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Re: 300 Mile Club (S1 RX8s) or 325 mile club for S2 RX8s
Welcome to the club. Now your have completed your qualification you can get back to driving like crazy instead if like Miss Daisy
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Re: 300 Mile Club (S1 RX8s) or 325 mile club for S2 RX8s
Well after nearly 10 years of ownership and nearly 80k I have finally managed to join the 300 club! The cold temps and daily driving seems to have made the difference.
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Re: 300 Mile Club (S1 RX8s) or 325 mile club for S2 RX8s
I’m going to try for the 300 mile club, but the closest I’ve got(sadly no photo) is 286. Living in a city doesn’t help with mileage. I have to ‘hit the beep’ in discreet places in Edinburgh when driving through the town.
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Re: 300 Mile Club (S1 RX8s) or 325 mile club for S2 RX8s
Just a fun anecdote, I'm on 232 miles to 1/4 of a tank whilst running my race extension nutter.
Those who say bridgeporting torpedo's economy are wrong
I'm now not scheduled to do any long motorway journeys, so I think I'll struggle to get to 300, but if I had to do a mega motorway journey I'd easily get 325 from it.
That was mashing cruise control at 65 and then obviously doing 50 for the inevitable variable speed check stuff on the M1
Those who say bridgeporting torpedo's economy are wrong
I'm now not scheduled to do any long motorway journeys, so I think I'll struggle to get to 300, but if I had to do a mega motorway journey I'd easily get 325 from it.
That was mashing cruise control at 65 and then obviously doing 50 for the inevitable variable speed check stuff on the M1
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Memories of a stressful last leg!ChrisHolmes wrote: ↑Wed Oct 18, 2017 9:48 pm70mph on the motorway Cumbernauld to Cheltenham simples
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Memories of a stressful last leg!ChrisHolmes wrote: ↑Wed Oct 18, 2017 9:48 pm70mph on the motorway Cumbernauld to Cheltenham simples
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Re: 300 Mile Club (S1 RX8s) or 325 mile club for S2 RX8s
I think it depends a great deal on the car
I have two PZs one of which just for trackdays but one is much much better on fuel than the other
Luckily the one I use as a dayly is the economical one
I've had 320 mpg out of it
The other I'm lucky to get 250 out of
I have two PZs one of which just for trackdays but one is much much better on fuel than the other
Luckily the one I use as a dayly is the economical one
I've had 320 mpg out of it
The other I'm lucky to get 250 out of
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Re: 300 Mile Club (S1 RX8s) or 325 mile club for S2 RX8s
Is the 250 mainly on track? That still seems pretty good!
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I've not done 300 miles since March.
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175 miles on the other car, zero on the 8 (SORN) since March. Most of that mileage is probably weekly trips to support local brewery businesses and obtain essential beer supplies.
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A bit to go before you reach the target considering that's an R3 so has a larger tank
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You need another 55 to qualify for membership of this R3 325 club
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I got a meeting in Liverpool coming up, il take this car and see what I manage via the motorways!ChrisHolmes wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 7:42 pmYou need another 55 to qualify for membership of this R3 325 club
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I did my 350 in my S1 driving from Cumbernauld to Cheltenham, all motorway at 70ish aside from the last 20 or so around Cheltenham stressing i would run out at any moment before I hit 350 as the light was on from about 290!!Goobie wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 8:17 pmI got a meeting in Liverpool coming up, il take this car and see what I manage via the motorways!ChrisHolmes wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 7:42 pmYou need another 55 to qualify for membership of this R3 325 club
I would advise using the trip up as a sighter and then go for it on the trip home as you will know where all the local petrol stations are. 5ltrs of fuel in a can is another recommendation to reduce the stress at the end.
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Another 300 trouble free miles...and only got 54.40 litres in at the same pump for 25mpg.
2x 75 mile round trips and 1x 150 mile round trip in mixed A road and dual carriageway driving at 'making progress' speeds.
Still way off my 367 record.
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2x 75 mile round trips and 1x 150 mile round trip in mixed A road and dual carriageway driving at 'making progress' speeds.
Still way off my 367 record.
Frugal, they're frugal I tell ya.
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I reckon you could have gone on and beaten your 367 recordJuey wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 9:49 amAnother 300 trouble free miles...and only got 54.40 litres in at the same pump for 25mpg.
2x 75 mile round trips and 1x 150 mile round trip in mixed A road and dual carriageway driving at 'making progress' speeds.
Still way off my 367 record.
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...on 8 litres until dry?
Would take some nerve, 70 miles of back wind & downhill and a jerry can for when it ran out.
Would take some nerve, 70 miles of back wind & downhill and a jerry can for when it ran out.
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I did over 50 miles in my old RX8 after the needle passed the last marker, it was a bit tense though without a can of fuel in the boot!
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54.5L for 298 miles - if I’d held my nerve I’d have been in the 325 mile club!
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It took 55 litres on fill up... but I mean, if you cross out the 1 and pretend it's a 2 it's a good number?
Long way to go hah to reach 325!
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