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Toyotafanboi · 09-08-2015 12:27AM

Driving this the last week, Dodge Grand Caravan, 3.6 V6 Auto... makes around the same power as my Celica with half the displacement, still fairly able to shift none the less but it appears to be an alcaholic, chomped through just shy of 80 liters over around 400 miles, but no big deal at $2.50 a gallon.

GvidoR · 09-08-2015 01:01AM

Nice. What are you doing in Texas? :P

Toyotafanboi · 09-08-2015 01:07AM

Well spotted :P i'm actually in New York but the rental has a Texas reg. Just a few of us are over on a couple of weeks holidays but i'm doing the driving, not that i mind.

It's easy to see why tourists cause so many accidents. All i needed was €15 for an international license and i was off driving a LHD car on the right side of the road. Lets just say it's very easy to forget where you are at times.

Mister Jingles · 09-08-2015 02:42AM

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Driving this the last week, Dodge Grand Caravan, 3.6 V6 Auto... makes around the same power as my Celica with half the displacement, still fairly able to shift none the less but it appears to be an alcaholic, chomped through just shy of 80 liters over around 400 miles, but no big deal at $2.50 a gallon.

If I've worked that out right that's only $52/€47 to fill it up your mini van ? God if that's true it would only cost €35 to brim the Mondeo

Toyotafanboi · 09-08-2015 02:56AM

It's around $2.50 a gallon for 87 octane and an American gallon is only 3.6 liters, not 4.5, so it works out around €0.63 per liter for low-ish quality fuel.

Sobanek · 09-08-2015 08:49AM

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

It's around $2.50 a gallon for 87 octane and an American gallon is only 3.6 liters, not 4.5, so it works out around €0.63 per liter for low-ish quality fuel.

$2.95 a gallon for premium unleaded - that works out at €0.71 a litre...

26000 Elephants · 09-08-2015 07:57PM

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

It's around $2.50 a gallon for 87 octane and an American gallon is only 3.6 liters, not 4.5, so it works out around €0.63 per liter for low-ish quality fuel.

Its got cheaper - in 2008 it was touching 4 bucks a gallon in places. You can get a feel for what kind of a culture shock that was for Americans when you consider that during the 90's it bumbled along at about 1.10 a gallon.

OldMrBrennan83 · 09-08-2015 07:59PM

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colm_mcm · 09-08-2015 08:02PM

It's all relative though.

Big Nasty · 09-08-2015 08:08PM

Car and engine size were always huge in the US in comparison to Europe. It's relatively recent that US manufacturers have started making global models.

colm_mcm · 09-08-2015 08:12PM

Ford have been at it for a while

notGill · 09-08-2015 08:20PM

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Driving this the last week, Dodge Grand Caravan, 3.6 V6 Auto... makes around the same power as my Celica with half the displacement, still fairly able to shift none the less but it appears to be an alcaholic, chomped through just shy of 80 liters over around 400 miles, but no big deal at $2.50 a gallon.

Is that the 7 seater model?

Going over in a few weeks time for a roadtrip, 6 lads and all the bells and whistles (carry on and checked bags). Any foreseeable issues with us squeezing into it....?

We've the same one booked!

toastedpickles · 09-08-2015 09:00PM

May have gone a bit mad with the plastidip

I like it! So that's all that matters really

Big Nasty · 09-08-2015 09:10PM

colm_mcm wrote: »

Ford have been at it for a while

Not much more than 10 years or so?

Even at that it's way more recent that engine size offerings are global.

Toyotafanboi · 09-08-2015 09:19PM

notGill wrote: »

Is that the 7 seater model?

Going over in a few weeks time for a roadtrip, 6 lads and all the bells and whistles (carry on and checked bags). Any foreseeable issues with us squeezing into it....?

We've the same one booked!

Yeah, it's the 7 seat model. 4 of us took it from the airport with checked and carry on luggage and it was fine, could definitely have taken more if you packed it any way carefully.

