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| awemawson:
Even my oldest tractor (1974) only smokes when pulling VERY hard - and left out in the cold and wet for months it always starts. No petrol engine would do that reliably. Modern diesel engines - say post 1995 and not just the latest common rail ones - actually perform very well on the road. I think a lot of the prejudice against them is from people who haven't actually driven one recently - diesel cars no longer rattle like a London Taxi ! |
| DavidA:
Loply, ...The cost for replacing glow plugs and dual mass flywheels etc on modern diesels is ridiculous... What's a mass flywheel, and why would you need to replace them ? I have found that glow plugs tend to last about five years. Much longer than spark plugs. If I could have my choice of car, at the moment it would be a Jaguar. The one with the twin turbo Ford Diesel engine, Luxury and economy. But I'd settle for a 1980s Mercedes 300D with the five cylinder Diesel. They run on anything. Dave. |
| Arbalist:
David: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_mass_flywheel As I mentioned earlier a guy on another forum had a quote to replace the clutch on his Diesel Ford Focus of over £1100. Replacement of soot filter on a VW was quoted at over £1000 some time back. Diesel engines are heavier so tyres also wear quicker on FWD cars. |
| Manxmodder:
Arbalist, clutches on petrol engines also wear out and need replacing just the same as diesels,and the cost is going to be pretty much the same. The claim that they wear tyres out quicker is somewhat doubtful,in my honest opinion......OZ. |
| Arbalist:
--- Quote from: Manxmodder on May 06, 2015, 07:58:16 AM ---Arbalist, clutches on petrol engines also wear out and need replacing just the same as diesels,and the cost is going to be pretty much the same. --- End quote --- No it's not. Most petrol engined cars do not have Dual Mass Flywheels because they vibrate less. |
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