XKR sold. Au revoir, everyone :)

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Oct 26, 2013 | 05:06 PM

#21

sklimii

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Best wishes!

Oct 27, 2013 | 10:03 AM

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Frog

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The Up! has a mighty 75hp 3-cylinder engine, so 0-60 should be about 13 seconds... downhill with a tail wind

I will be able to:

- take it out in the rain
- transport 4 passengers
- average about 60 mpg
- park in town centres (this is Europe, remember...)

However, I'm not kidding myself. I've just spent an hour on eBay looking at this

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Oct 27, 2013 | 10:16 AM

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RCG

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I never trust anything with three cylinders.

Somehow, it seems "unnatural".

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Oct 27, 2013 | 10:35 AM

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panastas

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The UP! has a lot of space for it's size but it does not average nowhere near 60mpg not even during highway only trips.

In London i get 32-33mpg very disappointing!!

Oct 27, 2013 | 11:22 AM

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Jag#4

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Quote:

Originally Posted by RCG

I never trust anything with three cylinders.

Somehow, it seems "unnatural".

All things gasoline meant to move humans work best when the number of cylinders is divisible by 2. I know this first hand, I owned a BSA 441 thumper once. And all you German 5-cylinder fans can just calm down please.

Give in Frog and stay with us.