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09 February 2009, 09:00 AM
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the hire car guy when he delivered the car said, dont worry about those consumption figures on the dash being low, he said I have been ragging it.
The figures when he delivered it were over 40 mpg, currently I think they are on 36.* mpg
The figures when he delivered it were over 40 mpg, currently I think they are on 36.* mpg
09 February 2009, 09:01 AM
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its scary on the motorway though as you dont realise how fast your going as there is no sense of speed, few times yesterday on the M65 I looked at the speedo and it was touching 100 
09 February 2009, 09:15 AM
you shouldnt speed Morning BTW
didnt snow much - when it started yesterday it was banging it down then it just stopped - I expected it to be fookin massive this morning - ready for some 4 wheel drifts (sort of)
09 February 2009, 09:37 AM
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and its still giving more than 36mpg!!!!!
apart from competition use petrol cars are dead, 12p a litre less just to try and make them competitive!!!
an old topgear was on dave last week were they bought supercars for less than £10k, the stig put a lap time in round there track in an astra diesel and they coudn't beat it !!!!!!
diesel its the future
what are subaru pushing now
not the rally car anyway 
they haven't got one
and thats all everybody knows them for 
09 February 2009, 09:42 AM
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on tv down south it looks great!!, i was wanting to out in the 4x4 pickup up the snake pass etc with a mate in his 4x4 bashing some drifts
09 February 2009, 09:44 AM
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09 February 2009, 10:08 AM
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It's not on fire?
It's pulling a high G turn and what you can see is something to do with the moisture in the air and the difference in pressure from where it was (minding its own business) to getting blasted at several hundred mph around the leading edges of the wings.
Quite a few of the passenger planes I've been on do the same on take off and landing.
A quick Google search:
Water vapor is present in air and is normally invisible. For a given amount of pressure, that water vapor will remain unseen. Clouds form when a moist air mass encounters an area of low enough pressure to cause the water to condense. An example is when moist air rises. Atmospheric pressure declines as alitude goes up. As an air mass rises, due to terrain or other reasons, the pressure drops, water condenses and clouds form.
A propeller tip, rotor tip, wing tip and even just the upper surface of the wing can produce enough of a pressure drop to cause the available moisture in the air to condense. If the aircraft is in very cold air, the condensate will freeze. If not, it will only last a few seconds or until the pressure stabilizes
God, I can't wait to get a job - I have far too much time on my hands.
09 February 2009, 10:10 AM
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09 February 2009, 10:43 AM
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2000 Subaru Impreza UK Turbo, remapped to 242bhp - £60 V-Power = 310 miles
2005 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 CDTi, unmodified 150bhp version - £60 Sainsbury's City Diesel = 560 miles.
Admittedly based on "motorway miles" but the figures speak for themselves. You also physically get less fuel in the tank with £60 of diesel as it costs that wee bit more but the car still goes further on less fuel.
I do miss the power when overtaking in the Vectra though.
09 February 2009, 10:45 AM
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Back to the vapour:
YouTube - BA 777 Takeoff Heathrow 09R
Skip to 1:00 and you see an example of it.
YouTube - BA 777 Takeoff Heathrow 09R
Skip to 1:00 and you see an example of it.
09 February 2009, 10:57 AM
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Right. I'm off to take the dogs for their second walk of the day before I go crazy. 
09 February 2009, 11:28 AM
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It's not on fire?
It's pulling a high G turn and what you can see is something to do with the moisture in the air and the difference in pressure from where it was (minding its own business) to getting blasted at several hundred mph around the leading edges of the wings.
Quite a few of the passenger planes I've been on do the same on take off and landing.
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09 February 2009, 11:31 AM
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2003 Subaru Impreza STi, mildly modded to 340bhp - £60 V-Power = 220 miles
2000 Subaru Impreza UK Turbo, remapped to 242bhp - £60 V-Power = 310 miles
2005 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 CDTi, unmodified 150bhp version - £60 Sainsbury's City Diesel = 560 miles.
Admittedly based on "motorway miles" but the figures speak for themselves. You also physically get less fuel in the tank with £60 of diesel as it costs that wee bit more but the car still goes further on less fuel.
I do miss the power when overtaking in the Vectra though.
2000 Subaru Impreza UK Turbo, remapped to 242bhp - £60 V-Power = 310 miles
2005 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 CDTi, unmodified 150bhp version - £60 Sainsbury's City Diesel = 560 miles.
Admittedly based on "motorway miles" but the figures speak for themselves. You also physically get less fuel in the tank with £60 of diesel as it costs that wee bit more but the car still goes further on less fuel.
I do miss the power when overtaking in the Vectra though.
09 February 2009, 11:32 AM
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09 February 2009, 11:36 AM
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09 February 2009, 11:38 AM
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had some good news today though, mortgage is up for renewal in april and our existing lender have given us a new deal that means we pay nearly £300 per month less
Means I can get a job with less pay and we wont be worse off, therefore should be easier for me to find something
Means I can get a job with less pay and we wont be worse off, therefore should be easier for me to find something
09 February 2009, 11:39 AM
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mrs goes back to work in march, she is doing 3 days a week (longer hours) for march though she has to do 3 days but she will get a full months pay due to holidays she has accrued.
More nandos for me
More nandos for me
09 February 2009, 11:45 AM
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The Vectra has very little low down (turbo not spooled up), then lights up the tyres between 2000 and 3000rpm and then nothing after that.
09 February 2009, 12:13 PM
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just looking into bluefin on a cougar, it appears that its not really worth it, so as the standard ecu can be remapped I am gonna look at that
09 February 2009, 05:37 PM
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09 February 2009, 07:01 PM
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