / back on throttle.

is this typical or do you think there's an expensive fault waiting to materialise?

many thanks,
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Hi Caterham,

I've not experienced a kangaroo'ing issue but they are fitted with EGR though my Fiesta pulls quiet freely.


I did have a niggly issue with boost pressure fault codes and going limp mode,after finding the codes and abit of internet search revealed that the Turbo vanes (variable) were sticking and causing boost issues.

A bottle of https://www.forteuk.co.uk/product-detail/34/Diesel-Turbo-Cleaner done the trick! Whistle


Andy Working towards Carry on camping!
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Caterham



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thanks again for the response
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