'New' car - classic mistake already :-(

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Tried to start the car to drive off the garage forecourt - but it was already running 

How embarrassing is that? Especially when I'd already read somewhere that others had made the same mistake!

It's SO-O-O quiet! 

[John Ratsey]

Yes. I've been there.  You quickly learn to look at the tachometer to find out if the engine is running.

John

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Ah - good tip. Thank you.

[Ozzie]

  I'm a bit peeved that I need to fill up every two days, but on the bright side its only £38 a time !

[John Ratsey]

I'm a bit peeved that I need to fill up every two days, but on the bright side its only £38 a time !

That's either a lot of miles or not very good MPG. Either way, if it significantly less than what you were paying before then it's good news.

John

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That's the next thing to discover - fuel economy. We're off on a driving holiday around Northumberland for a week. It'll be interesting to see what the on-board computer and my calculator have to say about that 

[John Ratsey]

Just remember that the engine switches from frugal mode to performance mode at something above 3,000 RPM (only 8 of the valves are open below this threshold).

But I would expect that the car computer will win in terms of MPG.

John

[Geoffers]

Expect the car to say about 4mpg more than real life!