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From: AstraVanMann on 19 Sep 2009 10:04 "Depresion" <127.0.0.1> wrote: >>> Yep, especially now , down here at least, petrol has now risen to the >>> same price as the smelly stuff. >> >> Perspective of post corrected. :-) > > Round here I keep seeing proper fuel 1-2p/l more than derv. I just drive > on, and on after all the 1.9 TDi happily returns 70+ mpg if driven softly. I still think the best approach is to do less miles in general, such that any difference is pretty insignificant, if saving money is the main objective. My Xantia does 27mpg driven very loudly. -- "For want of the price of tea and a slice, the old man died."
From: JackH on 19 Sep 2009 10:51 On 19 Sep, 15:04, "AstraVanMann" <pe...(a)swerveweb.com> wrote: > "Depresion" <127.0.0.1> wrote: > >>> Yep, especially now , down here at least, petrol has now risen to the > >>> same price as the smelly stuff. > > >> Perspective of post corrected. :-) > > > Round here I keep seeing proper fuel 1-2p/l more than derv. I just drive > > on, and on after all the 1.9 TDi happily returns 70+ mpg if driven softly. > > I still think the best approach is to do less miles in general, such that > any difference is pretty insignificant, if saving money is the main > objective. Believe it or not... not everyone who drives a TDI does it to save money. Some people like the power delivery - tis one of the reasons I tend to have them tbh. The fact they'll do that much more to the gallon than an invariably slower petrol equivalent, is a bonus. ;-) -- JackH
From: Mike P on 19 Sep 2009 12:20 On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:51:40 -0700, JackH wrote: > On 19 Sep, 15:04, "AstraVanMann" <pe...(a)swerveweb.com> wrote: >> "Depresion" <127.0.0.1> wrote: >> >>> Yep, especially now , down here at least, petrol has now risen to >> >>> the same price as the smelly stuff. >> >> >> Perspective of post corrected. :-) >> >> > Round here I keep seeing proper fuel 1-2p/l more than derv. I just >> > drive on, and on after all the 1.9 TDi happily returns 70+ mpg if >> > driven softly. >> >> I still think the best approach is to do less miles in general, such >> that any difference is pretty insignificant, if saving money is the >> main objective. > > Believe it or not... not everyone who drives a TDI does it to save > money. > > Some people like the power delivery - tis one of the reasons I tend to > have them tbh. > > The fact they'll do that much more to the gallon than an invariably > slower petrol equivalent, is a bonus. ;-) Yes, same here. I could squeeze the same mpg out of a petrol 1.4 Xsara or similar, but it would be torturous to do so. At least the TD has a *bit* of oomph. I'm not a great fan of the power delivery , it runs out too soon. My engine of choice would be a petrol turbo. <tells AVM to shut up before he starts> Mike P
From: Douglas Payne on 19 Sep 2009 12:42 JackH wrote: > On 19 Sep, 15:04, "AstraVanMann" <pe...(a)swerveweb.com> wrote: >> "Depresion" <127.0.0.1> wrote: >>>>> Yep, especially now , down here at least, petrol has now risen to the >>>>> same price as the smelly stuff. >>>> Perspective of post corrected. :-) >>> Round here I keep seeing proper fuel 1-2p/l more than derv. I just drive >>> on, and on after all the 1.9 TDi happily returns 70+ mpg if driven softly. >> I still think the best approach is to do less miles in general, such that >> any difference is pretty insignificant, if saving money is the main >> objective. > > Believe it or not... not everyone who drives a TDI does it to save > money. > > Some people like the power delivery - tis one of the reasons I tend to > have them tbh. > > The fact they'll do that much more to the gallon than an invariably > slower petrol equivalent, is a bonus. ;-) Uh oh, *this* argument again. Personally, if all biscuits cost the same per packet and all packets had the same amount of biscuits, I'd buy nice boasters rather than the invariably not as good hob-nobs. I can put up with the flavour delivery and taste of a hob-nob because it costs less per biscuit. I guess it's possible that some people prefer hob-nobs over boasters. However, it's much more likely that they just say that cos they are tight and have convinced themselves the cheaper biscuit is better. A bit like choosing a hybrid not-quite biscuit, like a jaffa cake, for tax reasons then telling everyone how great they are. People like this still harbour boaster fantasies. -- Douglas
From: JackH on 19 Sep 2009 13:01
On 19 Sep, 17:20, Mike P <priv...(a)privacy.net> wrote: > On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:51:40 -0700, JackH wrote: > > On 19 Sep, 15:04, "AstraVanMann" <pe...(a)swerveweb.com> wrote: > >> "Depresion" <127.0.0.1> wrote: > >> >>> Yep, especially now , down here at least, petrol has now risen to > >> >>> the same price as the smelly stuff. > > >> >> Perspective of post corrected. :-) > > >> > Round here I keep seeing proper fuel 1-2p/l more than derv. I just > >> > drive on, and on after all the 1.9 TDi happily returns 70+ mpg if > >> > driven softly. > > >> I still think the best approach is to do less miles in general, such > >> that any difference is pretty insignificant, if saving money is the > >> main objective. > > > Believe it or not... not everyone who drives a TDI does it to save > > money. > > > Some people like the power delivery - tis one of the reasons I tend to > > have them tbh. > > > The fact they'll do that much more to the gallon than an invariably > > slower petrol equivalent, is a bonus. ;-) > > Yes, same here. I could squeeze the same mpg out of a petrol 1.4 Xsara or > similar, but it would be torturous to do so. At least the TD has a *bit* > of oomph. I'm not a great fan of the power delivery , it runs out too > soon. My engine of choice would be a petrol turbo. Try a decently mapped VAG TDI... they're a lot more pokey and flexible than a HDI, even a mapped one IME. > <tells AVM to shut up before he starts> <decides not to hold breath for too long> -- JackH |