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Old 16th June 2008, 18:01   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by sw65 View Post
I got the 2007 model with 27 miles on for a great price; its got heated leather, electric roof, sat nav for same price as my type s. Had it for 1200 miles and its delivering between 29 - 34 mpg which is not bad as my diesel civic type s (which Ive kept) only does 42-43. Quantum leap in build quality too.
We did nearly 100k miles in our Forester and loved (almost) every mile of it. Admittedly it was the turbo auto, but it did make the Civic diesel seem slow. But on the other hand fuel consumption over the whole period was just 23.5 mpg (measured not indicated). Servicing wasn't bad at £5248 total (the later ones were done by me, the earlier ones by a main dealer) including tyres. The only repairs needed in the whole time were an oxygen sensor and a radiator.

Now we've got a non-turbo Outback alongside the Civic.

Have fun.
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