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Originally Posted by Marco

Oooh, you devil... Say hello to the girls of Bathgate for me!:D

Marco.

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gave it a spin across the county and then a slow chug at 20 through e whitburn:eyebrows:... all town speed limits are 20mph here.. bloody crazy tbh, but with a hybrid you do get excellent mpg at that speed lol.. did about 20 miles and got 60mpg overall...

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Originally Posted by struth

did about 20 miles and got 60mpg overall...

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Probably about the same as mine. Suzuki claimed 74 mpg extra-urban, but I never believed it.

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Originally Posted by walpurgis

Probably about the same as mine. Suzuki claimed 74 mpg extra-urban, but I never believed it.

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yeah some of the small suzies do good mpg... this car of mine is not huge but with the hybrid in it its weight is nearing 2000kg

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Originally Posted by Macca

Anytime I see or hear the word 'canoe' I think of 'Deliverance.'

But you wouldn't get me in a hot air balloon for love nor money. So many ways that can end badly.

You would have a life jacket on in the canoe so not being a good swimmer wouldn't really matter. Sounds a bit too hectic for a holiday pass-time for me though.

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I'll call it a kayak then :) It was a two person jobbie, and yes we did have life jackets on, as I wasn't sure how bad I'd be. But it was definitely not hectic, just floating downstream, using the paddles for steering.

The kayak hire was at our camp site - bloke drove us a few miles upstream with the canoes in tow, dumped us off and we just floated downstream for a few hours, punctuated by the occasional stop for a cold beer or a bite to eat. when we'd floated back to the campsite we just give him his canoe back. Job done :)

Not a fan of water sports, too much faff, but that was a piece of piss.

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Originally Posted by Macca

Yes way too cold in Europe, I'm talking about the Caribbean Sea. That's lovely and warm.

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Some of the Med is ok - at my brother's place (Cap d'Agde) the beach shelves so gradually you can be 100 yards out and still only waist deep. A lot less cold than deeper waters.

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Originally Posted by struth

strange.. i loved that tbh... water should be fine if you can touch bottom mate.. you wont drown:)

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He'd float anyway, what with all the methane :)

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Originally Posted by walpurgis

Probably about the same as mine. Suzuki claimed 74 mpg extra-urban, but I never believed it.

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yeah official for my car is. Fuel economy combined: 72.4 mpg which lets face it is bollocks.

i have had over 90 on short runs of about 7 miles, if heading east and its slightly downwards. Avg in winter is a little under 50. in summer its a little over 50, and like now and in autumn its about 55mpg. Tho, you can stretch it a bit if the aircon is off and you drive in eco mode, and use a gentle right foot.
overall i'd say 52mpg up here, which isnt bad for a near 2 metric ton car in scotland doing my mileage and type. my last ford only averaged about 20. mostly due to town driving. running at 20mph in this i can achieve 70 odd, but it only lasts so long and then engine will run a lot more as battery is drained.

I can get 52 or more on the flat at 60 from my 535d. Not bad for a 3 litre.

Not that the long term average is anywhere near that, but I still get 36-38 overall.

Well I've got my car back and the brakes seem sorted, unfortunately the mechanic has mislaid the ignition key :rolleyes:.

Fortunately I have a spare, but I'll need to get another cut. Good job it's a plain key with no chip. He's offered to pay for it and not charged me for sorting the brakes. I actually expect he'll find the key, the car only went from inside the workshop to the parking lot outside before the key was lost.