Chipped Diesel drivers.

[BigglesPiP]

I've decided they're even worse, followed a diesel C30 down Kendal bypass for ages in the right hand lane. It's gold but the back is now completely matte black. Belching disgusting smoke whenever he tickles the throttle.

We get to Ratherheath doing about 55 and I begin to overtake on the short section of dual carriageway. I'm easing past him in 5th, but when I draw level he boots it, making another huge cloud and leaving me behind. Then at the end of the dual carriageway he slows down again.

Fantastic, your 2 litre smog machine is faster than my 1.6, now I have to trundle along in your ash cloud all the way to Windermere. Bloody tourists in their ****ing diesels.

 

[86JR]

Ok.

 

[The Running Man]

so u got railed by a diesel turbo and your not happy?

unless u are very confident you are faster its pretty pointless attempting to 'steal' a car space in front of you. it sounds like you werent far from the end of thge carriageway anyway so why did u feel the need to creep up 1 spot?

 

[Glaucus]

so u got railed by a diesel turbo and your not happy?

That's not what I get from reading the OP

unless u are very confident you are faster its pretty pointless attempting to 'steal' a car space in front of you. it sounds like you werent far from the end of thge carriageway anyway so why did u feel the need to creep up 1 spot?

It had nothing to do with the spot. It had everything to do with not wanting to choke on black clouds of soot.

I also hate chocking on silly diesels. Some are fine, others are absolutely horrible and you have to wonder how they pass any mot or legislation.

 

[BigglesPiP]

It's a very short section of dual carriageway, 100 yards maybe. I've been following him at 5 below the limit for the last mile, mostly due to his poor lane discipline. I go to overtake and he decides to race, then slows down again after. I just wanted past.

 

[NickXX]

I never had an issue with people tailgating me in my smoke generator - it's a good feature of diesel cars.

 

[Begbie]

This irrates the crap out of me, espicaly single lane carrigeways. Go to over take the guy infront going too slow for the road, only for him to boot it on a straight section and slow down like a muppet on every single corner.

Argh - learn to frikin drive!

 

[Luke]

What makes you say it's chipped? I've had diesels in the past that have belched soot without a chip or remap yet have been fully services with no fault codes registering.
Get used to it as more and more people are switching to diesels rightly or wrongly.

 

[BigglesPiP]

Because the standard C30 2.0D has as much power as a three legged ass.

 

[dovey]

How do i acquire this chipped diesel 6th sense you have??

 

[NVP]

EDIT: ignore

 

[Peerzy]

'Chipping' sounds so 17 year old chav with an eBay account and a derv Corsa. Remapping is where it's at

 

[alex24]

That's not what I get from reading the OP



It had nothing to do with the spot. It had everything to do with not wanting to choke on black clouds of soot.

I also hate chocking on silly diesels. Some are fine, others are absolutely horrible and you have to wonder how they pass any mot or legislation.

Gotta say that's how I interpreted it too. That and a lot of turbo-diesel drivers thinking they have a supercar.

The surge in popularity of diesels has me wondering if it's actually a good thing they do slightly more mpg. Is their popularity just based on cheaper fuel (at the time anyway) and better mpg? They sound awful, look dirty and must pollute more particulate matter. My parents have a diesel ford, and I jumped into the equivalent petrol version a while back and couldn't believe how much smoother it was.

 

[Luke]

Because the standard C30 2.0D has as much power as a three legged ass.

If you were in 5th and 'easing' past him he may have just dropped a gear and booted it past you remap or not.
He sounds like an idiot regardless but I can't say your chipping senses are 100% accurate though.

 

[BigglesPiP]

but I can't say your chipping senses are 100% accurate though.

Wouldn't surprise me, my gaydar has been malfunctioning lately too.

 

[DanF]

I get so embarrassed by my cars smoke clouds, first time it happened bad there was a Bentley droptop behind, ungh, I wanted to crawl under a stone. You can really minimise it to almost nothing with some throttle control, just don't boot at low revs in a gear that will bog down but most don't seem to realise this.

 

[WillyNelson]

If you were in 5th and 'easing' past him he may have just dropped a gear and booted it past you remap or not.
He sounds like an idiot regardless but I can't say your chipping senses are 100% accurate though.

A lot of oil burners will fart out a cloud when you change gear so it could be this.

Sounds like a TURBO diesel driver; gets hung up on that word & thinks he's driving a rocket-sled. My wife was terrible for traffic light GPs when she moved from a 1.6 petrol to a TD, completely ingnoring the revs running out at 4500 and the huge cloud of soot in her wake!

 

[I get around]

I have a remapped diesel, if anything it's less smoky than when it was stock.

 

[OllyM]

I'm surprised a C30 doesn't have a DPF to be honest!

 

[Justintime]

How do you guys make it from one place to another without blowing a vein in your head? So judgemental about every thing from Saxo drivers, Micra drivers, Chavmobiles to diesels, just let people be. Seems diesels are the new in thing to whinge about lately though.