Vic | 05/10/2017 18:14:32 |
3453 forum posts 23 photos | looks like the penny has finally dropped. They said on the news Petrol sales slowed by 1.2% over the same period. |
Chris Evans 6 | 05/10/2017 18:35:00 |
![]() 2156 forum posts | I think this reflects a general downturn in the way people buy/fund their cars. With interest rates about to go up many families will not have the disposable income to fund a "PCP". As for diesels I have run vehicles with a diesel engine up front for nearly 40 years and would still buy a new diesel.50 plus MPG from a Mondeo estate and a lovely torque curve suits me. |
Vic | 05/10/2017 19:10:40 |
3453 forum posts 23 photos | Diesel car values also plummet by up to 26% in less than a year. |
Samsaranda | 05/10/2017 19:11:29 |
![]() 1688 forum posts 16 photos | The sooner they reach zero the better, my vested interest is a wife who suffers majorly with asthma, and hers is triggered and made much worse with diesel fumes. The lies of those who said it was a clean fuel have been well and truly exposed. Dave |
Phil Whitley | 05/10/2017 19:44:16 |
![]() 1533 forum posts 147 photos | The diesel "fuel" is the problem, they should be run on vegetable oil, as Rudolf Diesel originally designed them to use, not diesel fuel derived from mineral oil. |
Brian Oldford | 05/10/2017 20:43:14 |
![]() 686 forum posts 18 photos | Posted by Phil Whitley on 05/10/2017 19:44:16:
The diesel "fuel" is the problem, they should be run on vegetable oil, as Rudolf Diesel originally designed them to use, not diesel fuel derived from mineral oil. You can tell when you're following one using veggie oil. It smells like a mobile chippy.
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Peter G. Shaw | 05/10/2017 21:02:00 |
![]() 1531 forum posts 44 photos | The trouble with diesels, apart from the health problems which I do not denigrate by the way, is that it has been obvious for four or five years now what is going to happen, eg dual mass flywheels, exhaust gas thingies, diesel particulate filters etc. We have had two diesels, a Peugeot 405 tdi, and a Focus tdi with the Peugeot being the older design of engine. The Focus proved to be very unreliable so 4 years ago we went back to petrol. Like Chris above, I too like the old diesel torque curves, but am not prepared to put up with the increasing maintenance costs being heaped on diesels. Having said that, I've surprised an owner of a VW Passat diesel when I popped the present Avensis 1.8 petrol into 6th on an uphill slope at just over 40mph and proceeded to accelerate. Apparently his car would not have done that. Peter G. Shaw |
Robin | 05/10/2017 21:16:08 |
![]() 678 forum posts | I've never had a diesel, but I am starting to feel the need for a small van. I think vans are usually diesels so I might give one a go, so long as I can keep my beloved Civic |
Ady1 | 05/10/2017 22:24:28 |
![]() 6137 forum posts 893 photos | The new Euro 6 diesels are very good, there could be a few serious bargains around if the market goes tits up |
Neil Wyatt | 05/10/2017 22:30:43 |
![]() 19226 forum posts 749 photos 86 articles | Posted by Phil Whitley on 05/10/2017 19:44:16:
The diesel "fuel" is the problem, they should be run on vegetable oil, as Rudolf Diesel originally designed them to use, not diesel fuel derived from mineral oil. Not true, he may have used vegetable oils, but his patent discusses gaseous fuels and petroleum as well as stating: "My method of working the fuels may be carried out with any kind of fuel, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous." |
modeng2000 | 06/10/2017 07:06:05 |
340 forum posts 1 photos | I now run a Euro 6 Mercedes and also have the asthma problem. Throughout my working life I drove a lot in peak times and can honestly say that I never noticed the connection between diesel and breathing problems.
