Thread: Are TD5's the noisiest diesel engines ever?

At highway speeds the td5 can't even be heard over everything else. Its when you pull up at a campsite late at night that i notice the td5 rattle and try to position the van as quickly as possible and shut her down.

HUh???? Sorry, maybe I have missed something. Is there a joke going that I dont get?

The TD5 isnt anywhere near noisy against any of its vintage.

Originally Posted by johnb44

f250 are pretty loud as with the triton i drive for work compared to my td5

Yes agree! I have a mate with the 7.3 Diesel f250 very bloody noisy! and a nice turbo whistle!

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

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it was 1.30am inbetween Gundy and Moree and the pair in the back were sleeping.


yes it is THAT quiet,,,

Gundy ?
to Moree ?

and not a call or drop in at all on the way past ??










Bloody lucky, at that time of the morning SWMBO would've killed both of us

Originally Posted by Hendrik

Embarrassed because its too loud, the louder the better I think, the pedestrians will know you're coming...so its a matter of safety I think

Interesting you say that!

Mate flew to Sydney for the masters games and hired a Prius...

His comments about it being quiet and unusual to drive also came with this:

"When in a carpark or shopping centre be extra careful, the <expletive> pedestrians dont look and because they cant hear you just step straight out"

Apparently he nearly cleaned up close to a dozen people who didnt hear him coming and they werent looking.

Perhaps cars will be legislated to emit a minimum amount of noise, louder at aged pedestrian crossings. Prius's could have a loud speaker attatched making a noise like a duck, that would do. And ban pedestrians using ear buds with their I-pods, ie make it a no blame if you run over a pedestrian using them.

Originally Posted by bee utey

Perhaps cars will be legislated to emit a minimum amount of noise, louder at aged pedestrian crossings. Prius's could have a loud speaker attatched making a noise like a duck, that would do. And ban pedestrians using ear buds with their I-pods, ie make it a no blame if you run over a pedestrian using them.

I disagree, no matter what happens in a Prius - its the drivers fault

I agree, ever heard a DiD Pajero??