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Arragonis · 11-08-2012, 04:46 PM

Slightly OT - but as a young new driver I read about economy cars a lot when I was younger - even though I wanted SPEEEEEEEEED. I think I was in touch with my inner economy driver. Anyway one car I always fancied was the Daihatsu Charade Turbo Diesel - I couldn't find a pic but it looked like this :

Read a magazine review here.

Key stats - top speed 78 MPH, 0-60 in 25 seconds, City MPG 78 (imp), @70 it was 42 (imp).

EDIT - Reason for posting - it had a 3cyl, 1.0 TD engine.

11-08-2012, 04:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
Arragonis The PRC. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Elsewhere. Posts: 5,304 Thanks: 285 Thanked 536 Times in 384 Posts	Slightly OT - but as a young new driver I read about economy cars a lot when I was younger - even though I wanted SPEEEEEEEEED. I think I was in touch with my inner economy driver. Anyway one car I always fancied was the Daihatsu Charade Turbo Diesel - I couldn't find a pic but it looked like this : Read a magazine review here. Key stats - top speed 78 MPH, 0-60 in 25 seconds, City MPG 78 (imp), @70 it was 42 (imp). EDIT - Reason for posting - it had a 3cyl, 1.0 TD engine. __________________ [I]So long and thanks for all the fish.[/I]