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From: Douglas Payne on 19 Sep 2009 13:23 JackH wrote: > On 19 Sep, 17:42, Douglas Payne <doug...(a)cheerful.com> wrote: >> Uh oh, *this* argument again. > > It's no argument. > > I like certain petrol cars... I like certain diesel cars. I'm not a fan of most modern TDs power delivery. I blame the Germans. -- Douglas
From: AstraVanMann on 19 Sep 2009 13:30 "JackH" <jackhackettuk(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > 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> <Waves, if only to fan his ears> -- "For want of the price of tea and a slice, the old man died."
From: JackH on 19 Sep 2009 13:46 On 19 Sep, 18:23, Douglas Payne <doug...(a)cheerful.com> wrote: > JackH wrote: > > On 19 Sep, 17:42, Douglas Payne <doug...(a)cheerful.com> wrote: > >> Uh oh, *this* argument again. > > > It's no argument. > > > I like certain petrol cars... I like certain diesel cars. > > I'm not a fan of most modern TDs power delivery. I blame the Germans. I blame anyone other than the Germans; most of the modern TDs I've tried have been a bit cack in the power delivery stakes. The donk in the Ibiza (and which was also in the Passat), is good in this respect though... and even better with a half decent map. -- JackH
From: Bob Sherunckle on 19 Sep 2009 14:19 "Douglas Payne" <douggie(a)cheerful.com> wrote in message news:7hkfvvF2us472U1(a)mid.individual.net... > 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 I favour Lidl giant battenbergs for their Germanic TDI like sugar delivery. You take a bite and there's nothing at all, so you take another bite. Then all of a sudden and from nowhere, the entire annual global production of sugar gets delivered right onto your taste buds. It's like a sugary Golf TDI wrapped in marzipan.
From: Douglas Payne on 19 Sep 2009 14:24
Bob Sherunckle wrote: > > "Douglas Payne" <douggie(a)cheerful.com> wrote in message > news:7hkfvvF2us472U1(a)mid.individual.net... >> 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 > > I favour Lidl giant battenbergs for their Germanic TDI like sugar delivery. > > You take a bite and there's nothing at all, so you take another bite. > Then all of a sudden and from nowhere, the entire annual global > production of sugar gets delivered right onto your taste buds. > It's like a sugary Golf TDI wrapped in marzipan. 0-Diabetic in under 4 seconds. Are you some kind of teabreak pusher? -- Douglas |