Update on Phillips GRX

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Update on Phillips GRX

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Filled up yesterday at Tescos. 450 miles exactly on the clock. Calaulated milage and it show 60.7 mpg and that on all rural running.

Beat that modern engines!!!
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If I drive the C4 like an old woman , I can get 63 and a bit on a run
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Blimey, must be low speeds & feathery light right foot, bargain motoring, Uncle Gordon will be most displeased at receiving less tax from u :D
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Damn right ... If only the 16 was anything like economical!
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I never got better than 46 out of my C5 2.0l. Old Landrover still gives the same, 33.

But I ever got before in a BX was 58 over 5000 miles motoring in Europe nine years ago.

Not that I figure mad, just curious about how GRX is performing. Anything pover 50 is good, but 60 is really sweet
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I seem to average 45-47 in the turbo, which i'm quite happy with considering most of it is commuting mileage with hills etc....
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Monica's usually around the 48-50 mpg mark, with a combination of motorway miles and some urban stuff. Pretty good I reckon, for a 14 yr old motor! :D
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Thats not bad at all mate. I can get about 54MPG in the TD if I'm very gebtle with it, but more often than not it's in the mid forties, and if I;m in a really bad mood I can get it into the high thirties :shock:

The valver averages about 28mpg round town, and ona gentle run I did once manage 42mpg, but again, when you got the power, you use it I find... and at £104.9 Gordon must be very happy..... :evil:
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Blimey I never managed that :shock: :D

Well done. BTW it's not 'Philip's GRX' it's now 'Terry's GRX' - it's official: I got the letter from DVLA :lol:
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What price is diesel in Chelmsford. Tesco here is 94.9
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Lowest here is 94.9p too. More typically it's 97.9p.
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