Thread: Diesel cars more expensive to run

I have diesel VW for my town car. It costs $2k less than the petrol model and gets 50-60% better fuel economy. It is so far ahead of the petrol on a cost basis.
My D3 diesel uses twice as much fuel but then it is twice as heavy.

Originally Posted by mcrover

I stated VERY CLEARLY in that post that I knew 12 other people who own Discoveries with 300Tdi's and none of them get below 8 l/100kms.

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No you stated only one of them got into the 8's

Originally Posted by mcrover

I know about 12 people with 300tdi's in their landies personally and I only know of 1 that has made it into the 8's

and it was a mistake

Originally Posted by mcrover

and then we found out that his speedo was out and when we worked it out he was really getting around the low 9's

and you didn;t believe otherwise

Originally Posted by mcrover

I just dont believe them and as was said about one of my posts the other day that there is a lot of BS on the forum about this sort of thing.

and if we read the thread from here, your pretyy adament about it to

300tdi vs td5

Originally Posted by mcrover

I really think you need to check your figures a bit closer as with the quality of fuel in OZ and unless you only drive down hill, never stop and start, only drive with a tail wind and have no mods at all I dont see anyway of getting into the 7's with a 300TDI unless your running LPG fumigation.

Originally Posted by mcrover

Without answering those questions then everyone else who has only ever made it into the low 9's at best out of their 300TDI's wont know what the secrate to your absolutly extrordinary claims.

I see why everyone argues with you, its either fun? or your always contradicting yourself?

A little from colomn A and a little from colomn B

Everytime I walk into the golden arches I look for Mcrap on the menu

Still cannot find it, I know it exists though.


Anyhoo

I have had my TD5 down to 8l/100km's

My 4BD1 is 12.5l/100km's consistantly over any terrain, that with the JT2's on

I find this all very interesting (especially the arguments ) and would like to draw your attention to the article in the latest copy of Land Rover Owner International.
They take a D90 of 200tdi vintage, strip off all the unecessary bits such as winch, roof, doors, passenger seats, jacks and tools, fit road tyres and modify it with cling film for extra streamlining, place a man of boy like statue behind the wheel and take it for a spin. Result; somewhere around 48 mpg. Translated to Aussie fuel consumption 6l/100km

It can be done. They were extreme. But like they said, fit the right rubber, maintain your vehicle well and only carry what you need (take note Dave) and good fuel economy is available to us all. However, if you are like me, you will keep the muddies, carry your fridge all the times, drag a tonne of tools around and drive you like not how you should. Fuel economy isn't everything. I don't like paying 175 for a litre of fuel when I know darn well it costs half that, but I do like driving my Defender, so for the time being I will cut down on the cat's food and drive it like I'm supposed to.

Originally Posted by rovercare

No you stated only one of them got into the 8's



and it was a mistake



and you didn;t believe otherwise



and if we read the thread from here, your pretyy adament about it to

300tdi vs td5





I see why everyone argues with you, its either fun? or your always contradicting yourself?

A little from colomn A and a little from colomn B

There is 1 thing that is coming very clear here.......your very good with a spanner and good to have a drink with but get on here and your a **** head.

We will just call you Ray jr from now on

That post was a fair while back and like I said.....I have met people with stock standard discos that are kept in good condition.

It did surprise me and I am still a bit dubious about it but it does show that it is possible if not 100% acurate.

Any one can nit pick matt, doesnt make you clever, just makes you a nit picker and a **** head.

Now go and find everything you can to try and Ray it up again and post a whole lot of stuff that I have said that might contradict myself....I dont really care, I just wanted to call you a **** head again.

Originally Posted by hiline

if you read the 2 posts you will see a different response to both as most do
i wasn't questioning you at all my response was to Rovercare as i quoted..........
get over yourself

i was only saying i have to pay extra to get to work

which is around $30 a week just incase you didn't get that the 1st time.........

Yeah Ray, you Quoted Matts post which was a link to one of my posts FROM THE PAST before I had met the people I have JUST posted about.....

I dont know why Im bothering, you dont have the brain power to get a hold of the reasoning behind it and your just another Nit picking **** head.

hey look what I found

Originally Posted by dobbo

Everytime I walk into the golden arches I look for Mcrap on the menu

Still cannot find it, I know it exists though.


Anyhoo

I have had my TD5 down to 8l/100km's Got proof....or is that just Dobcrap?

My 4BD1 is 12.5l/100km's consistantly over any terrain, that with the JT2's on

Read my signature if you dont like it....