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Antony Powell | 06/10/2017 08:43:23 |
![]() 147 forum posts 19 photos | As with a lot of things lack of maintenance is a big issue, people insist on skipping services or only having one service when the MOT is due regardless of miles covered or how it's driven. Dirty air filters and lack of oil changes makes diesels (and petrol's) pollute far more than they should !! saying that so called pollution free electric vehicles are the future for personal transport. (depends upon how the charging electric is generated)
car drivers have always been the easy target yet airlines are allowed to pollute far more in a day than all cars do in a year (roughly) |
Clive Hartland | 06/10/2017 08:52:59 |
![]() 2929 forum posts 41 photos | Peter, I am surprised about your Passat friend and it's hill climbing, I can accelerate all the way up a hill with mine. It takes it in it's stride and only my own sense stops me from exceeding high speed up hill. Clive |
SillyOldDuffer | 06/10/2017 09:12:26 |
10668 forum posts 2415 photos | Posted by Antony Powell on 06/10/2017 08:43:23: ...
car drivers have always been the easy target yet airlines are allowed to pollute far more in a day than all cars do in a year (roughly) It's not just the volume that matters, it's where it happens. A problem with cars compared with aircraft is that cars pollute at ground level inside towns and cities. And geography often makes car pollution much worse because many settlements are in poorly ventilated valleys. It's the unhappy concentration of pollution and people together that makes cars a target. What's really annoying is that the pollution produced by your and my car really is trivial. It's the other 30,000,000 on British roads that need sorting out. My solution is simple: other people must not be allowed to drive. Dave
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Ady1 | 06/10/2017 09:55:42 |
![]() 6137 forum posts 893 photos | There's actually a huge amount of waste in the system, people driving about because they are bored and the TV is rubbish, especially at night I was on public transport when the petrol delivery strike at Grangemouth was going on in Jockland and people only drove when they had to The reduction in road traffic was mind boggling, amazing numbers of people must simply drive round in circles on a normal day, doing nothing in particular In the evenings the roads were like a scene from the day of the triffids film Stick fuel up to 15 quid a gallon, that'll sort them out |
Robin | 06/10/2017 10:17:35 |
![]() 678 forum posts | I get these TIA mini-stroke things which automatically cancel my car insurance for a month and put me off the road. It's like a holiday, everyone else has to drive but not me. The dog walk starts at my front door. Her indoors has to do the shopping while I get chauffeur driven, Bliss |
Bazyle | 06/10/2017 10:59:53 |
![]() 6956 forum posts 229 photos | I got 70mpg on the motorway in a big diesel hire car last week while my 850cc petrol engine only gets 60 (20yre old design). I think the answer is hybrid since the problem is only really in cities. WRT reduced traffic during strikes the problem is people are allowed a few days off or working at home but not permanently. I am allowed only 2 days a week at home and have to go to the office often pointlessly. If it were only when actually necessary like it was with my old boss I could halve my fuel use, and time in traffic jams. |
KWIL | 06/10/2017 11:49:14 |
3681 forum posts 70 photos | I am sorry modeng2000, if I stand anywhere near a diesel it reduces me to a coughing, gasping mess. Personally I would rather be poisoned by petrol than choked by diesel! |
martin perman | 06/10/2017 12:04:56 |
![]() 2095 forum posts 75 photos | Posted by Antony Powell on 06/10/2017 08:43:23:
As with a lot of things lack of maintenance is a big issue, people insist on skipping services or only having one service when the MOT is due regardless of miles covered or how it's driven. Dirty air filters and lack of oil changes makes diesels (and petrol's) pollute far more than they should !!
car drivers have always been the easy target yet airlines are allowed to pollute far more in a day than all cars do in a year (roughly) I drive a two litre diesel, which is repaired when needed and serviced when needed, the service is once a year well inside the recommended mileage which would normally be once every two years based on my annual mileage, when used the car is towing a trailer with a decent load upto 200 miles so the vehicle is made to work. So how often should a car be serviced.
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Samsaranda | 06/10/2017 13:57:26 |
![]() 1688 forum posts 16 photos | Modeng2000 I think that the reason you can be near diesels without it triggering your asthma is because there are different triggers with different people, unfortunately my wife's triggers are diesel fumes, cigarette smoke and certain pollens, there are other things that can trigger her attacks. Have lost count of the number of times she has travelled to hospital in an ambulance to bring her breathing back under control, hence my comment about diesel sales. Dave |
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