no, im going to use the "force"

discodunc wrote:

the gimicky engine start/stop econmy thing wasnt working though - poss due to low battery. that will get sorted

This is not a gimmick at all; it serves the absolutely vital role of fooling the official MPG /CO2 tests into reporting better figures than the car deserves!! We benefit in terms of lower tax rates, but don't expect it to achieve anything else in real life

Mine does an intergalactic mileage and the battery is never short of charge, but the system hardly ever kicks in - I often turn the engine off myself when I'm in traffic.

discodunc wrote:

no, im going to use the "force"

really? hows that working out for you?  At work
At home

"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race

well, found a 2010 GS TD4-e at MJfews - 30k miles and did the deal.

we have the car but havnt paid for it yet :- thats service !!!

the fact that we had a big crash in the D3 in france and came away un injured accelerated the process. MrsDiscoDunc didnt want the drive the toyota Aygo anymore !!

as the D3 is trashed and im still waiting for the D4 to be delivered from Fews, ive been using the FL and i am very impressed

its returning 37mpg (according to computer) and the driving environment it is very familiar and relaxing

D4 arrives tomorrow so will be passing the keys to MrsDiscodunc to tootle to the shops etc