« Reply #17 on: 15 August 2012, 21:34 »
Right back now and the Bluemotion is outside awaiting collection.
http://youtu.be/xEDxTeJXmV0 I didn't do so well on the way back, but I will let you make assumptions about the speed. Exactly the same journey on the way back 58.1mpg. Overall mpg 64.4mpg for 234 miles, quite impressed. The GTD would never have managed that MPG on the distance without some extremly economical driving, which it wasn't on the way back. To say the least the 5 speed box does 85 in 3rd gear on a private runway.
Apart from the plastic steering wheel the cheap RCD210 with two speakers and two tweeters (none in the rear), no rear electric windows, good seats very comfortable. I actually was quite impressed, it pulls quite well and left a few motors on the lights/roundabouts with ease, in gear acceleration (3rd/4th) is good, don't get me wrong its no GTD and so poor gear pull in 5th at motorway speeds especially on a hill (too used the to the GTD's foot down off we go, regardless of hill angle). But quite drivable, better than a 1.6 TDCI focus (well felt that way). When the mark 7 arrives? who knows.
« Last Edit: 15 August 2012, 21:51 by ajmoir36 »
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