C2 VTS

[TallTony]

Does anyone have one of these - if so what mpg do you get?

I'm trying to persuade my brother to get one, he's a little concerned about running costs.

Thanks, Tony

[Mutt]

TallTony said:

Does anyone have one of these - if so what mpg do you get?

I'm trying to persuade my brother to get one, he's a little concerned about running costs.

Thanks, Tony

Why, just out of interest? When I drove one I didn't like it, it was quite dull to drive.

[TallTony]

Mutt said:

TallTony said:

Does anyone have one of these - if so what mpg do you get?

I'm trying to persuade my brother to get one, he's a little concerned about running costs.

Thanks, Tony

Why, just out of interest? When I drove one I didn't like it, it was quite dull to drive.

Prmiarily because it is cheap - £135 per month on contract hire for a 'Code' special edition with full leather and aircon. (It would be a company vehicle). For that price you can barely squeeze a 1.4 Punto!

[Mutt]

Oh, that makes a lot more sense.

It's nippy and handles well, I just thought it lacked a bit of character. I doubt it'd fair well on MPG if he does many miles on the motorway as it was quite unrefined; about 3k rpm at 70 if I recall correctly. I'm only guessing though.

[ulakye]

I've had one for the last 3 years and have averaged 35mpg. Generally the main criticism I would have is around the poor throttle response (same as a lot of new cars). It could also do with a bit more power and better steering feel. It handles well enough for a relatively tall car and I do think the chasis is very good. Cheap insurance to boot and 20k service intervals.

[Craigc2]

are we talking about the new Derv?

Thats ab0ut 60mpg on a good run and fairly nippy also.

Get a Cammed Vtr much better :P

[M3_chaz]

We have a by leob on C.Hire costing us around £90 a mounth for a 2 year 10K contract. We have had ours for a little over a year now.

The car is going well. The only complaint is that it likes a drink its been driven mostly by a very slow easy driver and its sitting at 33MPG.

I get better fuel consumption from my BMW Z4C 3.0si than the C2. The main problem is that at say 80mph its pulling over 4K revs! Oh and for the first 2/3K miles we managed to make 29/30MPG.

[KennyGT]

I have a c2 GT, pretty similar apart from the VTS is a bit quicker and has more luxurys like air con. IMO its a nice little motor, doesnt gulp petrol, pretty nippy and looks well. I find that it was the best value for my budget as most other cars are less equiped in terms of power and kit.