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samrey4u
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MV6 Any thoughts ?
08. May 2011 at 16:12
 
Ebay listing  120710213589 ending soon should i steer clear or is it a steal ? Huh
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Re: MV6 Any thoughts ?
Reply #1 - 08. May 2011 at 16:17
 
Cambelt needs doing about now, or in less than 2000 miles, apart from that looks ok to me.
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Re: MV6 Any thoughts ?
Reply #2 - 08. May 2011 at 16:19
 
looks like a nice motor , but they all do in photos, description doesnt sound bad with the service history etc  Smiley
might even go for it myself  Wink
but missus would kill me already have 3  Grin Grin
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Reply #3 - 08. May 2011 at 16:23
 
fiend61 wrote on 08. May 2011 at 16:19:
looks like a nice motor , but they all do in photos, description doesnt sound bad with the service history etc  Smiley
might even go for it myself  Wink
but missus would kill me already have 3  Grin Grin

sorely tempted meself as you say cambelt cost and road tax on top  Angry
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Reply #4 - 08. May 2011 at 21:26
 
Describing the fuel consumption as 35 mpg suggests he is not to be trusted Huh
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Re: MV6 Any thoughts ?
Reply #5 - 08. May 2011 at 21:42
 
Bent valve wrote on 08. May 2011 at 21:26:
Describing the fuel consumption as 35 mpg suggests he is not to be trusted Huh


Not really... A 2.6 manual driven carefully should easily achieve that when you consider I can get 30 from a 3.0 Elite at a 85-110mph cruise on the continent Thumbs Up! Thumbs Up!
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Reply #6 - 09. May 2011 at 08:57
 
my 2.6 manual is about 5mpg worse than my 3.0 manual when driven exactly the same
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Re: MV6 Any thoughts ?
Reply #7 - 09. May 2011 at 18:57
 
Looks like it's sold - anyone on here buy it?
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