Insert the nozzle on the left side.
Driving a petrol after learning in a diesel
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Insert the nozzle on the left side.
Not too long, but I don't think you ever really get over "feeling" the difference. I definitely prefer the weightier clutch and effortless clutch-riding of a diesel. I've been driving a petrol for about 7 months now and STILL feel like a tool over-revving it when moving from stationary to avoid stalling.
Don't over rev it then. It isn't necessary. I rarely go over 1,500rpm and I'm able to pull away fine.
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No no, you're absolutely right -- it's not the car, it's me. Still trying to get used to it!
I can go through all 6 gears in my petrol car without touching the accelerator. What prize do I win?
My point was the diesels I have driven tend to need plenty of revs before you can change up a gear. Yet in most petrols I've driven they will happily change up a gear and cruise along at 1k revs. A diesel will splutter and cry if you try and cruise around at 1k revs...
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I've recently cleaned the mass of tools out of my boot, should I be booking some extra lessons so I'm not caught out by the change in weight?
Only kidding OP, there's much more of a difference between different models of car than there is between general driving of a petrol / diesel. As a new driver it'll take you a few times out to get used to a different motor
Only kidding OP, there's much more of a difference between different models of car than there is between general driving of a petrol / diesel. As a new driver it'll take you a few times out to get used to a different motor
Stingy so and so. That post deserves at least 5 stars.
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It revs for longer and will stall much easier. In a diesel you can pull away on idle. That's it really, being a driving instructors car you wont be use to putting diesel in a car so no worries there. Just get use to biting point and pulling away, job done really.
I can understand the OP's post. He is moving from probably a very new driving instructors car to something totally different, maybe in age but certainly characteristics. Something experience drivers take for granted but going out in your own car for the first time is going to be nerve wrecking.
I can understand the OP's post. He is moving from probably a very new driving instructors car to something totally different, maybe in age but certainly characteristics. Something experience drivers take for granted but going out in your own car for the first time is going to be nerve wrecking.
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A modern honda vtec will do that, its great how hard it is to stall a modern car. I still got nightmares of driving an old carb on a cold day.
Feather the clutch a lot is probably best, I tend to be in danger of going kangaroo with a new car thats greatly different. Hill start is worst
What car is that
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Put the new shoes on instead.
What rubbish,its absolutely no different, like I said there's a vastly bigger difference between different types of petrol or diesel cars than there is switching specifically from a diesel to petrol or vice versa.
With everything a new driver has to learn / think about it'll barely register
With everything a new driver has to learn / think about it'll barely register
I learnt in a turbo diesel astra and had a 1.3 petrol upon passing. There's not really much difference at all. Every car you drive will have a different clutch. Drive 5 miles though and you'll be used to it and probably never stall again with that car (if you even stall in the first place).