What were you getting from your clubby MPG wise? I’m sitting around 28ish, but that’s mostly short journeys with steep hills and traffic to and from work. Longer runs even if I’m not overly careful seem to be low 30s, but I’ve only done a few of them and not really any motorway. I’ve had it I think about the same length of time you have, and similarly have had no nice days to play with it yet. I know what you mean about torque steer though, is very predictable though.
I know the fear of wildlife well, lots of suicidal sheep up on the tops round here, suicidal bikers too. Always a few people each year end up with a new woolly front grill. Would have loved an Up! GTI, but sadly no auto and thanks to a crash years ago (in a Citigo no less) I’m limited to autos only thanks to a knackered right leg.
The Clubby was sat around 38mpg once fully run in which I thought was pretty impressive for a hefty 300PS car. Mind you it soon dropped away if the performance was used or in city traffic. In warmer dry conditions getting 40mpg wasn’t uncommon. I know people like to jump in and say “you don’t buy cars like that for fuel economy” but I’d disagree to an extent, it’s certainly a secondary consideration with a hot hatch daily driver for most people who want running costs to be reasonable.
I think I like the idea of an up! GTI more than I’d like the reality of it. I’ve been harping on about them since well before they were released, they’ve done a five(?) year run and gone out of production now so maybe I’m just kidding myself - I’ve yet to even sit in one! A bit like a puppy, they’re just kind of cute!
You’re testament to the crashworthiness of the chassis Doc, be it good or bad? At least you’re still here with us to tell the tale.
@Paul70 There’s a few of us that have owned both an Ed40 and 8R but aside from maybe Trev one would have been before the other not at the same time so it’d be fascinating to know how they compare directly in different ways.
I’d been avoiding Daisy updates so as not to bore everyone to tears! There’s not a huge amount to report on to be honest but I’ll see if I can nab a quiet half hour over the weekend and write something out, there’s bound to be a few anecdotes I can muster up, even if just to highlight how boring my life is! 😁
