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What are they fighting about? They're all ugly/ginger/fat/gangly.

Oh wait... :hide:
That is what you call a lacrosse fight.
I'd be angry if I played a name with such a feminine name.
Quote from S14 DRIFT :I'd be angry if I played a name with such a feminine name.

You'd be entirely different if you'd actually played the sport. Box Lacrosse is great fun. Run around, cross-check people, slash them, all to try to score goals. It's terrifically brutal at the best of times.
And you carry a big stick, so if anyone takes the piss you can smack them.
Quote from Dajmin :And you carry a big stick, so if anyone takes the piss you can smack them.

I always carry a big stick. :icon23:
Sadly for you underskoer... there's a minimum length, and I'm afraid you just don't measure up.
My car has a 1.9L petrol engine and I get 36MPG(US)/43MPG(Imperial) on the highway, 26MPG(US)/31MPG(Imperial) in the city.
Quote from S14 DRIFT :All of which are combined MPG (and when they were new, not when there's 80,000 miles of wear and abuse under their wheels) and around town they would get 35 tops, where you can buy all manner of larger engined cars (ahem Focus) which do more.

If you want economy, buy a diesel.

Or a bicycle.

My mum's punto (a 1.2, 10 years old, 60k miles) used to get 42mpg-ish with only town driving and I had 65mpg on a run to Birmingham and back once. My Corsa (1.7 cdti, 3 years old, 55k miles) does 40ish with about an 80/20 split town/motorway driving and 48 at a push on a long motorway journey.

The engine in mine is known to be complete shite for MPG but point is, don't knock an old 1.2, they're a hell of a lot lighter than newer cars (and diesels).
Quote from wheel4hummer :My car has a 1.9L petrol engine and I get 36MPG(US)/43MPG(Imperial) on the highway, 26MPG(US)/31MPG(Imperial) in the city.

I'm looking for an average of about 50mpg.
My Dad's 1.4 Corsa Exclusiv is up for sale. Does 50mpg average. Good spec too.

what kind of daihatsu do you have? I was going to suggest the 1999 mira, yes daihatsu = toyota brand

Toyota/Lexus/Daihatsu

Nissan/Infinity/Datsun

Daihatsu is to toyota what Datsun is to...? I think >_>

meh. Daihatsu mira is my suggestion 700cc ftw

EDIT: they are/were being used here as the replacement for the mini moke as a 'cut down car' and can be had for cheap...ish....if you are a rental company :/....damnit

http://www.cars-directory.net/ ... a_a1237280107b2550361.jpg
Rover 25 or MG ZR ? Both hugely under-rated cars. Also, the reliability is no-where near as bad as people say - our K-Series was absolutely knackered, but the HG still didn't blow. Also due to the K-Series being so light, very economical.

Tastefully modded:

http://forums.mg-rover.org/showthread.php?t=404801
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Quote from shaun463 :Rover 25 or MG ZR ? Both hugely under-rated cars. Also, the reliability is no-where near as bad as people say - our K-Series was absolutely knackered, but the HG still didn't blow. Also due to the K-Series being so light, very economical.

Not 50+ MPG economical, nor massively cheap either.
Fairly cheap, but yeah, more like 40+ MPG. Our 45 1.6 does an average of 47 MPG though, not bad for a car bigger than a Focus. Can't imagine a Focus of the same age getting near that.
Bought a Toyota Yaris SR 1.3 about a year ago- I think its a perfect cheap small economical car (50.4 combined economy). Paid 1.5k for an Xreg. Nothing rattles, workes like clockwork (all SRs of that period were Japanese built! Some Yari are French built -booo). The engine is so smooth and quiet that I have turned the ignition key on several occasions while at the lights (with the engine running I mean). Highly, highly recommended car.

I did my research and it was rated 5 stars on Honest John, was highly praised on BMI (albeit in a modified form. Great driving position, handles well. Only downside is motorway- a bit noisy. Not rattles, but tyre noise - the wheels are a bit small after all...

Looks cool as well imho- Here is my baby


PS Diesel Yaris will do 70mpg but the car is no longer "cheap"...

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