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Marlin

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Try and hear me out here ok :)

We used a Suzuki Ignis Sport for a recce a couple of times at Targa Tasmania.

Recce basically involves a week of driving and course checking prior to racing. They're a great little car! Handle well, and it you row the gearbox, lots, repeat, Lots of fun.

Not the most refined, but loves copping an absolute hiding!

They have Recaro seats which are really comfy, and are so crazy cheap to run.

I'd recommend one in a heartbeat.

MBS206 Grand Master

MBS206

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To give you an idea on the Jazz, leaving Wollongong, up Mt Ousley, Across Picton, down the Hume to Canberra, and return, takes one take of fuel and averages 6.3L per 100KM ringing its little tit off at around 110KM/H the whole way (Not letting it cruise up the hills and lose speed... Giving it the shuffle back and getting up it)

It takes me around 35 - 38 Litres for that trip.

Around town (I live in Wollongong CBD, so often drive on the cold fuel map for most of my trips) I see 7 - 7.5L per 100KM, and that's having a fair bit of fun in it (Revving out to 5500RPM each gear basically with a fair bit of throttle)

I HAVE had my old Jazz as low as 5.3L /100KM, but that was keeping it sitting on 80KM/H on the freeways etc.

When I lived in Shell Cove, I regularly saw 6.0L flat per 100KM because to and from work was all smack on 80KM/H.

GTR-N1 Grand Master

GTR-N1

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If you have the occasional "domestic", the best car for dropping her off is from the cargo area of the Cube

Take note...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tq2-yFU9_M

I've tried doing this to my wife in the 530i but there's either...

a) not quite enough torque or...

b) I can't drive as well as Duncan

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Ruxis

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Hahaha that's an awesome video!

Yeah I know, but I dont think anyone in an sv6 will be suspecting my sexuality when the pull up next to my skyline hah.

No one I know that's my age comes close to it hah, mainly they don't have a car period.

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Hey the Mrs. has a toyota echo 2000. Awesome on petrol! It goes hard for what it is aswell. As for ousley i havn't driven up that. She goes up bulli pass about 3 times a week no problem and drives from wollongong to bankstown 3 times a week, no problem. I drove it for about 3 months and is the most reliable car ever. Oil changes and servicing piss easy. If you want something reliable, good on petrol, and goes hard (for what it is) def the echo. From my experience Hyundais are a sack of shit!

she picked it up for $3600 too had 110k kms.

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