Man of Honour
That actually sums it up for me pretty well.
I spent an hour or so blasting flat out down a load of Leicestershire country lanes, and in a diesel it just wouldn't have been as much fun
Diesels Vs Petrol *DEBATE*
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I spent an hour or so blasting flat out down a load of Leicestershire country lanes, and in a diesel it just wouldn't have been as much fun
Man of Honour
Well said Maz - Ive decided my next car will be a diesel - purley for the fact Im doing 45 / 50 miles a day going to work + silly mileage at weekends car/part chasing, and I have my 'toy' for the weekends....
Best of both worlds then.
Blatting / race use = Petrol
Highly exciting drive to work (not) = Diesel
Soldato
That indeed is very true, i hate filling diesels up at work because my hands stink for ages afterwards.
Man of Honour
Interesting, im basing my next car on the fact that my ex-bosses car was a 'modern' diesel Golf turbo - only noticed a little sound on startup and didnt really notice that it wasnt a petrol.
Not intending to change cars this year yet anyway, but will drive a few to ensure they arent as bad as you say - thanks for the warning
Man of Honour
Never driven a diesel version but the petrol version (1.8T) rocks!
Engines lovely, but, the handling ugh
way too much body roll, maybe its cos im used to the handling of my lighter pug, but then again i had a new mondeo too which was fantastic, in terms of ride /handling, but didnt have the nice interior like the passat.
way too much body roll, maybe its cos im used to the handling of my lighter pug, but then again i had a new mondeo too which was fantastic, in terms of ride /handling, but didnt have the nice interior like the passat.
Man of Honour
Thats what I liked about the Passat, plenty of grunt (obviously this is in comparison to my own car) if I needed it and a nice interior.
But you are comparing a N/A petrol to a turbo diesel? I don't see how that is a fair comparison. If you removed the turbo from the diesel then im sure it would be a different story
I've owned both diesel and petrol cars in the past, admittedly the last diesel i drove was a k reg 106 non TD but it was woefully slow, noisy and dirty.
Saying that though, my neighbours new c class merc is a diesel and it isnt noisy from the inside but outside it is still noticably louder than an equivalent petrol car.
Personally i prefer petrol, and its not because i have money to waste etc, im still a student so don't have money to throw away, but i prefer the way a petrol engine behaves.
Back to diesels smoking
Today on my travels I was following
02 Golf TDI
52 Passat TDI
02 Mercedes C220 CDI
ALL of these cars emitted blue / black smoke from their exhausts when then accelerated
It happens when
They Accelerated hard from stationery or moving or going up hills
Also when dropping down a gear and accelerating - this is even worse – Cough, Cough, Turn off A/C
Those that say their cars don’t smoke wouldn’t know because you can't see the the back of your car when you're driving
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They cost roughly the same. They perform roughly the same. They are found in the same type of car generally. They cost similar amounts to insure.
Turbo Petrol cars are in a different league. Much quicker, but usually much more expensive to insure, to buy, and are generally found in prestige and performance cars. There isnt a Turbo Petrol Mondeo, for example.
I followed mine home when we bought it as I wasnt insured. My dad was giving it some to make sure everything was fine and I was trying my best to keep up in my little 1.3 thing. No smoke was noticed, and I was looking for it
Assuming the cars you've mentioned *do* smoke under hard acceleration, but their drivers cannot see it.
Whats the problem?
Associate
My bros new Passat kicked out a huge cloud of smoke when booting it, and he actually managed to get a cyclist to pull over as he was coughing profusely!
Associate
That was a couple of years ago, he now has an Audi A4 130bhp TDi, very nice...full leather etc etc
Originally posted by Sundance Kid
They *DO* smoke Fox
The problem - who wants a car that smokes !!
If they smoke, clearly lots of people, given the huge increase in diesel sales recently. Why is it a problem? The driver cannot see it, it doesnt bother him, it doesnt affect him in any way...
Not to mention the fumes it filled my cabin with
Don't exagerate to try and add weight to your point.