"Vimto" (smudgey)
04/15/2018 at 08:49 • Filed to: None
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"Vimto" (smudgey)
04/15/2018 at 08:49 • Filed to: None | 9
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Averaged 53 MPG (calculated) from Pensacola to Ft. Worth. Above Amarillo, high winds and increasing elevation cut it down to about 45. So far the little 3cyl is handling the mountains well, but I’ve definitely noticed a drop in power versus what I’m used to at sea level. Here’s a few pics.
jimz
> Vimto
04/15/2018 at 09:08 |
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I’ve driven a Ka with the non-turbo version of that engine. I can’t imagine how lifeless it would be at that elevation.
BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
> Vimto
04/15/2018 at 09:32 |
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High winds are just another normal day between Clayton and Raton. I don’t know how they deal with it all the time.
Svend
> Vimto
04/15/2018 at 09:35 |
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Fiestas are good, reliable honest little cars.
The U.S. fixation of oversize pickups to take one person to work that the majority of the time don’t use it’s size is just a waste.
In the spirit of your screen name, I’m enjoying some Vimto. It’s just so refreshing and you never get bored of it.
JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
> Svend
04/15/2018 at 09:41 |
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Yeah, big trucks and SUVs, don’t forget SUVs. The US market is losing the Fiesta and gaining the Ecosport. :|
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Svend
> JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
04/15/2018 at 09:52 |
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It takes time to change a mindset.
The last big change was due to a fuel crisis.
Here we use small practical for purpose cars in the most part, if we need something bigger we rent or borrow a van or get a company to do it.
Ford are just in the market to make money so they make and sell cars for the market they are in.
I just wish you guys didn’t have the 25 year law so you could vote with your feet.
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Vimto
> jimz
04/15/2018 at 10:00 |
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A non-turbo 3cyl? Yikes. The American 1.0 produces 123 hp and 148 lb ft of torque (torque figure is in overboost) so it’s more powerful than the 1.6.
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Vimto
> Svend
04/15/2018 at 10:02 |
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Love it haha. I lived in Leeds for the first 10 years of my life and my body was probably 70% lucozade and vimto for the majority of it.
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Vimto
> BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
04/15/2018 at 10:03 |
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I got out of the car to take the picture near Raton and could barely stand. Felt sorry for the car.
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jimz
> Vimto
04/15/2018 at 10:04 |
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I know, I live in the US. it was, er, entertaining listening to that little thing cope with 70+ mph interstate speeds.
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Vimto
> jimz
04/15/2018 at 10:07 |
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That doesn’t sound like fun
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Svend
> Vimto
04/15/2018 at 10:14 |
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There is Vimto everything these days. I think you’d love the sweets.
Lucozade just doesn’t taste like what it did years ago but I do like a bottle of Lucozade Original from time to time.
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> Vimto
04/15/2018 at 10:34 |
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I’ve always wanted to build a 91 Civic into something different, I think a 1 liter Ecoboost swap would make it just about perfect. Super high fuel economy, almost double the factory power well double the tourque anyway, and probably less weight.
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Vimto
> Svend
04/15/2018 at 11:06 |
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I haven’t visited since 2012 (left in 2005) but I’ll have to check those out next time!
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Vimto
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
04/15/2018 at 11:06 |
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Is guaranteed to fit in the engine bay too!
nafsucof
> Vimto
04/15/2018 at 11:15 |
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mmmmm sfe.
Cé hé sin
> Vimto
04/15/2018 at 12:33 |
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Oh, it’s a four door Fiesta! Are they a big thing over there?
CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
> Vimto
04/15/2018 at 13:06 |
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What octane does the 1L take? I kinda want one....
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Vimto
> Cé hé sin
04/15/2018 at 15:04 |
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No. The Fiesta is being discontinued at the end of this year here due to poor sales
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Vimto
> CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
04/15/2018 at 15:05 |
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It runs perfectly on 87! I’ve yet to try premium to see if there’s any notable different in power/fuel economy
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Cé hé sin
> Vimto
04/15/2018 at 15:43 |
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I meant the four door one in particular, never having seen such a thing!
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Vimto
> Cé hé sin
04/15/2018 at 16:24 |
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Oh, in terms of 4 door versus 5 door, I’d say in America about 55% are 4 doors / saloons / sedans
Kar Wai Wong
> Vimto
04/15/2018 at 16:52 |
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I’m lucky we still get the 3 door, as 3 door hatchbacks are getting massacred in Europe. Shame the van version was killed, always had a soft spot for those. Also, as a European, why would people choose saloons over hatchbacks?