Can I have it all - probably not. 430d / 640d?

[MR_Punk]

Looks lovely, bet it's a gorgeous drive over the Skoda!

I'd have to get the GC myself as I'm not a fan of having less doors than seats. Not a dig at the car though, just my personal preference!

I do so few miles with anybody in that it never really was an issue. The little man fits fine in the back too in his seat which is great although he's rarely in my car. I can get my golf clubs and trolley in the boot too which is a massive win. What I cannot get over is the sheer size of it. I'm glad it has a reverse camera and front sensors because I guarantee I'd have dinged it by now.

@Antony101 your absolutely right its like a different world compared to Skoda, and don't get me wrong I'm not knocking the Skoda (I've had 3!). I'm looking forward to many happy miles.

What doesn't make sense so far is the consumption as I've used the loud pedal quite a lot and expected to be able to see the fuel rocket down but it hasn't which is a bonus!

 

[SkodaMart]

I am, yes. As for worthless, you go on to then say..



So clearly your 2.5 isn't exactly valuable is it?

You're being a complete hypocrite. If you drive a Prius and only a Prius perhaps you could lecture us on the engine sizes we select for our cars. But you drive a 2.5 litre Z4, so you can't.

I was merely suggesting an alternative to us all having electric vehicles.
The changes could be made from today not it 10-20 years time.
Regardless of the engine size of my petrol engines BMW it’s still far cleaner than an oversized diesel ‘pseudo sports saloon’

 

[[TW]Fox]

Regardless of the engine size of my petrol engines BMW it’s still far cleaner than an oversized diesel ‘pseudo sports saloon’

It is cleaner in terms of local air quality, inferior in terms of CO2 emissions. There is no 'clean' way to burn fossil fuels. Petrol engines use more fuel, release more CO2 and therefore have a larger effect on climate change. Diesel engines use less fuel, release less CO2 and therefore have a reduced impact on climate change. Unfortunately, this comes at the expense of higher NOx emissions which are a problem for local air quality.

 

[SkodaMart]

It is cleaner in terms of local air quality, inferior in terms of CO2 emissions. There is no 'clean' way to burn fossil fuels.

But diesel fumes are the worst of all.
Try walking next to a busy road, take a good lung full then go look at your diesel with pride.
Diesel should have never found its way into passenger cars.

 

[[TW]Fox]

It's a complex situation as I have explained above and as you have completely ignored.

 

[paradigm]

It's a complex situation as I have explained above and as you have completely ignored.

Could have been better managed though. Increased duty on diesel would have meant that only those who truly needed it due to annual mileage would have bothered with it as the break-even point would have been higher.

Then we’d have more smaller engined petrols in circulation doing the lower mileage stuff, rather than swathes of low capacity city cars with boat anchors for engines.

City air quality would have been improved, and those with a true need for diesel could have cracked on in suitable vehicles.