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Awesome, been waiting for this one... now we just need to loan them a Mondeo Wagon for testing... particularly one with the 2.2l diesel!!!!
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04-03-2008, 08:40 PM | #3 | ||
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Excellent thanks Andrew, been waiting for this. Hopefully will be my next car.
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25-03-2008, 05:28 PM | #4 | ||
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I just took one to Melbourne and back. I cruised at a very comfortable 110-114km/h on dual carriageway and observed all other speed limits in other areas. Air-con was on the whole time and I didn't hold back when overtaking. Add to this the hour's worth of stop-start rubbish I had coming out of Sydney on Thursday morning...
I averaged 6.35L/100km over 955km, with 185km to empty still showing when I arrived in Melbourne and filled up!!!! Imagine what I would have cracked if I had really been trying to be efficient!!! The torque is amazing, overtaking is effortless... yet cruising is quiet and comfortable. The Stereo's a beast too : I dare say when the 800-900 odd km of road between Sydney and Melbourne is finally all dual carriageway at 110km/h, all the way, you'd be pulling comfortable high 5's / 100km average all up. Insane. I want a diesel now!! :
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25-03-2008, 08:34 PM | #5 | ||
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Thats awesome... im dead set certain you would have made it well into the 5's if you had have used a little less boot
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25-03-2008, 10:06 PM | #6 | ||
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Yeah, a Mondeo TDCi to be exact... I just love it!
But I hopefully have a G6E coming so that'll be good to compare. The G6 is a stunning motorcar, and honestly in many ways better than a Mondeo. They're both awesome vehicles.
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25-03-2008, 10:20 PM | #7 | ||
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I can't wait to take mine on a long trip to see what it gets. Driving a fair bit in peak traffic (avg speed around 35km/h), I'm getting around 7.7 l/100km. My previous 2 cars (XR6T & VT Dual Fuel Wagon) rarely got below 14's for the same trip. After 3,500 kms, the engine seems to be getting smoother and a little more willing. I have seen the fuel consumption drop to as low as 5.4 l/100km after a short freeway run not long after filling up.
Zetec, how many kays did the one you drove have on it?
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25-03-2008, 10:23 PM | #8 | ||
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great read.
2 questions though: what is Capless Re-fueling? and what are Anti-burst Doors? |
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25-03-2008, 11:32 PM | #9 | ||
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Capless Refuelling - http://media.ford.com/newsroom/relea...?release=22068
Anti-burst - http://www.globalspec.com/reference/...nti-Burst-Lock I just clicked over 10,000 tonight. It had done approx 7,800 when I got it on Thursday from memory. As you can tell, I love my driving and after 2,200km at least worth of driving over the last 5 days, I'm still in love with the car, ache-free and really growing to love it with every km. Shame it goes back tomorrow, I'll really miss it. I'd take it over my XR8 any day.
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25-03-2008, 11:38 PM | #10 | ||
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Here's a little piccy I took to tease you all, after the refill when I had just arrived in Melbourne, straight off the highway. This was after my trip, where I averaged 6.35/100km and filled it to the brim.
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