first time driving a petrol
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You will never get the thing to move. Its a heavy oil so it settles on things around it rather than evaporating - nothing to do with spillages etc
I'll go against the grain here and say I tend to find a diesel needs more gas to pull away due to the tragic lack of torque off-boost. In the petrol you will be able to drive it normally without flooring it just to make it move
When they're moving yea, but they need less revs to actually pull away from a standstill, you don't even need to press the accelerator in most diesels
I'll go against the grain here and say I tend to find a diesel needs more gas to pull away due to the tragic lack of torque off-boost. In the petrol you will be able to drive it normally without flooring it just to make it move
Plenty torque off boost in any diesel I've driven.
In my car, I can put it in second and take my foot straight off the clutch without any gas and it wont stall
It'll be much more enjoyable to drive. Acceleration is miles more fun in the Mini compared with the Corolla I learnt in. Can't creep foward on the clutch without any accel anywhere near as easily though, have to go up very very slowly and it won't hold you on much of a hill were as the derv would.
Revs much more freely and just feels... better. I don't plan to own an derv unless I end up doing mega milage in the future...
Revs much more freely and just feels... better. I don't plan to own an derv unless I end up doing mega milage in the future...
Depends on the car surely, if he learned in a 330d and is going to a Corsa 1.0, I dont expect it would be much more fun 
I doubt he'll notice much difference, it takes a while after passing to understand driving characteristics properly
I doubt he'll notice much difference, it takes a while after passing to understand driving characteristics properly
I'll go against the grain here and say I tend to find a diesel needs more gas to pull away due to the tragic lack of torque off-boost. In the petrol you will be able to drive it normally without flooring it just to make it move
Not what I've found at all. Most diesels I've been in you don't even need to use the accelerator in 1st, simply release clutch and slot into 2nd at least for normal driving anyway.
The corolla I learnt in could certainly do this, instructor didn't really like me doing it though
thanks for the advice.
think the bit im most likely to have trouble with is setting off from a road or hill as with the diesel i learned in i could do this with only the clutch where as with petrol it seems i need to learn how to do it with clutch and the gas pedal
think the bit im most likely to have trouble with is setting off from a road or hill as with the diesel i learned in i could do this with only the clutch where as with petrol it seems i need to learn how to do it with clutch and the gas pedal
It doesn't take long to get used to. The bit that took me a couple of days was getting used to a gearshift where I have to actually move accross to go into third (rather than just pushing up like I could do in the car I learnt in). It sounds small but when you are used to just pushing up it is a little odd. That's of course just because of the type of car, not fuel
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Make sure the engine is going BAARPBAAARPBAAARPBAAARP before you sidestep the clutch
you'll be fine
you'll be fine
I think most of the bases are covered in this thread - biggest thing is BE CAREFUL what pump you use when filling. Don't put petrol in a diesel car or vice versa as it'll make a right hash of the engine.
You'll need more revs to pull off, balancing the clutch is a lot harder, and if you floor it you won't get that huge torquey mid-range shove that you get in a diesel, instead you get a more steady, revvy build up of power and a nice explosion of speed at the top of the limiter.
Don't put petrol in a diesel car or vice versa as it'll make a right hash of the engine.You'll need more revs to pull off, balancing the clutch is a lot harder, and if you floor it you won't get that huge torquey mid-range shove that you get in a diesel, instead you get a more steady, revvy build up of power and a nice explosion of speed at the top of the limiter.
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It's a very different animal, you'll need to use a NASA style countdown before you set off. If it seems down on power, agitating the grate usually helps, this is done by wiggling a stick like control between the front seats, there's 2 of them but only one seem to do anything...
As with any 'other car' the only difference is the clutch's biting point etc
in my super old Polo (first car), you could start the engine with the car in first and not even use the clutch, it would just chug and start rolling
what kind of diesels have you driven? if they're all turbo diesels, then the power delivery will feel a fair bit more responsive
in my super old Polo (first car), you could start the engine with the car in first and not even use the clutch, it would just chug and start rolling
what kind of diesels have you driven? if they're all turbo diesels, then the power delivery will feel a fair bit more responsive
As with any 'other car' the only difference is the clutch's biting point etc
in my super old Polo (first car), you could start the engine with the car in first and not even use the clutch, it would just chug and start rolling
what kind of diesels have you driven? if they're all turbo diesels, then the power delivery will feel a fair bit more responsive
i learned in a 1.4 diesel polo and will be driving a 1.6 meriva petrol