I NEED a diesel!!!

GlasgowTitan · 3 Apr 2008 at 10:10

Atom said:
For that sort of mileage I would seriously consider putting a vegatable oil conversion kit on your diesel. I have seen prices start from £599 and with veg oil (rapeseed oil) currently available from 56p a litre if you look in the right places, you would save a fortune.

What he said, know a guy who has done this to his citroen xzara estate and he saves a fortune.

MikeHunt79 · 3 Apr 2008 at 11:13

What's the tax situation now with running on veg then?

clv101 · 3 Apr 2008 at 23:51

I'd reorganise your life somehow so you don't have to drive 40k! Sounds like a nightmare. Get job in Yorkshire - even a £10k pay cut would be well worth it.

wonder_lander · 4 Apr 2008 at 00:18

MG ZT would be my choice!

[TW]Fox · 4 Apr 2008 at 00:32

wonder_lander said:
MG ZT would be my choice!

I'm sure Butters has/has had one of these and can shed more light on them.

Scania · 4 Apr 2008 at 00:35

wonder_lander said:
MG ZT would be my choice!

Even though they were not the choice of buyers when Rover were still in business?

I think other marques (Ford / Vauxhall etc) sold more of their equivalent cars for a simple reason, they were better.

[TW]Fox · 4 Apr 2008 at 00:43

What was wrong with the ZT?

Scania · 4 Apr 2008 at 00:48

[TW]Fox;11429295 said:
What was wrong with the ZT?

Compared to the opposition, imo, plenty.

Crappy build quality, poor reliability (from the experience of a family member) and above all, they look to me like something that has fallen (badly) out of a Ripspeed catalogue (silly metal exhaust surround for example)

£5 - 6k which the OP has as a budget will buy him something far better all round, and, without certain parts supply issues.

Hey, its only my Rover hating biased opinion mind you! - and if you'd ever spent any time @ Rover factorys you'd have a unique insight into my hatred of the marque - Going to Rover @ Longbridge compared to Toyota @ Derby was almost like beaming to a different planet.

Shame but true.

[TW]Fox · 4 Apr 2008 at 00:49

Poor reliability? That'll be the BMW engine, right? :confused:

Scania · 4 Apr 2008 at 01:12

[TW]Fox;11429310 said:
Poor reliability? That'll be the BMW engine, right?

No mate. I'm referring to the one that was in my family, which was a 1.8 petrol iirc, it had warm start issues - it would not start when warm!

BMW did the diesel variant did they not? - either way, a good engine does not make a car.

wonder_lander · 4 Apr 2008 at 07:21

The ZT is in a completely different league from the other usual rover pox and the 75 that it was based on got good reviews. Mark moved his budget down made me suggest it!

Stonedofmoo · 4 Apr 2008 at 07:47

Atom said:
For that sort of mileage I would seriously consider putting a vegatable oil conversion kit on your diesel. I have seen prices start from £599 and with veg oil (rapeseed oil) currently available from 56p a litre if you look in the right places, you would save a fortune.

More like 80p a litre at current prices. Not worth it until they drop.

BigglesPiP · 4 Apr 2008 at 12:22

wonder_lander said:
The ZT is in a completely different league from the other usual rover pox and the 75 that it was based on got good reviews. Mark moved his budget down made me suggest it!

One of (assuming there's more than one here) the 75 diesels is the one with the BMW motor right?