Ecomodding and stuff: VAZ-2111 " the UnArmored Personnel Carrier

[Fingie]

Kinda think it is. I think i'll drive it for a while. Absolute beater but I like the spirit it has

[Fingie]

Managed to get 37MPG. I wonder if I should buy LRR tires in the spring?

[MJamson]

What tyres have you got now ? and how much life is left in them ?

I was considering LRR tyres, last year but decided against them as my current tyres did not have a particularly bad rating ( D or E ), they had a lot of tread, and it would have taken along time to recoup the money back. The best tyres I could find were B rated, another reason for me to wait was in the hope that better tyres would come out in the near future.

When I need to buy new tyres I will certainly buy LRR, but until then it isn't currently worthwhile as I'm looking for overall ownership economy rather than focussing purely on MPG at any cost.

[MJamson]

You could try this calculator within excel :

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...44224172,d.bGg

My saving would be 0,3 l / 100 km, or about 70 EUR a year at the cost of 250 EUR.

[Fingie]

My tires crapped themselves last autumn. I used 12 year old rethreaded winter tires last summer.

Then one tire got a swollen thread on a trip, I got my hands on a couple tires.

so its a fresh start

[Fingie]

FFFFFFFFuuuudge...... the gov is trying to run a new taxation system for road upkeeping, it might add a 300Euro extra in the motoring costs... if this runs through i'll drive 50mph forever, regardless if it's a highway- with a sticker in the rear window


"I'm not driving faster than this, I'm not giving the state any more of my money than necessary"

[Fingie]

The positive side is that a newer car becomes more of an option if you have cash. And the 30% buy tax goes away on new cars.


I guess i'll buy that Toyota IQ or something similar, if I can get a job....

I think i'll buy the manual

[Fingie]

hahah, there is a pushrod-Fiat Cinquecento on sale with the 0,9L engine

[MJamson]

Personally I think that road taxes should be put primarily on fuel, then you pay for distance, how and what you drive.

The taxes aren't necessarily a bad thing as to encourage city dwellers to use public transport, but it punishes the country people, who dont have many alternatives for transport.

[Fingie]

There is so much talk about the fuel taxation, but nooooo...