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From: Brimstone on 16 Jun 2010 02:43 "Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:87r8pgFrvnU6(a)mid.individual.net... > "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like > they were saying: > >>> For someone who only does average annual mileage, it's probably a much >>> better buy than a diesel. > >> I'd recommend doing the maths before making a firm decision, the >> difference may be less than you might think. > > Are you factoring in the joys of the particulate filter in that? No maintenance at all.
From: Elder on 16 Jun 2010 03:00 In article <BP2dnSiW5IJ0corRnZ2dnUVZ7qudnZ2d(a)brightview.co.uk>, me(a)privacy.net says... > I bet it doesn't have the good low-rpm torque of a diesel so you'll have to > change down further when accelerating out of roundabouts. That's the thing > that's taken most adjusting to on the rare occasions that I've driven a > petrol car - usually a loan car when my diesel is in for servicing. > Well, if it is the twin charged 1.4 the supercharger part gives the low down grunt, so won't be as bad as an NA or turbo only 1.4 and the DSG in auto mode will handle the downshifts so you won't notice too much. -- Carl Robson Get cashback on your purchases Topcashback http://www.TopCashBack.co.uk/skraggy_uk/ref/index.htm Greasypalm http://www.greasypalm.co.uk/r/?l=1006553
From: Adrian on 16 Jun 2010 03:13 "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>>> For someone who only does average annual mileage, it's probably a >>>> much better buy than a diesel. >>> I'd recommend doing the maths before making a firm decision, the >>> difference may be less than you might think. >> Are you factoring in the joys of the particulate filter in that? > No maintenance at all. Unless the car's only used for low mileages, short distances.
From: Brimstone on 16 Jun 2010 03:32 "Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:87rbsaFrvnU15(a)mid.individual.net... > "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like > they were saying: > >>>>> For someone who only does average annual mileage, it's probably a >>>>> much better buy than a diesel. > >>>> I'd recommend doing the maths before making a firm decision, the >>>> difference may be less than you might think. > >>> Are you factoring in the joys of the particulate filter in that? > >> No maintenance at all. > > Unless the car's only used for low mileages, short distances. Perhaps I should have said, "I factored in no maintenance at all".
From: Ret. on 16 Jun 2010 03:32
Adrian wrote: > Silk <me(a)privacy.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were > saying: > >>> We are selling the caravan and, once it's gone, have no need for >>> such a large car. Although we have not made a firm decision, we are >>> considering downsizing to a 'medium sector' car. > >> Cough! Your Rover is already "medium sector". My Octavia has more >> room inside than a Rover 75. The boot-space is getting on for double. >> >> The R75 is only large on the outside. And even then it's not that >> big. > > *ding* > > The 75 is over a decade old - and the sizes of cars, > segment-to-segment, have grown hugely in that time. Does not alter the fact that the car will be bigger than we need once the caravan is gone. Why pay to lug around all that extra weight when there is no need for it? -- Kev |