{"id":5,"date":"2003-07-30T05:24:47","date_gmt":"2003-07-29T19:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=5"},"modified":"2004-06-27T20:06:08","modified_gmt":"2004-06-27T10:06:08","slug":"first-trip-in-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.castley.net\/brog\/archives\/2003\/07\/30\/first-trip-in-the\/","title":{"rendered":"First Trip in the “New Car”"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a previous post I talked about the selection of my New Car, a
\nPeugeot 307 HDi<\/a>.
\nHere is a brief account of our first trip in this car.<\/p>\n

Just a quick reminder about the car for those of you that have not
\nread my article about the purchase process. This car is a five door
\nhatch, with a 2.0L diesel engine ( that’s right diesel ) providing
\npower through a 5 speed manual gearbox. On top of the normal specs I
\nhad 16” alloy wheels and a tow bar fitted. It seems that
\nAustralians in general cannot comprehend a diesel car that is not a
\ntruck or 4WD. My wife and I find it very amusing when service station
\nattendants come rushing out to “warn” us that we will
\ndamage our little hatch if we put that diesel in it. All my friends
\nand family could not understand or comprehend a diesel car, they
\nthought if would be rough, noisy, smelly and useless at any cruising
\nspeed. They are wrong on all counts. The car is no rougher or noisier
\nthan the petrol 307’s and provides excellent highway performance and
\ncomfort. Our 307 was very miserly on fuel and gentle on the
\nenvironment, producing less carbon monoxide emissions.<\/p>\n

We have owned the Peugeot 307 for about five months now but have
\nonly used it around town and on weekend trips. I had two weeks
\nholiday at the beginning of July (winter here) and decided to go
\nnorth for the winter for about 10 or 12 days. Basically we had three
\nnights booked at a resort at Arlie Beach (in the Whitsundays) which
\nis about 1100Kms north of Brisbane, Australia. Then we spent five
\ndays in Townsville where my little brother lives.<\/p>\n

Having two children (10 and 4) along with my wife and myself we
\ndecided to take the trip slowly and stopped twice on the way up and
\nback, having progressively shorter trips each day. Those nights we
\nstopped in cabins at caravan parks, supplying our own linen. This
\nmeant carrying enough for four people over 10 days and included bed
\ncloths, so the car was full to say the least.<\/p>\n

Even with the car fully loaded it did not feel sluggish at all,
\nacceleration was still good, ride handling and ride comfort seems
\nunaffected. It would have been easy to drive farther than we did each
\nday, with the climate control keeping things comfortable and our CD’s
\nkeeping us amused. We took every opportunity to head of the highway
\nto check out dams, fairy cottages and lookouts and the Peugeot
\nhandled all the different road surfaces and inclines without any
\neffort. <\/p>\n

Here are some interesting facts about
\nour trip:
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n\t\t\tNumber of kilometers traveled<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n\t\t\t3256<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\t\t\tAverage mileage for complete trip <\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n\t\t\t5.5L\/100Kms<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\t\t\tMax distance on one tank<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n\t\t\t996Kms (55 liters to fill)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/col>\n<\/col>\n<\/table><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a previous post I talked about the selection of my New Car, a Peugeot 307 HDi. Here is a brief account of our first trip in this car. Just a quick reminder about the car for those of you that have not read my article about the purchase process. This car is a five … <\/p>\n

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