It's a great car spec wise. 4 zone climate control, sat nav, dual dvd screens, reversing camera, automatic doors, full leather electric seats. Sturdy bus, very solid and quiet. Lacking in some areas but better than i was expecting.

$70 a day it's costing us i think. What are you paying?

MetzgerMeister · 09-08-2015 09:30PM

Big Nasty wrote: »

Car and engine size were always huge in the US in comparison to Europe. It's relatively recent that US manufacturers have started making global models.

Bigger displacement needed for such low octane fuel compared to small displacement and high octane fuel in Europe. Hence why big V8's were pumping out less than 200bhp and a 1.8 was pumping out the same here.

Just my opinion of course but that's how I think of it.

notGill · 10-08-2015 11:49AM

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Yeah, it's the 7 seat model. 4 of us took it from the airport with checked and carry on luggage and it was fine, could definitely have taken more if you packed it any way carefully.

It's a great car spec wise. 4 zone climate control, sat nav, dual dvd screens, reversing camera, automatic doors, full leather electric seats. Sturdy bus, very solid and quiet. Lacking in some areas but better than i was expecting.

$70 a day it's costing us i think. What are you paying?

The boot looks to be different sizes depending on which pictures you look at! Had the 3.6l engine in a charger last year, hated the autobox on it!

Just under €70 a day but pick-up in San Diego and drop-off in Vegas... :cool:

Atomic Pineapple · 10-08-2015 12:44PM

OSI wrote: »

You don't even need an international license.

Was gonna ask why an international license was needed?

26000 Elephants · 10-08-2015 12:52PM

Atomic Pineapple wrote: »

Was gonna ask why an international license was needed?

I was thinking the same. I've never been asked for one in the states. I've only ever used one in non-eu, non english speaking countries.

Toyotafanboi · 10-08-2015 02:12PM

OSI wrote: »

You don't even need an international license.

Hence it's title i thought i did. It was mt first time renting abroad so i wasn't going to risk the whole thing for €15

26000 Elephants · 10-08-2015 02:21PM

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Hence it's title i thought i did. It was mt first time renting abroad so i wasn't going to risk the whole thing for €15

Probably a good idea anyway, to be fair.

I think the IDL is required where the authorities cannot be expected to understand the language used in your License.

Chris_Heilong · 10-08-2015 02:55PM

Whats the story of the new Mustang, are they selling them in Ireland at all? Have not seen any around. If I ever went down the new car road it would be this or a GT86.

Big Nasty · 10-08-2015 03:08PM

They were originally supposed to land in September.

Chris_Heilong · 10-08-2015 03:09PM

Big Nasty wrote: »

They were originally supposed to land in September.

Cool, wasnt sure.

terrydel · 10-08-2015 03:11PM

My 04 Audi A3 1.6 petrol, first car I've owned (bikes are really my thing and drove them for years before decided I needed a car as well)
doesn't look a any older than when I got it, aprt from the few scratches I've inflicted on the rear bumper

Love it, its very smooth, which everyone remarks on, its a comfortable car to be in, slow but enough to get by (everything is slow after my ktm 990 smt :pac:), very reliable so far tho I do very low mileage.
At 6k I think I got a great car that I've had for 3 years now fault free, and could sell for between 3-4k now.
A really good choice I think.

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Yawlboy · 10-08-2015 03:23PM

My 1993 Defender 110 200Tdi Utility

ba_barabus · 10-08-2015 03:34PM

Big Nasty wrote: »

Not much more than 10 years or so?

Even at that it's way more recent that engine size offerings are global.

They've been at it a lot longer than that but it's only been successful recently. The Sierra and mk1 Fiesta were the first afaik

wotzgoingon · 10-08-2015 04:32PM

I like that Defender.

OldMrBrennan83 · 10-08-2015 04:38PM

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Duke O Smiley · 10-08-2015 06:17PM

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And thats it, gone for good. Sad day, but it has yielded many many parts for the new car. Bigger and better things though as they say, wha

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It needs a really good clean now.

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