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Originally Posted by Murphy The Cat
Just,
by my reckoning you got your car today, so the burning question is..............................................ha ve you managed to wipe the silly grin off your face yet 
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Hi Murph (if you dont mind being called that).
Absolutely superb, after going through the formalities Sandy handed the beast over at about 12:30 this afternoon and I was off.
Can I just say, it is only day one, but my impression after having a detailed look at the fit, finish & quality of the plastics is that I cannot complain one bit.
The drive is also superb, minimal body roll (not that I've been driving particularly quickly) Keeping well below 3,000 rpm is easy as there is plenty of torque. Oh and it is so quiet & relaxing.
Only a tiny bit concerned about running in, as the manual says, and I quote "Drive moderately during the first 500km (300 miles).
After the initial 100km (60 miles), speeds up to 80 or 90 km/h (50 or 55 mph) are desirable.
Whats that all about? I have been up to 70 mph for 20 or 30 miles today - and some prior to 60 miles on the clock, although I havent yet been above about 2,500 rpm. Should I have been sitting at max 55 mph until I reached 300 miles on the clock?
Also reset the average mpg and drove gently at 60 - 65 mph for a few miles, and showed 27.9 on the EVIC. I think it must be set up for US like yours was, or else do I start worrying slightly? I suppose I've only got about 100 miles on the clock so far so probably
far too early to tell. If I brim it after the first tank is done, I'll get a better idea
Anyway, plenty of admiring onlookers today too!
I'm off out now to, er, "test the lights" or some such excuse - he he.
All in all a fab first day, and when I get up to your heady heights of fuel consumption I will be in clover.
Cheers
Just
PS Just one foible, Anyone know of a way to attach the filler cap to the car when fuelling, I don't want to put it on the roof / trunk lid, or have to keep hold of it, and all my previous cars have either had a bracket, a plastic ring attached to the cap & body or a notched cap which sits on top of the lid.