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I test drove a VW up! last week, as I had plans to buy the CNG EcoFuel up! to replace Hägar.
Unfortunately, I can't call that a success either ...
The absolute deal breaker was that it severely hurt my back after only half an hour ...
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L'll update ...
I found a local upholstery outfit that will adapt the seats to my back and put a wee bit of dead cow on them at the same time, and decided to go for the CNG up! after all
It's planned to arrive early April.
Now sourcing some lightweight 15" wheels (why are Volks' wheel so fù€k!n§ expensive ?) and will most likely opt for what are technically illegal tyres - a size too big, can't get the ***** **** in the up's approved sizes.
[can't get it - in any size !]
They'll wear out before the car is 4 years and needs tech inspection.
Original tyres can go on my sister's car, and the steelies will likely get wrapped with winter tyres.
As for Hägar, he's on his last legs.
Wheel bearing is grinding - it's less noisy over 110 kph / 70 mph, so that's the speed I drive these days.
Brakes have had it - it's still on the original pads and discs - and vibrate when braking. No screeching yet though.
Most of the stuff I tossed out, has been put back in.
All turbulator tape is off, the windnoise is back - hard to hear over the bearing though.
I'll sell him to a spare-parts outfit, so it won't get back on the road and cause someone else more grief.
No longer really hypermiling at the moment, as the DPF regenerations would usually swiftly kill my efforts.
MPG ain't too bad though - it still pulls off 50 mpg.
This will likely be its last full tank of juice.
The driver weight reduction program may have compensated for all the extra weight - I'm down 60 pounds since last year and 73 since 2010