Petrol is back in the forecourts

People are taking huge step back from diesels.

Realising its not quite the savings they had thought they would be.
 
Need to be doing a lot more than average mileage to make diesels worthwhile. The fad is over for a lot of people, especially those caught with dpf problems and the fact that the tax prices continue to skyrocket every budget.
 
A lot of diesels have big turbo reliability issues and are more expwnsive to buy and service. Expensive brands are not spared the issues either. Diesel only really makes sence for high mileage drivers. Bring back petrol.
 
Have you ever looked properly at a diesel pump in comparison to a petrol pump? The amount of crude build up of deposits from the fuel is manky and people wonder why stuff fails/clogs/breaks.
 
davelegacy™ said:
People are taking huge step back from diesels.

Realising its not quite the savings they had thought they would be.
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very true... what's the best cars jeeps etc on petrol. mpg wise.. its a while since I owned a normal petrol car..lol
 
Well my two cents on a diesel engine :
Basically if you do long drives each day there perfect !!

If your living in a city centre environment , short drives low speed , your
far better off with a petrol ...................that said you could always make it your
business to take her for a nice blast every sunday :icon_grin:

As far as I understand by driving along at motorway speeds your burning off
all the bad stuff that clog up engines and the dpf filter etc......


NIall.
 
All of the above is probably true, but, I have worked with diesel engines and machinery for twenty plus years,I still prefer the power of the petrol engine but have 03 vw Passat with sportline kit and 160 brake that I put through its paces and it is a excellent mixture of comfort and plenty of torque. Saying that it is serviced before the recommended intervals and minded. The big thing with diesel engine,any diesel engine, is to use the correct oil before its due, and most important replace the fuel filter with every oil change, again before the recommended mileage. Manufactures extended service intervals to bring down costs and at the same time cause a lot more extra work for dealers.
 
I think all diesels are a headache unless your doin big mileage avoid them at all costs .the sooner they start selling high efficiency petrol engines like fords eco boost ,fiat twinair,etc the better everyone has been sucked by diesel pr which for the normal sub 16000 kms per year car is not accurate .at below that mileage your better off in petrol cars ,far less maintenance on them per mile that's a fact.
 
WAGON DEC said:
I think all diesels are a headache unless your doin big mileage avoid them at all costs .the sooner they start selling high efficiency petrol engines like fords eco boost ,fiat twinair,etc the better everyone has been sucked by diesel pr which for the normal sub 16000 kms per year car is not accurate .at below that mileage your better off in petrol cars ,far less maintenance on them per mile that's a fact.
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The straight 6 turbo in the M135i has 320bhp and does 37mpg. ...the 1.8 turbo in the A45 AMG produces 345bhp and does 40mpg..we are already there as far as efficiency goes.
 
Dagnut said:
The straight 6 turbo in the M135i has 320bhp and does 37mpg. ...the 1.8 turbo in the A45 AMG produces 345bhp and does 40mpg..we are already there as far as efficiency goes.
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we are there in technology but not in mind set our car importers and media push us towards the fuel consumption figures and headline running cost of diesel like now the new transit has a 50,000km service interval how many would trust there engine with the same oil for 50k I know I would not . they cost a lot to run in servicing cost and maintenance like turbos,injectors,flywheels,dpf etc. anyone here buying a second hand diesel car will face some or all of the above they have a reliable life of 80-100,000 miles then need major overhaul that's the facts of them so I would love to see more petrol cars back on the roads
 
Is the bad diesel over here the main reason ?
Do other country's have the same problems with injectors and turbos
Half the time you don't know what your getting at the pumps either
 
bad diesel has a lot to do with it our diesel smells completely different to the uk and mainland Europe ,bad maintenance has more to do with it but all diesels are prone to the same failures all over the world
 
They are worlds apart as fuels... diesel is just pure filth in it's unburnt form. I was hell bent on buying a diesel about 2 years ago and after talking to a few very experienced mechanic friends... one of which is strictly a diesel mechanic... they all said it's false economy to buy a diesel, especially if it's up the years and with high mileage. If you're buying new and doing a lot of motorway driving they they make economical sense... otherwise a small petrol engine car would be just as economical to run if you offset the running costs against a diesel against the lower MPG of a petrol engine.

Also... the increase of us buying diesels here is putting us at risk of not meeting EU emmisions targets for 2020 at a cost of €300 million.... along with worsening air quality and an increase in premature deaths...

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/diesel-fumes-linked-to-thousands-of-deaths-1.1354032

So to summarize... Subaru petrol engines all the way... cheaper to run... better for the enviroment... and good for our health! :whistle:
 
We just took delivery today of 3 new Gti golfs!
Looks like petrol might be coming back alright.

I hope so as I'm sick of poxy 1.6 diesel junk all day long.
 
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