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(Message started by: Octavian_P on May 28^th, 2006, 11:50am)

Title: Why my scorpio is so heavy on fuel
Post by Octavian_P on May 28^th, 2006, 11:50am

This a normal morning in traffic for me, sorry about the size of the pict, i can't find the original one, anyway this is a resize.

PS: for a 6 mile trip around town it can sometimes take more that 1 hour to reach destination (this is in the happy cases ;D)

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/Octavian_P/dfa7.jpg

Title: Re: Why my scorpio is so heavy on fuel
Post by Kjetil S on May 28^th, 2006, 1:25pm

Title: Re: Why my scorpio is so heavy on fuel
Post by Octavian_P on May 28^th, 2006, 1:51pm

That's a normal morning, i'll get my camera when it will be a rainy normal traffic.....in thoes days it's better to go with the subway ;D

Title: Re: Why my scorpio is so heavy on fuel
Post by Spannerdemon on May 31^st, 2006, 10:37am

That is HORRENDOUS.

Makes me feel so lucky! I start work at 6am, and there is NIL traffic on the road at that time.
Leave home at 5.35, and after a nice leisurely drive across Torbay, roll into the firms car park at around 5.50. Total fuel for for my weekly journeys to work and back is about twelve quid.

To be honest, if it was that bad here, I'd keep the Scorp just for my leiasure time, and buy a small motorcycle just for commuting.

I couldn't be arsed fighting my way through that lot every day.

;D :D ;D :D

Title: Re: Why my scorpio is so heavy on fuel
Post by Highlander on May 31^st, 2006, 12:12pm

A SMALL motorcycle???? nooooooooooo ;D

Get a big one!!! ;D

Title: Re: Why my scorpio is so heavy on fuel
Post by Spannerdemon on May 31^st, 2006, 12:29pm

I'd have a BIG one, but I don't know if Octavian has a bike licence.
My riding days are (unfortunately) over, but last bike I had was a Suzuki 900 RF.
Now THAT ate up the miles!! 8)

Title: Re: Why my scorpio is so heavy on fuel
Post by Octavian_P on May 31^st, 2006, 4:48pm

It wouldn't be to hard to get a bike licence, but a real bike usualy costs as much as two scorpios ......meaning a cheap one would be over 10.000 euros. Which would be way over my budget, especialy now that i quit my job :P, and a little tiny scooter (under 50 cc) has a price about 2.000 euros.

Title: Re: Why my scorpio is so heavy on fuel
Post by Octavian_P on May 31^st, 2006, 4:50pm

on 05/31/06 at 12:12:00, Highlander wrote:

A SMALL motorcycle???? nooooooooooo ;D

Get a big one!!! ;D

I saw a Triumph Motrcycle at a show, it had a 2.3 litre engine......the engine block was almost as big as my scorpio engine, and it had 180 horsepower :o

PS: price was about 40.000 euros :P

Title: Re: Why my scorpio is so heavy on fuel
Post by Kjetil S on May 31^st, 2006, 9:29pm

Or you could get hold of a Dodge Tomahawk motorcycle. Has an 8.3 litre V10 from a Dodge Viper SRT-10 ;D

http://www.seriouswheels.com/top-2003-Dodge-Tomahawk-Concept.htm

Title: Re: Why my scorpio is so heavy on fuel
Post by trogg on May 31^st, 2006, 9:40pm

aint rush hour marvelous.

Title: Re: Why my scorpio is so heavy on fuel
Post by cossie_al on Jun 2^nd, 2006, 12:04am

I once saw a norton feather bed with a rover v8 engine in it.
The guy had ridden it to the glowing lamb bike rally near kendal in the lake district.
When I got to talk to him he was on intravenus coffee and chain smoking :o