Cars

[Clare Gledhill]

Originally Posted by John_C

Guess it all depends on how much kit you have to cart around? I get 52+mpg from my Diesel laguna hatch, carrying two divers with 6 single cylinders (15lts) and all our kit, but have to fold down the back seats.

Well out team's standard kit is 6 twinsets, 9 stages, three scooters, three kit boxes and lots of chocolate. I'm getting the hard back version which should be able to cope with all of this - but one of the best things is that the wet section and dry sections are seperate - no more car stinking of dive kit

The Mitsubishi L200 is definately a good truck - Kerslake's carries shed loads of kit - but is only pulling about 20 mpg like the landrover. The back is lower which makes it slightly harder to crawl inside to load - and the tail gate is higher which makes it slightly harder to kit up for the vertically challenged amongst us

My husband picks up his new car today - a Merc - which will act as our normal car. he refused to buy an estate as he said I'd just fill it up with stinky dive kit.

He was right

[Scuttler]

Originally Posted by SoggyFox

Is the F-150 the smallest of the range?

No the F-150 is an entire range. Choice of 4.2 (12V V6), 4.6 (16V, V8) or 5.4L (24V V18) engines. The Cab can be single or twin cab and the pickup area up to 8ft!

More Info : Ford Vehicles: 2007 F-150 Pickup - See pricing details, truck options packages and more

[Scuttler]

Originally Posted by Clare Gledhill

My husband picks up his new car today - a Merc - which will act as our normal car. he refused to buy an estate as he said I'd just fill it up with stinky dive kit.

Sounds like new hubby required

[SoggyFox]

Originally Posted by Scuttler

No the F-150 is an entire range. Choice of 4.2 (12V V6), 4.6 (16V, V8) or 5.4L (24V V18) engines. The Cab can be single or twin cab and the pickup area up to 8ft!

More Info : Ford Vehicles: 2007 F-150 Pickup - See pricing details, truck options packages and more

i thought i'd heard of a 250 but probably some drunken talk somewhere, which is the dodge with the viper engine?

[Woz]

Mind you our new Transit here at work is brilliant. Comfy, quiet, econimical and just over 11 grand brand new. You could get all your DIR crap into that with room to spare.

Or you could get a rebreather and a Smart Car

[tom]

Originally Posted by Clare Gledhill

Well out team's standard kit ...

Don't they have their own cars? If it's a team resource then I'd make them pay a third each

[DannyB]

Originally Posted by Scuttler

I prefer the Mitsubishi L200 series. Slightly more powerful and fuel consumption is not too disimilar (both in the low to mid 30s). The only problem with the Mitsubisihi is the price (Animal is about 21k IIRC)

I like the L200 as well... but then I would, I bought one! I've got the 4Life, fuel consumption is fairly high, braking is not great, acceleration and top speed are okay. It's comfy, but most of all its loads and loads of fun.

Pretty good off road as well, both on fields and 'Proper' off road tracks.

Danny

[Scuttler]

Originally Posted by SoggyFox

i thought i'd heard of a 250 but probably some drunken talk somewhere, which is the dodge with the viper engine?

You're right. You can get an F250 with a 6.8L 30V V10 Fuel consumption 10gallons to the meter

[MATTBIN]

Originally Posted by tom

Don't they have their own cars? If it's a team resource then I'd make them pay a third each

I thought they'd have at least two cars in convoy, where's the redundancy in a single vehicle. Tut Tut.

Matt

[Clare Gledhill]

We have redundant drivers.

The boys drive my truck.

For some reason they won't let me drive theirs......