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Trip to see the Golden Guitar

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  1. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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  2. simon klein

    simon klein Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Ahem......the Datto,for the whole trip,............28mpg...amazing.
    The 365 would have been about 5 gallons to the mile!
     
  3. Its328

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    Surprised to see Ferrari drivers worried about mileage:D:D:D
    I drive to a servo fill it up and drive it, I don't even check the price!!
     
  4. Aircon

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    Ian isn't a Ferrari driver. Simon isn't either, really.
     
  5. IanB

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    It's an interesting measure of efficiency. The best I got from the Daytona was 20mpg also, with a smaller and more sophisticated engine.

    Fuel is the cheapest part of owning a car, depreciation followed by servicing are much more relevant.

    The indy car uses about 6 litres for a 2 mile lap, so less than 2mpg :)
     
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  6. simon klein

    simon klein Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Agree though I'm not shore I've ever attained 20 due to 6x sidedraught Webers.
    Were your carbys the same size (not type)?
     
  7. Aircon

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    We can all imagine how well tuned it was.
     
  8. greg246

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  9. Horse

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    At the Rainbow beach fill up I used 47 liters to Giz’s 56.

    Just saying.


    Silly signature here to annoy KIAI
     
  10. Ferraridoc

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    And yet Gezim didn't look too sad...
     
  11. Aircon

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    Doesn't make sense, does it? 355 doing 3000rpm at 100kph though
     
  12. IanB

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    40mm DCN vs 38mm DCO in your car. Downdraft carbs always more efficient than sidedraft.
     
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  13. DMWC

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    Imagine what a PITA it would be having to fill that thing up at a race meeting


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  14. IanB

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    Indeed, but think about the fringe benefits :D
     
  15. Aircon

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    TMI
     
  16. jmillard308

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    I am not sure you are qualified to make that comment :D
     
  17. kerrari

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    So if the 365 doesn’t get its annual GG run when will it ever get driven...?
     
  18. kerrari

    kerrari Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Yep, not like there’s anything you can do about it... I do remember grizzling after the WA rally many moons ago as their fuel was hugely more expensive than ours was at that time (2005). Fantastic rally that covered a lot of area plus track day, 1/4 mile, hillclimb, ‘spirited drive day’ (JK drove my 308 on 1 section of that which may have increased usage slightly :rolleyes:) plus an extra few days of touring - I think the fuel bill for 10 days or so was about $475 from memory! Just think of that as $47.50 / day and seems like cheap fun!:D

    And that would be a bargain trip with today’s ripoff fuel prices...
     
  19. Aircon

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    I think being interested isn't the same as being worried
     
  20. IanB

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    Indeed.
     
  21. simon klein

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    Was looking forward to the GAD where the roads are much better.......
    Marc's doing a fair bit of work on it ATM so no problem.
    It would be good to be able to fly down whenever and take it for a drive after it's sorted but with the world as it is.....
     
  22. Its328

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    Fair call :)
     
  23. simon klein

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    Just a headsup chaps,I as well as Gizz put new boots on our respective cars,not that it's all that relative but I had a wheel align done.
    I've just had the car serviced as it came due on the drive and I asked them to check the align gain...RHS was out.
    We traversed some dodgy roads,bumps and ridges perhaps it's worth a lazy $88 to get yours checked as well.
     
  24. Aircon

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    OMG
     
  25. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ
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    OMG is right, Satan will NEVER see roads like that again .... .and we weren't even going fast !!!

    The roads were ok for "normal" or SUVs or shatheaps
     

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