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Old 26th March 2009, 22:04   #21
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but dont boot it cold as it does take time for the oil to work at its optimum temperature + reach the top of the engine!!!!
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Old 26th March 2009, 22:06   #22
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My 190 only gets short runs most days, let it warm up before hitting the loud pedal. The trip computer is 19.7. Perks of hearing the engine note
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Old 26th March 2009, 22:09   #23
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when I got my zt a couple of weeks back my wife was driving it she was recording 10 mpg in her estimates!!!!
She must have gold boots!!!:lol:
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Crikey 10mpg !!! that takes some doing, I bet the V8 boys struggle to get that low.
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Old 26th March 2009, 22:13   #25
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we did come from a skoda octavia 2.0 35-40mpg
but she did panic me so I checked vis motors, changed oil and filters, tyre pressures and did an obd investigation.
We have done 300 miles on a tank of tesco juice. mixed driving - good or bad??
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