300 Mile Club (S1 RX8s) or 325 mile club for S2 RX8s
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Re: 300 Mile Club (S1 RX8s) or 325 mile club for S2 RX8s
Finally! Made it after nearly 2 years of ownership. Colchester to past Bristol and back to Whitechapel. Had a few fun squirts around the Somerset coast but mainly behaved. Could obvs have gone farther but took advantage of a cheap petrol station. Telling Mrs New Duke that this car does 25mpg is finally the truth.
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Well done mate.
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Re: 300 Mile Club (S1 RX8s) or 325 mile club for S2 RX8s
I just got 357 miles from a tank on my S1, including some on-track time
However that might not be "real" as I suspect that I forgot to reset the count when I topped-up last, plus there was the extra can at the track...
A few years ago, on a dry Blyton Park, I managed to get below 6mpg.
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However that might not be "real" as I suspect that I forgot to reset the count when I topped-up last, plus there was the extra can at the track...
A few years ago, on a dry Blyton Park, I managed to get below 6mpg.
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According to DashCommand and an OBD scanner, I averaged 4.7mpg around Silverstone National Track on a 20 minute stint!
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Re: 300 Mile Club (S1 RX8s) or 325 mile club for S2 RX8s
Gotta be a record right there The space shuttle gets better MPG than these rotaries
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Re: 300 Mile Club (S1 RX8s) or 325 mile club for S2 RX8s
I’m on 300 miles with a quarter of the tank left. Suggests I could get 400 if I ran to empty. Did a couple of long motorway stints with some good hooning along the way and a few short journeys.
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Re: 300 Mile Club (S1 RX8s) or 325 mile club for S2 RX8s
But remember the tank isn't constant area all the way down. The top 'half' has more capacity than the bottom 'half'
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Re: 300 Mile Club (S1 RX8s) or 325 mile club for S2 RX8s
Nah, hitting 300 at a quarter means you can get to 400. you can push 65 with the fuel light on
Ideally you want to be at ~325 at a quarter, but it's still doable.
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Ideally you want to be at ~325 at a quarter, but it's still doable.
Been there, done that!
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Re: 300 Mile Club (S1 RX8s) or 325 mile club for S2 RX8s
I forget to reset the trip computer most of the time and I don't really do any motorway/cruising but I consistently get under 200 miles to a tank
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Re: 300 Mile Club (S1 RX8s) or 325 mile club for S2 RX8s
The best I got so far was 285, but there are just too many things to consider, after I changed the tyres I got a noticeable higher fuel consumption, but I'm happy to give away 20 to 25 miles out of a tank of fuel for the grip I have with these tyres (Yokohama Advan sport v105). I'll give this challange a try, that's if I convince my better half to stay at home while I do it, plus I'm quite heavy footed.
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I got over 300 miles on the FD for the first time on my last tank. 311 miles for 61L. 23mpg... Still haven't done it in an 8 yet...
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Re: 300 Mile Club (S1 RX8s) or 325 mile club for S2 RX8s
So I have just done my first long drive in my Rex and I'm happy with what I have so far just wonder how much more I can get out of the rest of the tank.
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Re: 300 Mile Club (S1 RX8s) or 325 mile club for S2 RX8s
Good grief! That's good going even for a 192. There's at least another 30 miles in there.
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Re: 300 Mile Club (S1 RX8s) or 325 mile club for S2 RX8s
Yeah I'm shocked as well I just wish I had more motorway to be on to see what's left in itNerdstrike wrote: ↑Fri Oct 12, 2018 5:19 pmGood grief! That's good going even for a 192. There's at least another 30 miles in there.
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You should be able yo join the S1 350 club
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Re: 300 Mile Club (S1 RX8s) or 325 mile club for S2 RX8s
And then some I'd say.Nerdstrike wrote: ↑Fri Oct 12, 2018 5:19 pmGood grief! That's good going even for a 192. There's at least another 30 miles in there.
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Ok so I made it and I think it's as far as I could take it haha.
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Good grief
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Those last few miles are stressful ones! Well done.The Ginga NinjRx8 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 15, 2018 12:55 pmOk so I made it and I think it's as far as I could take it haha.
I think we need a 350 mile S1 category adding
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Re: 300 Mile Club (S1 RX8s) or 325 mile club for S2 RX8s
Even had enough fuel left to idle while getting someone to take the photo! Do you have no brake pads in or something?
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Re: 300 Mile Club (S1 RX8s) or 325 mile club for S2 RX8s
Strong tailwind perhaps? Normally I can get 200 miles out of 3/4 tank on the European roads at 130kph(81mph), then I get scared and cluck my way to the nearest filling station.
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I have bulls of steel haha.
I was on the last dash before I got into the car and drove another 13 miles to play golf the another mile and half to the petrol station lol.
Is this a record miles then?
I was on the last dash before I got into the car and drove another 13 miles to play golf the another mile and half to the petrol station lol.
Is this a record miles then?
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Re: 300 Mile Club (S1 RX8s) or 325 mile club for S2 RX8s
Never heard of any 8 getting above 325, even a 192, that’s damn impressive! I’ve only ever seen 297, and I had a dodgy stat that went apeshit if I went over 3k RPMs!
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Its a very elite club the S1 350 mile. You really need a seriously long non stop motorway trip such as mine from Cumbernauld to Cheltenham.
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That was South London to Newcastle that is about 320 motorway and the rest was around town
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