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Nick-S

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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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23rd Dec 07 at 23:52

cant beat um for the daily drive, its evan quite quick, just not very fun

i had more fun driving my mates 106 quicksilver a few weeks ago and its slow as hell

[Edited on 23-12-2007 by GSi_16v]

Adam_B

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Registered: 13th Dec 00
Location: Lancashire
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24th Dec 07 at 00:03

what does DERV mean?

Steve

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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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24th Dec 07 at 00:05

i find my diesel as enjoyable to drive as my old 106gti

iv never owned another diesel so cant say if that goes for all tdi's

Tomm R

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Registered: 19th Dec 06
Location: Bredhurst, Kent
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24th Dec 07 at 00:06

I have a desil turbo punto and i love it although i couldnt go withought a petrol car!

John

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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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24th Dec 07 at 00:09

I have loads of fun driving my car, I just change up a gear when my torque runs out, don't see the benefit of staying in one gear to rev the tits out of it except for the extra gear change that I need for 60, and I don't do many 0-60 drags anyway so in fact is not a problem.

Overtaking is brilliant, petrol you'd have to go down 2 gears.

Nick-S

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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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24th Dec 07 at 00:16

i supose it just dosent exciste me very much tbh, id defanitly miss the torque tho

and the smoke in people headlights

Steve

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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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24th Dec 07 at 00:21

i got in my missus clio the other day, granted its a 1.2 16v but returns similar mpg to mine ~50mpg

it was really painfully slow, like worse than i remember when i had petrols in the past, so like for like in terms of economy to power diesel is so much better

Nick-S

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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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24th Dec 07 at 00:25

quote:
Originally posted by Steve
so like for like in terms of economy to power diesel is so much better

that i strongly agree on

AndyKent

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Registered: 3rd Sep 05
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24th Dec 07 at 09:37

Haven't got a diesel at the moment but can't decide what I want really. Got 12-14k to spend, so it'll either be an S2000 for 12k (petrol drinker - 25mpg if you're lucky but great fun) or something newer but more sedate like Leon/Astra 1.9 diesel for 14k........can't decide what I want

mwg

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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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24th Dec 07 at 09:50

Unless petrols start offering the same mix of useable performance and economy then I'll probably stick with diesels

Adam_B

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Registered: 13th Dec 00
Location: Lancashire
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24th Dec 07 at 10:26

quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
what does DERV mean?

mwg

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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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24th Dec 07 at 10:47

diesel engined road vehicle?

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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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24th Dec 07 at 11:41

quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
what does DERV mean?

Diesel Engined Road Vehicle...

AndyKent

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Registered: 3rd Sep 05
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24th Dec 07 at 12:43

which begs the obvious petrol version....

PERV

richc

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Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
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24th Dec 07 at 14:21

quote:
Originally posted by GSi_16v

quote:
Originally posted by Steve
so like for like in terms of economy to power diesel is so much better
that i strongly agree on

Hence why everybody buys them!

Isnt it somethine like 70% of all brandnew cars are derv?

Andrew

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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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24th Dec 07 at 16:07

1 in 3 cars are now diesel.

Adam_B

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Registered: 13th Dec 00
Location: Lancashire
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24th Dec 07 at 16:29

quote:
Originally posted by ed

quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
what does DERV mean?
Diesel Engined Road Vehicle...

i only ever see or hear them called that on here, now i know why

shane2corsa

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Registered: 4th Sep 05
Location: Nettleham, Lincolnshire
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24th Dec 07 at 18:29

chug ghug all the way! would never go back! love the feeling of torque

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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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24th Dec 07 at 18:30

quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B

quote:
Originally posted by ed

quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
what does DERV mean?
Diesel Engined Road Vehicle...

i only ever see or hear them called that on here, now i know why

It's a bit of a geeky gay term to use really

phil_sutton

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Registered: 8th Sep 07
Location: Nottingham
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24th Dec 07 at 18:35

Im only driving my diesel until put away enough funds to go an buy a real car, they are just so so so boring to drive. I find myself ripping the handbrake up round roundabouts and driving into barriers / post in carparks just relieve some of the boredom

davcohen

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Registered: 1st Nov 03
Location: North London
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24th Dec 07 at 20:20

having spent alot of time in america where petrol costs nothing in comparison to here i would deff switch back to a petrol car.

at the end of the day i do miss the sweet noise of a petrol engine and the larger band of power

but then thinking of this country with our thousands of speed camera's and high fuel prices you may as wel go for a diesel

richc

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Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
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25th Dec 07 at 12:20

quote:
Originally posted by davcohen
having spent alot of time in america where petrol costs nothing in comparison to here i would deff switch back to a petrol car.

at the end of the day i do miss the sweet noise of a petrol engine and the larger band of power

but then thinking of this country with our thousands of speed camera's and high fuel prices you may as wel go for a diesel

You have not said that right!

But just because you have a diesel, it doesnt mean you cant do over 70

Mad Moe

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Registered: 14th Jun 01
Location: Northumberland
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25th Dec 07 at 12:33

I've got a 2.2d X Type at the moment and I love it however I changing for a 350Z in the new year so the answer would be yes

All Torque

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Registered: 17th Nov 05
Location: Milton Keynes Drives: Ford Focus TDCi
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25th Dec 07 at 12:50

quote:
Originally posted by Steve
yes its called torque

Twiggy

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Registered: 15th Oct 04
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25th Dec 07 at 15:00

no way!

well maybe a fast 2nd car which fuel economy does not matter as rarely used...

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