KS2006 Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Hi All, Well today in the rain was the last day in my roadster and now she is mine no more. I gave her a good polish/waxing a few days ago (always worth the sunburn and 5 hours of work) - shame this dirty rain ruined it today! In some ways I will miss the car engine note especially and top down recently was fantastic - big smiles - but to be honest I think overall I'll be happier without it. Why you may ask? Well certain things you only discover over time and living with the vehicle. The appauling visibility, poor use of space, paintwork so thin a gnat farting would scratch it and as stupid as it was when I had the fan belt fail I lost faith in the car/manufacturer. Don't get me wrong I don't regret buying the car at the time as I fell in love with it and at least I can say (many can't) - I've owned a roadster and a 300bhp beast of one! So you might ask what did I swap to. Well I've now got a brand spanking new 2.2 TDCI fully loaded Mondeo (175bhp and plenty of torques!). It drives well, goes well, has loads of toys and I will be less stressed about parking it up than I was with the Z. And no I didn't swap for money reasons (I would have like a 2.5turbo Ford) as depreciation etc will take a fair while to get over - it was for practicality, peace of mind etc. Whilst the driving experience is vastly different I got 14mpg in the Z and 40 in the Mondeo and was no slower (twisty country roads no straights to allow overtakes and speed cameras everywhere). Who knows in a few years I might go back to something a bit mad. Depends if this government (or a new one) decide motorists are not the scum of the earth - I think from talking to the dealer and watching prices of Z's (and R32's for example) prices are dropping as people are fearful that the government are going to rape these type of cars even more over the coming years - which is a crying shame. I would like to extend a big thanks to all the peeps on here who advised me and answered foolish questions over the last few months. Take care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Sad tale. Sorry the experience wasn't all it could be for you. How did you manage to get 14 mpg when you say you drove no faster than a diesel Mondeo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KS2006 Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 Good question. My mpg apart from once on a 240 mile motorway trip has pretty much never been above 20mpg. Not sure if my 07 was extra thirsty but stop / start driving just seemed to kill the mpg. On a bad day I saw 10.4! The mpg wasn't a deciding factor to swap tbh (as I say cost wasn't the issue) espcially as higher octane isn't that far off diesel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmmackfc Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 14mpg ! Even I don't get that running 6.0L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Sorry to hear it wasn't right. Hope the oil burner does the job. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 I got more than 14 mpg from a 5.0l 500bhp V10 Gallardo You must of lived in the first and second gears bouncing off the rev limiter I used to do 500 miles aweek in mine most of which was urban driving and averaged 24 mpg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Well sorry to see the car go. Best of luck with the mondeo - a pretty rapid diesel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 don't be a stranger :bye: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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