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For 2k you can't expect much..^^
From what I remember, they were talking about ships moving away from heavy oil power to diesel type fuel. This will cause a shortage as other forms of transport start to need this fuel. So we should then expect the price to go up, especially as most diesel is imported anyway. Must ask a bit more about it next time I am at the BP research centre.Jon_G said:I can think of no reason why diesel would increase in price disproportionally compared to petrol. Did you ask for an explanation?
And that torque delivered much lower down the rev range too. I absolutely don't want to malign the petrol versions, which I couldn't because I've never driven one, but the diesel totally suits my driving style, particularly since Fahad's Stage 2 remap. It's not just the 325 lb-ft, it now picks up strongly from barely above tickover, and this makes the car completely effortless as well as giving an extra few mpg. The remap will pay for itself in about a year. Having driven quite a few pretty lairy petrol cars in my time, I can honestly say the CDTi doesn't feel shamed in their company.jamie000 said:And as I say, the diesel has so much more torque (251 lb-ft) compared to the 2.4's 164 lb-ft.... much more relaxing and in the real world, faster.
Where's that shocked smiley gone? Oh wait, there it is...AndyHK said:Mazda petrol engine is good but not diesel, one of my colleague had 2 different gens of them, and they both got fire while driving under the normal speed condition.
jamie000 said:link to good remap specialists?
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jamie000 said:Thanks all.
Mondeo is out, as it looks ancient and dated now plus a friend had one and it was not reliable.
I really don' want to get sucked into a diesel petrol war....... but!!! I was very anti diesel, until I was forced into one. I promise you that once you have a taste for mid range overtaking punch (plus a fatter wallet) you would not go back to weedy wallet mugging petrol, unless your mileage was really low or u did very short trips.
As for noise, once u are driving along its barely noticeable - why would anyone open the bonnet and listen to it ffs?
I have a diesel Merc c class, and it is luveerrrrly - fast (2.7 litre turbo, yum) and smooth (auto) and so lovely (did i mention i was lovely?) But, it has a drink problem and hasn't been particularly reliable AND it is f*&%$^&g rusting like an old Alfa (disgraceful merc quality)
Anyway, i need to save money but am spoilt for gadgets and comfort so I am tying to find a compromise and i think i've found it. Will report back when I buy.
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Same range of V.A.G. diesels, though not always the latest. Generally well-regarded, I think, and popular as taxis, which tells you something about reliability. The original Superb was not available in an estate version, which excludes it as a choice for the OP.toffee_pie said:what about skoda superbs? are they good in diesel guise? i have heard the superbs are well, superb.
I was checking them out too before i got this accord but couldn't see any decent petrols.
15,000÷48mpg×4.55×1.4ChrisG said:Having owned a 2.0 tdci mondeo, 2.2 tdci mondeo, 2.2 accord, 2.7 tdi a6 (love that car), 2.5 tdi a6 and 1.9 tdi a4 and a diesel2.0 diesel auris I certainly call myself a diesel fan. But we are a bit tight on cash and I was fed up with worrying about potential bills so we now have 2 petrols.
Im not sure where you get your figures from but I would say the petrol will cost £40 a month more to run a month (based on 15k a year) and I get a lower mileage car thats less likely to have wear and tear problems and its not too sluggish either.
One reason I usually prefer to buy cars privately. You not only tend to get access to all the receipts they have, rather than just the stamps in the service book, but also get a feel for what sort of person they are and how they would have looked after the car. This is probably why - when I've sold cars - people have tended to buy pretty quickly. They take one look at the pile of receipts, see me opening up the spreadsheet with all the mileage calculations, and they do a deal just to get away from me.Osiris said:Which is why a good service history is essential for your purchase.