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roverv8bay
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this is my 60th birthday present 1st ever new car

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6litre 6 speed auto. love the car It's average fuel consumption since sept 2009 is 11.5 litres to 100kilometres not bad for a big stationwagon
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24mpg? That's not bad at all for an auto beast like that!
RIP MGB V8 .... served me well as a learning curve.

R32 Skyline V8 .... this one is gonna be a monster!

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I'll bet it wouldn't do that driving round London. :D
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Shame we don't get them over here.

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Nice!
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ChrisJC wrote:Shame we don't get them over here.

Chris.
I believe you can order any HSV car from Vauxhall via special order. People have ordered the HSV UTE's. In fact here's a review of the estate:

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/vau ... ive-review


Ernie - I had a HSV R8 with the LS3 engine and 6L80e auto. I remapped the box myself and it made a huge difference. Info in the link in my signature.
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